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Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 20/01/2006

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Kansas City Board Of Trade Elects Officers, Directors For 2006 - Daniel L. Gibson Chairman For 2006

Date 20/01/2006

The members of the Kansas City Board of Trade elected Daniel L. Gibson, president, Wolcott & Lincoln Futures, LLC, as chairman in an election held on Tuesday, January 3. Gibson, an individual member, served as first vice chairman of the KCBT in 2005 and as second vice chairman in 2004. The first vice chairman traditionally has assumed the chairmanship of the KCBT in the following year. He served three terms as a director of the KCBT Clearing Corp., from 1984 to 1985, from 1993 to 1994, and from
ISE To Trade Options On MSCI Japan Fund ETF (EWJ) And Dow Jones Real Estate Fund (IYR)

Date 20/01/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) announced today that it has initiated trading of the iShares(R) MSCI(R) Japan Fund (EWJ) and the iShares(R) Dow Jones(R) U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (IYR). Citadel Derivatives Group LLC will be the Primary Market Maker in the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) and Timber Hill LLC will serve as the Primary Market Maker in the iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund (IYR).
In 2005, The Yearly Trading Volume Of The MICEX Group Exceeded 26 Trillion Rubles

Date 20/01/2006

In 2005, the total yearly volume in all markets of the MICEX Group amounted to 26.3 trillion rubles (925.1 billion US dollars), which exceeds 1.7 times the level of 2004 (15.8 trillion rubles or 548.5 billion US dollars) and is a record figure for the whole history of trading on the MICEX. Correspondingly, over the year, the daily average volume grew to 106.3 billion rubles (3.7 billion dollars). According to the MICEX President Alexander Potemkin, the stable growth of the MICEX Group’s v
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Announces Revised Margins For H-Shares Index Futures Contract

Date 20/01/2006

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 24 January 2006, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

HKEx Seeks Further Market Views On GEM

Date 20/01/2006

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Friday) released a Discussion Paper on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM). The paper invites market views on the possible further development of GEM.
CBOT Gold Complex Volume Surpasses 34,000 Contracts - Gold Complex Daily Volume Record Surpasses Old Record By 36 Percent

Date 20/01/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that the CBOT Gold Complex (100 oz. Gold and mini-sized Gold contracts) had a record today, setting new daily volume records for each contract as well as the overall complex. Volume for the Gold Complex jumped to 34,338 contracts, up from the last volume record of 25,226 contracts set on January 9, 2006.
CBOE Sets New Single-Day Volume Records: Friday's Volume Of 5.3M Contracts Is The Busiest Trading Day In CBOE History; - SPX Options Trading Sets New Record

Date 20/01/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that reported trading volume at CBOE on Friday, January 20th was more than 5.3 million contracts, setting a new record for the busiest single trading day in the Exchange's 33 year history, and the busiest day for any U.S. options exchange. The previous record of 3.97 million contracts was set at CBOE on April 15, 2005. Trading volume at CBOE in 2005 was a record-setting 468.2 million contracts, with average daily volume of 1.86 million co
Boston Options Exchange Sets New Trading Volume Record

Date 20/01/2006

BOX set a new single session trading volume record with 775,740 contracts. The previous record of 649,875 contracts was set on October 19, 2005
American Stock Exchange Reports Decrease In Short Interest

Date 20/01/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 769,610,713 shares as of the January 13, 2006 settlement date, a decrease of 232,871 from the 769,843,584 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-December. The January figure represents trades through January 10, 2006.