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Non-U.S. Trading Volume Sets New Record At NYSE In January 2006 - Worldwide Market Capitalization Of NYSE-listed Non-U.S. Stocks Tops $8 Trillion For First Time

Date 24/02/2006

Trading in non-U.S. stocks at the New York Stock Exchange reached a record 215.4 million shares a day on average in January, up 32% from December’s 163.6 million shares, according to data released by the NYSE. The previous record volume for non-U.S. trading at the NYSE was 203.2 million shares a day, set in July 2002. Non-U.S. volume in January accounted for 11.5 percent of total NYSE volume, up from 10.5 percent in December. The dollar value of trading in non-U.S. stocks on the NYSE also reac

New Book Assesses Rising Importance Of Financial Markets in U.S. Foreign Policy

Date 24/02/2006

As trade flows expanded and trade agreements proliferated after World War II, governments—most notably the United States—came increasingly to use their power over imports and exports to influence the behavior of other countries. But trade is not the only way in which nations interact economically. Over the past two decades, another form of economic exchange has risen to a level of vastly greater significance and political concern: the purchase and sale of financial assets across borders. Nearly

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 24/02/2006

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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 24/02/2006

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 1 March 2006, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodolo

Euronext France Expert Commission, Indices Committee

Date 24/02/2006

The Expert Commission, Indices Committee, meeting today, took the following decisions: SBF 120 index: Added: Eutelsat Communications SBF 250 index: Added: Eutelsat Communications Ipsen Removed: Buffalo Grill CAC MID100 index: Added: Eutelsat Communications Ipsen Removed: Alain Afflelou CAC SMALL90 index: Added: Alain Afflelou Removed: Buffalo Grill CAC AllShar

CUBE Financial Limited Terminates Its Membership With The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 24/02/2006

As of February 28, Cube Financial is no longer a member of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

Copenhagen Stock Exchange Today Admits cBrain A/S To Listing

Date 24/02/2006

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange today welcomes a new company - cBrain A/S.

ASX To Introduce FIX Standard To Market Data Services

Date 24/02/2006

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) will introduce low-latency market data services in 2006, based on the FIX (financial information exchange) protocol. ASX has selected the CameronFIX Market Data Server platform to support these new market data services, coinciding with the migration of equities trading across to ASX’s new integrated trading system in October 2006.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Number Of Orders And Executions

Date 23/02/2006

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SuperDerivatives Releases Powerful New Functionality To Its Commodity Clients

Date 23/02/2006

SuperDerivativesÒ, the benchmark system for options and the leading provider of option pricing, trading and risk management systems, has released a new version of its state-of-the-art SD-CM™ commodity option pricing platform. The new release is based on feedback that was received from its vast client base in the energy and the metal sectors.