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New AIM Rules Set To Tighten Nominated Adviser Practices

Date 02/10/2006

The London Stock Exchange's consultation document published today to revise and expand the Nominated Adviser Eligibility Criteria and provide AIM with a standardised set of Nominated Adviser (Nomad) rules will help tighten market practices at the edges and allow the market to effectively discipline Nomads where needed, according to Grant Thornton Corporate Finance.
CBOT Successfully Launches Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Futures Contracts

Date 02/10/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the successful launch of its new futures contract based on the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index (DJ-AIGCISM). The new Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Excess Return (DJ-AIG ER) futures contract was developed at the request of market participants who sought an exchange-traded instrument that provides diverse, global commodities exposure.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 29 September 2006

Date 02/10/2006

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.
International Securities Exchange Reports Monthly Volume For September 2006

Date 02/10/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for September 2006 increased 25.3% to 2.4 million contracts as compared to 1.9 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 19.3% to 47.3 million contracts from 39.6 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
OMX Nordic Exchange: Share Trading Exceeded Full Year 2005 Value Already In September

Date 02/10/2006

The strong growth of OMX Nordic Exchange continued in September. In September, the year to date total share trading value at the Nordic Exchange exceeded the value for the full year 2005. Trading increased with 40% for the first nine months, compared to the same period last year. The average trading value for 2006 is EUR 4.0 billion per day.

CME Reports September 2006 Volume Averaged 6.0 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 15 Percent From Year-Ago Period - Third-Quarter 2006 Volume Averaged 5.4 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 28 Percent From Year-Ago Period - CME FX Volume Averaged A Record 520,000 C

Date 02/10/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced September volume averaged 6.0 million contracts per day, up 15 percent from September 2005 . the second highest volume month ever. Total monthly volume in September 2006 was 119 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 22 percent from September 2005 to 4.3 million contracts per day, representing 72 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.3 m
OMX Comments On Media Speculation

Date 02/10/2006

Following speculations in media, OMX clarifies that it is not in merger talks with any other exchange organization than the ICEX (the Icelandic stock exchange), as announced on September 19.
Øiulfstad To Join Oslo Børs

Date 02/10/2006

Bjørn Øiulfstad has joined Oslo Børs in the newly established position of Projects Director.
London Stock Exchange Issues Consultation On Changes To The AIM Rules

Date 02/10/2006

The London Stock Exchange has today issued a consultation on proposed changes to the AIM Rules. The proposals include the codification of the role and responsibilities of Nominated Advisers (Nomads) in a new publication “The AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers”, and the introduction of supplemental disclosure requirements for AIM companies.
Euronext.liffe: AEX Weekly Options Reach Million Mark

Date 02/10/2006

The millionth AEX weekly option was traded on Euronext.liffe in Amsterdam just four months after the contracts were launched on 26 May 2006.