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NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 18/12/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas, Henry Hub swap, swing swap and penultimate swap, natural gas penultimate and last day financial, and NYMEX miNY™ natural gas futures contracts effective at the close of business tomorrow.
SEC And Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System Propose Joint Rules To Implement The Bank "Broker" Provisions Of The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Date 18/12/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) on Monday announced the release of joint proposed rules to implement the "broker" exceptions for banks under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These exceptions were adopted as part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLB Act). The SEC and the Board approved issuing the joint proposed rules for public comment at separate open meetings held on December 13, 2006, and
Four iShares® ETFs List On NYSE Arca - NYSE Group Is The Largest Primary Listing Market For Ishares®Etfs - 19 Total ETFs Listed On NYSE Arca

Date 18/12/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. today announced that four iShares® exchange traded funds transferred from the American Stock Exchange and are now listed on NYSE Arca.
American Stock Exchange Launches Trading In First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund - First Closed-End Fund to Convert Into Exchange Traded Fund Format

Date 18/12/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today announced that it has launched trading in First Trust Value LineÂ® Dividend Index Fund (FVDIF). FVDIF is the first exchange trade fund (ETF) resulting from the liquidation and conversion of a closed-end fund, First Trust Value LineÂ® Dividend Fund (FVD). This move demonstrates the increasing innovation emerging around the exchange traded fund format.
TSX Market On Close (MOC) – Quarter End Index Rebalancing Performance Report

Date 18/12/2006

Friday, December 15, 2006 was the quarter end rebalancing for the S&P/TSX Composite Index. All symbols of the S&P/TSX Composite were MOC eligible. There was significant market activity at the market close and TSX Markets today is reporting on that activity.

NASD Fines USAllianz Securities $5 Million For Widespread Supervisory, Record-Keeping Violations - Firm Also Precluded From Opening Any New Offices For 30 Days And From Hiring Any New Registered Representatives For 7 Days

Date 18/12/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined USAllianz Securities $5 million for widespread deficiencies in its supervisory system and for record-keeping violations. As part of the settlement, USAllianz Securities may not open a new office for 30 calendar days, and may not hire new registered representatives for seven days.
CBOT Launches Clearing Services For Over-The-Counter Ethanol Swap Contracts

Date 18/12/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT® ) announced today that it has successfully launched clearing services for two new over-the-counter (OTC) Ethanol Calendar Swap contracts with the clearing of 60 contracts last week. The new products, forward and previous month calendar swaps, are based on the price of CBOT Ethanol futures contracts and are the first exchange-cleared OTC products to be specifically tailored for use in the ethanol industry.
Under Armour, Inc., A Technological Innovator In Performance Apparel, Celebrates Its Transfer From Nasdaq To The NYSE

Date 18/12/2006

Today, NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX), welcomed Under Armour, Inc., a Nasdaq transfer and a global leader in performance apparel, to the world's leading equity market.
Warsaw SE Main Index Sets New Closing High

Date 18/12/2006

The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG20, blue-chip index, closed at a new high of 3429,79 points. The previous closing high was 3410,06 on December 15, 2006.
T+O Weekly Trading Results: December 11 – December 15, 2006

Date 18/12/2006

For the week of December 11th – December 15th 2006, total trading volume on the RTS T+0 market reached 355,5 million rubles. Total trading volume in the "second-tier" stock equaled 228,5 million rubles, 64,2% of the total trading volume.