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Dubai International Financial Centre Authority Publishes New Limited Partnership Law And Regulations For Consultation

Date 24/01/2006

The DIFC Authority jointly with the DFSA published today for consultation the Limited Partnership Law, DIFC Law No. 1 of 2006 and the Limited Partnership Regulations made under the Law. This legislation, aimed primarily at establishing a purpose-built vehicle for the formation and operation of fund management activities, will provide the fundamental framework for the creation and registration of limited partnerships in the DIFC and will define the powers and duties of the partners.
Cyprus Stock Exchange: Review Of Developments For December

Date 24/01/2006

Monthly review of developments On the last trading session of December 2005 the General Price Index of the Main and Parallel Market reached 1.704,76 points, representing a relative increase of 14,32 %. The value of shares traded also exhibited a decrease of 4,17 % compared to the previous month. It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 1.723,27 points. The other Market Indices reached the following levels: Main Market reached 1.728,0
Changes To SICOM's Initial And Maintenance Margins

Date 24/01/2006

Please be advised that the margin levels for RSS1, RSS3 and TSR20 have been changed with immediate effect. Please refer to the circular to get more details.
CBOT Holdings Third Quarter 2005 Revenue Up 20 Percent

Date 24/01/2006

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), announced today that revenue in the third quarter of 2005 rose 20 percent from revenue in the same period during 2004, with increased trading volume and a higher average rate per contract contributing to these results. Net income in the third quarter climbed 63 percent to $19.8 million, compared with $12.2 million in the third quarter of 2004.
CBOT Fed Watch - January 24 Market Close

Date 24/01/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 31, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

CBOT Board Calls Special Meeting Of Members To Approve Changes To Rules For Electronic Trading Of Agricultural Products

Date 24/01/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, announced today that its Board of Directors has requested a special meeting of members to approve changes to the CBOT’s rules to eliminate the member approval requirement for electronic trading of agricultural products during the day.
Bovespa Historical High: Ibovespa Breaks 7th Record Of The Year By Closing January 24 At 37,399 Points

Date 24/01/2006

Brazilian stocks closed Tuesday 24 at record high for the seventh time this year. The benchmark Ibovespa stock index ended the session up 2.1% at 37,399 points, highest close since January 19, when it reached 36,858 points. The trading value registered in the session amounted to R$ 2.3 billion.
Austrian Traded Index With New All-Time-High

Date 24/01/2006

On Monday, January 23, 2006, the Austrian Traded Index reached a new all-time-high of 3,872.43 points.
Volker Potthoff To Leave Deutsche Börse - Francioni And Tessler Thank Potthoff For His Work In The Company

Date 23/01/2006

Volker Potthoff (51) will resign from Deutsche Börse Group with effect from 30 June 2006 supporting the company as a consultant until that date. This was announced by Deutsche Börse on Monday. Potthoff's last post at Deutsche Börse was Managing Director responsible for Banking & Custody Services. He was also a member of the Group Executive Management at Clearstream International, as well as a member of the Group Executive Management and the Executive Management at the Clearstream Banking Luxembo
Trading In Gazprom Shares Start On The MICEX Stock Exchange - Over 4900 Transactions Carried Out

Date 23/01/2006

Today, Gazprom shares have begun to trade on the MICEX Stock Exchange. The decision about the beginning of trading was made by the Directorate of the MICEX Stock Exchange on the basis of the application to put common registered non-documentary shares in Gazprom (state registration number: 1-02-00028-A of 30.12.1998) on the list of traded securities, submitted by participant in trading The MICEX Stock Exchange. During the first trading session on the MICEX SE (at 19:15, Moscow Time), traders carr