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NYBOT Announces Hungarian Forint Futures Contract Actions

Date 13/12/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the March 2006 futures contracts, the Exchange is implementing amendments to its rules concerning the Last Trading Day for the euro-forint and the dollar-forint futures contracts. The amendments provide that the last trading day for these contracts will be the second business day prior to the third Wednesday of the expiry month. The change makes the last trading day for these contracts consistent with last trading day pr
November 2005 Performance Review Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks

Date 13/12/2005

Five of the six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted gains in November. Convertible arbitrage was the only benchmark down for the month and is the only strategy in drawdown for 2005.
NASD Orders Chase Investment Services To Pay More Than $290,000 For Permitting Hedge Fund to Market Time Mutual Fund Shares - Firm To Pay $150,000 Fine And Restitution To Funds Totaling $140,262

Date 13/12/2005

NASD announced today that it has ordered Chase Investment Services of Chicago, IL, to pay more than $290,000 for failing to have an adequate supervisory system and controls in place to prevent deceptive market timing by one of its hedge fund clients. The firm was fined $150,000 and ordered to pay a total of $140,262 to the affected mutual funds.
NASD Cautions Investors About Cell Phone Spam Touting Hot Stock Tips

Date 13/12/2005

NASD today issued an Investor Alert, Beware of "Hot" Stock Tips on Your Cell Phone, warning investors of a new version of a "pump-and-dump" scheme that has made its way into investors' cell phones. NASD is issuing this Alert because it is aware of instances in which stocks are hyped through cell phone text messaging.
London Stock Exchange Statement Re. Press Comment

Date 13/12/2005

London Stock Exchange plc notes the article in this morning's Daily Telegraph under the heading "LSE hits at 'asset stripper' predator". The Exchange wishes to clarify that it has not authorised any of its spokesmen to use the phrase "financial asset stripper" and, to the best of its knowledge and belief, none of their spokesmen have done so. The Exchange continues to reject outright last week's Macquarie proposal which fundamentally undervalues the Company.

Kansas City Board Of Trade Trading hours For Christmas and New Years holidays set

Date 13/12/2005

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observice the following Christmas and Thanksgiving holiday schedules:
Emirates Technologies Signs Up As A Market Data Vendor On Dubai International Financial Exchange

Date 13/12/2005

The Dubai International Financial Exchange has signed Emirates Technologies LLC, a UAE company, as a market data vendor. The agreement was signed by Mr. Nasser Al Shaali, Chief Operating Officer of DIFX and Mr. Abdul Rahim Sultan, General Manager of Emirates Technologies. Emirates Technologies aims to be the first company to introduce online trading for brokers on the DIFX market through mobile phones. The company will also distribute DIFX market data through mobile phones as well as other chann
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Global Exchange Index - Changes Are The Result Of The Regular Quarterly Review

Date 13/12/2005

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that CBOT Holdings Inc. (symbol: BOT, Class A shares) and Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. (symbol: NDAQ), will be added to the Dow Jones Global Exchange Index effective as of the opening of trading on Monday, December 19, 2005.
CME FX Volumes Continue To Grow With New Overall And CME(R) Globex(R) Records On December 12

Date 13/12/2005

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX) trading, set several FX volume records yesterday, including a new total FX volume record of 872,271 futures and options on futures contracts, representing $96 billion in notional value. This surpassed the previous record of 748,050 futures and options on futures contracts traded achieved on June 8, 2005. In addition, record volume of 622,329 futures and options on futures
CESR’s Announces Dialogue With Credit Rating Agencies To Review How The IOSCO Code Of Conduct Is Being Implemented. Following CESR Advice To The EU Commission, CESR Proposed Not To Regulate At An EU Level, But Review How CRAs Will Implement The IOSCO Code

Date 13/12/2005

The announcement can be found in the section Credit Rating Agencies, or via the following link.