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Two IPOs On Euronext - MONTEA c.s.l. And EMD Music S.A.

Date 17/10/2006

Introduction Of MONTEA c.s.l. On Euronext At the end of the first trading day, the share price closed at EUR 33.51, a 6.38% rise compared to the reference price of EUR 31.50, bringing the market capitalisation of Montea at EUR 95.7 million. Montea is a Sicafi (B-REIT) created from the portfolio of 5 partners, specialised in the market of logistic assets. Its top locations are situated in the triangle Brussels-Antwerp-Ghent. ICB classification of Montea:
CBOE Seat Sells For New Record Of $1,425,000

Date 17/10/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a seat, or membership, on the Exchange, was bought this morning for a price of $1,425,000, setting a new record for seat prices at CBOE. The previous record seat price was set on August 15th this year with a trade of $1,400,000. The sale this morning was the fifty-first of the year and the thirty-eighth seat that was sold for at least one million dollars during 2006. The high seat sale for 2005 was $875,000.
Brazil's BOVESPA, TSX & TSX Venture Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding - The Objective Is To Share Information And Experience & To Facilitate Interlistings Between BOVESPA, Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange

Date 17/10/2006

Raymundo Magliano Filho, President of BOVESPA and Richard Nesbitt, CEO of TSX Group announced today that the Sao Paulo-based stock exchange and both TSX and TSX Venture Exchange have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen ties between the Brazilian and Canadian securities markets.
CBOT Holdings Reports Record Revenue And Earnings For The Third Quarter Of 2006 - Revenue Increases 45 Percent, Operating Margin Expands 20 Percentage Points

Date 17/10/2006

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), announced today that revenue for the third quarter 2006 increased 45 percent to $163.0 million compared with $112.2 million in the third quarter of 2005. Net income for the quarter more than doubled, hitting a new high of $48.8 million versus $19.8 million for the comparable period last year. Third quarter 2006 earnings per diluted share were $0.92 compared to $0.40 in last year’s third quarter. These record-setti
CME And CBOT To Merge, Creating $25 Billion Premier Global Derivatives Exchange

Date 17/10/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) and CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to merge the two organizations to create the most extensive and diverse global derivatives exchange. The combined company, to be named CME Group Inc., a CME/Chicago Board of Trade Company, is expected to transform global derivatives markets, creating operational and cost efficiencies for customers and exchange members, while delivering signi

Citigroup To Integrate Citiconnect For Securities With FundSettle - Enhanced Offering Will Provide Increased Automation And Straight Through Processing For Institutional Clients

Date 17/10/2006

Global Transaction Services, a business of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, and Euroclear Bank, the operator of FundSettle, announced today that CitiConnect for Securities, Citigroup’s online order to settlement transaction management system, will give institutional clients access to the automated and standardised fund-transaction order processing services provided by FundSettle.
DIFC Governor Congratulates Dubai International Financial Exchange On Becoming The World's Largest Exchange For Sukuk

Date 17/10/2006

The Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), His Excellency Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, yesterday congratulated the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) on becoming the world’s largest exchange for Sukuk.
First UK Company Joins Alternext - 61 Companies Now Listed

Date 17/10/2006

Alternext, the Euronext market dedicated to small and mid-cap stocks, today welcomed its first UK business, Assima, and in so doing moved past the 60 mark for number of companies listed.
The Spanish Exchange Trades 377 New Warrants Issued By Commerzbank - Number Of Warrants Issued The Highest Ever Posted By Spanish Market Brings Total To 2,941 So Far This Year

Date 17/10/2006

The Spanish Exchange today began to trade 377 new warrants issued by Commerzbank. The listing of these warrants will increase the number of underlying assets on which warrants can be traded on the Spanish market to over 100.
PLUS Markets Group Formally Ends Ofex Name On 23rd October 2006 - Market Shows Strong New Admissions Pipeline

Date 17/10/2006

PLUS Markets Group plc (“PMG”) announced today that the name Ofex is being formally discontinued. The change will be completed with effect from 23rd October 2006 when various legal, regulatory, taxation and investment definition changes are finalised. From that date, the name of its equity market is simply “PLUS”.