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Futures Contracts And Options Block Trades Available On The Warsaw Stock Exchange For Investors

Date 16/10/2006

Beginning from October 16, 2006, investors get the possibility of making futures contracts or options block trades. The block trade transactions shall be made outside the continuous trading system and the single-price auction system between 9:00 and 16:30 hours.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office Of International Affairs Presents International Symposium And Training Program On Regulation of Derivative Products, Markets, And Financial Intermediaries

Date 16/10/2006

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Office of International Affairs, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is hosting an annual meeting of international regulatory and market authorities to discuss issues relevant to the international derivatives markets. The meetings – to be held from October 16 through 20 – at the Federal Reserve Bank, are expected to draw over 70 participants and over 40 presenters and panelists from 27 countries, including: Australia, Ca
John Dugan Named Associate District Administrator For Enforcement In The SEC's Boston District Office

Date 16/10/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of John T. Dugan as Associate District Administrator for Enforcement in the Commission's Boston District Office (BDO). In this position, Dugan will oversee the Commission's enforcement program in the New England area. Dugan succeeds David Bergers, who became the District Administrator of the BDO in April 2006.
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Friday, October 13

Date 16/10/2006

Agricultural Options Volume Record (Combined) New Record: 242,189 Date: October 13, 2006 Old Record: 172,150 Date: October 12, 2006 Agricultural Options Volume Record (Open Auction) New Record: 242,034 Date: October 13, 2006 Old Record: 171,837 Date: October 12, 2006 Corn Options Volume Record (Combined) New Record: 163,16
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 13 October 2006

Date 16/10/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.

CME To Offer Weather Futures And Options On Six Canadian Cities - Exchange Adds Seasonal Strip Snowfall Indexes For Boston And New York City

Date 16/10/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, announced today that it will expand its weather futures and options product suite to include weather contracts on six Canadian cities. Beginning November 6, weather futures and options on futures will be available for Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
IPO On The FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange: VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

Date 16/10/2006

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG ISIN DE000A0JL9W6 Type of Admission: New Issue First Trading Day: 16 October 2006 Market Segment: Prime Standard ( Official Market) Sector/Industry Group: Industrial/ Renewable Energies Issue Price (in €): 14.50 Placement Volume in Shares: 13,000,000 (excl. Greenshoe of 2,000,000) First Price (in €): 15,00 Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner: Credit Suisse, Dresdner Kleinwort Underwriter: Wolfgang Steubing AG
RTS Realtime Systems Announces A New Alliance With IT Firm Essex India As Its Distribution Partner

Date 16/10/2006

RTS Realtime Systems AG and Essex India, today announce that they have entered into a distribution agreement to sell and support the entire portfolio of RTS’s professional trading solutions to the Indian market.
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Launches New Modified Sugar Contracts On Oct 17

Date 16/10/2006

MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd) today announced the launch of a new modified Sugar M grade and Sugar S grade contracts having six months trading horizon. Trading in modified sugar contracts would be available from October 17, 2006. All the contracts will start on 21st of every month and expire on 20th of every contract expiry month.
Eurex Repo Reaches New Record On Average Outstanding Volume Of €91.3 Billion - Continued Strong Growth At Eurex Repo In September 2006 - Automated Clearing And Settlement Process For Inflation Linked Bonds Introduced

Date 16/10/2006

Eurex Repo, the repo market of the world's largest derivatives exchange Eurex, showed continued strong growth in September 2006: The average outstanding volume on Eurex Repo reached a new record at €91.3 billion. Main driver of this growth was the Euro repo market setting a new record in the daily outstanding at €55 billion during September 2006. While volumes in electronic repo trading using a CCP stagnated between June 2005 and June 2006 according to the recently published ICMA report, Eure