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CFTC Chairman Announces New Staff Appointments

Date 21/02/2006

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Reuben Jeffery III announced today several new staff appointments.
CBOE To Begin Trading Options On The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) On Friday, February 24, 2006

Date 21/02/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will launch options on the CBOE Volatility Index, "VIX" (options ticker symbol VIX), on Friday, February 24, 2006, as previously announced. VIX is the widely disseminated benchmark index commonly referred to as the market's "fear gauge," and for the first time, investors will now have the opportunity to trade options on this premier measure of market volatility and investor sentiment. VIX futures (futures ticker symbol VX) have been available on the al
Archipelago Brokerage Services To Be Acquired By Order Execution Services

Date 21/02/2006

Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX), and Order Execution Services Holdings, Inc. (OES), have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Archipelago Brokerage Services, L.L.C. to OES.
Wiener Börse: Introduction Of Futures And Options On NTX (New Europe Blue Chip Index)

Date 20/02/2006

Trading and clearing of standardized Futures and Options on NTX (New Europe Blue Chip Index) will start on Monday, February 20, 2006. The new NTX-products will be tradable like the other ATX Index Futures and Options on the segment otob market.at from 09:00 to 17:30 local time (CET).
Watch NZX Chairman Simon Allen Talk To ASB Business About NZX's 2005 Annual Result

Date 20/02/2006

Watch NZX Chairman Simon Allen talk to ASB Business (requires Cable, ADSL or faster internet connection)

Virt-x: Closing Auction For Pan-European Securities

Date 20/02/2006

Last year, members of the Kommission Wertpapiere (“KW”) in Zurich asked virt-x to consider removing the “auction pre-opening” period in respect of pan-European equities on virt-x. These securities would therefore remain in continuous trading until 17.30 CET. The KW made the request on the basis that, without a closing auction for pan-European securities, members would be more willing both to place new orders on the virt-x market and to leave existing orders.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of February 20, 2006

Date 20/02/2006

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Number Of Orders And Executions

Date 20/02/2006

Current Number of Orders and Executions Date
Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Short Selling Value

Date 20/02/2006

Click here to download Tokyo Stock Exchange's monthly short selling value for January.
The Daily Trading Value On The MICEX Stock Exchange Has Amounted To 2.95 Billion Dollars, The Market’s Historical Maximum

Date 20/02/2006

As a result of trading held 15 October 2006 on the MICEX Stock Exchange, the total volume of transactions in securities has amounted to 83 billion rubles (2.95 billion dollars). This is the record figure for the whole history of trading within the MICEX Group, which was launched in March 1997.