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Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 17/03/2006

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ISE Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 17/03/2006

The Board of Directors of the International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share of its Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2006, to holders of record as of the close of business on March 23, 2006.
ICEX News & Views 17 March 2006 - Volume 6, Issue 9

Date 17/03/2006

Iceland Stock Exchange was honoured by Business Britain Magazine with the "Award for services to indigenious economic growth", more details in this issue. Furthermore, the AGM of Eignarhaldsfelagid Verdbrefathing is covered, and a new SAXESS course is due late March.
Donald M. Hoerl Named Acting Regional Director Of The SEC's Central Regional Office

Date 17/03/2006

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today named Donald M. Hoerl as the Acting Regional Director of the SEC's Central Regional Office. The office, located in Denver, Colorado, conducts examination and enforcement activities in Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
CBOT March 2006 Dow Futures Settlements

Date 17/03/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract and the CBOT mini-sized Dow futures contract for the March 2006 expiry will be cash settled today based upon the following special opening quotation (SOQ) as calculated earlier this morning by Dow Jones Global Indexes: CBOT Dow & CBOT mini-sized Dow futures SOQ: 11,294.9

CBOE To Launch New Mini-SPX (XSP) And S&P 100 (XEO) Weeklys On Friday, March 24 - New Short Term Options On S&P 500 And S&P 100 Indexes

Date 17/03/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that it will launch short-term, "Weekly" options on the Mini-SPX (XSP) and the S&P 100 Index (XEO) on Friday, March 24, 2006. CBOE broke new ground in October 2005, when it introduced the Weekly concept with the launch of one-week options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and S&P 100 Index (OEX). Strong volume in both contracts has proven the popularity of the idea, prompting CBOE to expand the product line to include Weeklys on two more of its top In
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) To Launch New Variance Futures - 12-Month Variance Contract Expands CFE Volatility Product Line

Date 17/03/2006

The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) today announced that it plans to launch CBOE S&P 500 Twelve-Month Variance Futures on Friday March 24th, pending regulatory approval. This new contract will expand the suite of volatility contracts offered exclusively at the Chicago Board Options Exchange and CFE, which includes futures and options on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and CBOE DJIA Volatility Index, and 3-Month Variance futures.
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Announces New Real Estate Index Futures On National Association Of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Median Prices

Date 17/03/2006

The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) announced today that it plans to launch National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Median Price futures contracts. Through a licensing agreement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR), CFE has created five new futures contracts designed to track the median price of existing-home sales nationally and in four distinct regions within the United States. CFE plans to launch the new contracts in the second quarter of 2006, pending regulatory approval
CBOE Announces New Electronic System For Trading Flex Options -Agreement With Cinnober Financial Technology Will Provide The First Fully-Automated Electronic FLEX Options Trading System In The U.S.

Date 17/03/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Stockholm-based Cinnober Financial Technology under which Cinnober will provide its trading technology to CBOE for the electronic trading of equity and index FLEX options. With this announcement, CBOE brings the first Internet-based, fully automated electronic trading system to the U.S. marketplace for the trading of FLEX options, which are customizable options contracts. CBOE expects to launch i
CBOE Announces New BXY BuyWrite Index - Using Out-Of-The-Money Calls - Strategy Can Boost Income And Risk-Adjusted Returns

Date 17/03/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it will begin publishing the CBOE S&P 500 2% OTM BuyWrite Index (BXY) on Monday, March 20, 2006. The new index uses the same methodology as the widely accepted CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM), but is calculated using out-of-the-money S&P 500 Index (SPX) call options, rather than at-the-money SPX call options.