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Termination Of Trading In CBOT 10-Year Municipal Note Index Futures

Date 20/12/2005

As a result of its fundamental underperformance, lack of traction achieved by the designated market marker program and electronic market making program, and high product support costs, the Board of Directors of the CBOT has determined that CBOT 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures will be phased out and eventually terminated. The March 2006 contract month will remain listed for trading until its normal expiration on Wednesday, March 22, 2006. The CBOT will encourage current users of the 10-Yea
Singapore Exchange: New Design For SiMSCI Futures - What Does It Mean For Stock Prices?

Date 20/12/2005

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Share Changes For Fairfax (John) Holdings Limited And Macquarie Bank Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 20/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday, Dec. 23, 2005: Fairfax (John) Holdings Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6467074, GICS Code: 25401040), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 932,956,772. This change results from a dividend-reinvestment plan. Macquarie Bank Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6551353, GICS Code: 40203020), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 230,566
Quarterly Rebalancing Of The S&P/HKEx Large Cap Index

Date 20/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P/HKEx Large Cap Index as part of the December quarterly rebalancing. Changes include an index addition, deletion and changes of index constituent shares and IWF’s. The changes listed below will become effective after the close of trading Thursday, December 29, 2005.
Palestine Securities Exchange Leads All Middle Eastern Markets After Powerful Performance In 2005

Date 20/12/2005

With just two weeks left in 2005, it won’t be long before Middle Eastern stock markets are celebrating a year of sensational gains, led by the one market that still can’t claim a country of its own, the Palestine Securities Exchange (PSE).

NYSE Seat Sells For $3,600,000

Date 20/12/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $3,600,000 up $325,000 from the last regular seat sale on Dec. 16.
Nymex Reaches Record Volume On Natural Gas Calendar Spread Options Contract

Date 20/12/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today, that a record 10,000 natural gas calendar spread options contracts were traded on December 15, surpassing the previous record of 6,600 contracts on October 15, 2004.
NASDAQ Announces Appointment Of Anna Ewing As Chief Information Officer

Date 20/12/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”; NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced today that Anna Ewing has succeeded Steve Randich as Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology and Chief Information Officer. Prior to this appointment, Ewing served as NASDAQ's Senior Vice President of Applications Services. Ms. Ewing will report to NASDAQ CEO Bob Greifeld.
London Stock Exchange: Record Year For International Listings

Date 20/12/2005

In 2005 the London Stock Exchange attracted a record 129 international companies, from 29 countries, to its Main Market and AIM – an increase of 82 per cent on 2004. International companies raised a total of £5.9 billion in new issues on the Exchange’s markets, the highest value since 2000.
London Metal Exchange New Orleans - Zinc Warrants - Update

Date 20/12/2005

This update is taken from LME Member Notice 05/383: A376: W106 Summary 1. The suspension of the 2,819 LME zinc warrants listed in the attached schedule, which consists of 11 pages, will not be lifted by the Exchange. 2. The Exchange has completed its examination of the metal, and the sheds in which it is stored, and has established that:- (a) each of the warrants has been affected by flood water;