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NextTrack Celebrates Five Years In Business — A Leading Market Segment In Europe, Regularly Expanding Its Line-Up

Date 21/03/2006

NextTrack, the market segment set up by Euronext for trackers and structured funds, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. First launched on Euronext markets in 2001, trackers have shown spectacular growth to make NextTrack a European leader in the field.

New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 21/03/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of March 15, 2006 reflecting transactions through March 10, 2006.

New Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 21/03/2006

In the Exchange Traded Funds segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange, fourteen new products have been listed, thereby bringing the total number of ETFs traded in this segment to 49. The newly added ETFs are iShares products issued by iShares plc (Barclays Global Investors).

NASD Fines Boston Capital Securities $1.2 Million For Corporate Financing Disclosure And Compensation Violations - Firm Continued To Sell Limited Partnerships To Public Despite NASD Notice Of Deficiency

Date 21/03/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined Boston Capital Securities, Inc. (BCSI) $1.2 million for violations relating to the firm's public offerings of tax-advantaged limited partnership interests. NASD also charged BCSI for supervisory deficiencies relating to the firm's underwriting of public securities offerings.

London Stock Exchange: Notice Of Court Meeting And Extraordinary General Meeting On 19 April 2006 Relating To Proposed Return Of Capital

Date 21/03/2006

Notice of Court Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting on 19 April 2006 relating to proposed return of capital 21 March 2006 Further to the announcement of 7 March 2006 which set out the proposed return to shareholders of approximately £510 million, the Board of London Stock Exchange plc (“Exchange”) has today posted a Circular to shareholders containing details of the return and giving notice of a Court meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Revises Its Indices And Introduces New Slovenian Blue-Chip Index SBI TOP

Date 21/03/2006

The Ljubljana Stock Exchange has carried out a revision of its indices and will also, starting on 1 April 2006, launch the new Slovenian blue-chip index SBI TOP, measuring the performance of the most liquid Slovene companies. The new index is aimed at providing an underlying for derivatives and structured financial instruments on the Slovene market.

Launch Of Exchange Open Interest Data And Same Day Plastics Data Via The LME website

Date 21/03/2006

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today begun to offer same-day pricing information for its two plastics contracts, free of charge, directly via the LME website. Visitors to http://www.lme.com/ can now register to gain access to the new area which offers same-day plastics official prices, closing prices and same-day opening warehouse stocks data.

Kansas City Board Of Trade Wheat Margins Raised - Increased Market Volatility Brings Higher Margins

Date 21/03/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts.

ICE Futures To List New Futures And Spreads In April - New Heating Oil And Unleaded Gasoline Contracts Complement ICE Crude And Gas Oil Futures

Date 21/03/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced today that ICE Futures, its regulated futures subsidiary, will list two new electronically traded futures contracts and related spread products beginning the week of April 17. The new cash-settled products include ICE New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) Futures and ICE New York Harbor Heating Oil Futures, along with three spreads or “cracks” between new and existing contracts. The new futur

HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics - Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 21/03/2006