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PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF Lists On The NYSE - First ETF Based On A Fundamentally Weighted Index

Date 19/12/2005

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that the first NYSE-listed PowerSharesTM ETF, the PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio, began trading under ticker symbol PRF. PRF tracks the performance of the largest US companies by mirroring the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index, which captures the top companies based on fundamental financial factors such as book value, income, sales and dividends rather than market capitalization.
NZX Welcomes Goodman Fielder To The NZSX Market

Date 19/12/2005

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is pleased to welcome Goodman Fielder (GFF) to the NZSX market today.
NYMEX Holdings, Inc., To Distribute Dividend To Shareholders

Date 19/12/2005

The board of directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., voted to declare and distribute a dividend of $3.6 million to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2005.
NYBOT's World Sugar Market Continues Streak With New Volume And Open Interest Records

Date 19/12/2005

The World Sugar No. 11sm contract at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) continued its record-setting pace and set several new volume and open interest records on December 16, 2005: A new options volume record of 51,768 contracts replaced the previous high of 47,170 contracts established December 1, 2005. In open interest, the World Sugar options contract (symbol SO) reached a new record of 555,998 contracts, replacing the December 15 open interest record of 539
NYBOT To Add Options On The December And March Cotton No. 2 Futures Contract

Date 19/12/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that it would be adding Options on the December and March Cotton No. 2sm Futures contract, effective with the start of trading on January 13, 2006.

NYBOT Announces Revised Christmas, Boxing Day And New Years Holiday Schedules

Date 19/12/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today revisions to its previously announced Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s holiday schedules. Specifically, NYBOT’s Cotton and FCOJ markets will now have an early close at 1 pm on both Friday, December 23, and Friday, December 30, 2005:
NYBOT Announces New Margin Requirements

Date 19/12/2005

The New York Board of Tradeâ (NYBOTâ) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, the margin requirements are as follows: Click here for full details.
NASDAQ Announces Appointment Of William O'Brien As Senior Vice President, New Listings, Corporate Client Group

Date 19/12/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ(R)") (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that William O'Brien has been appointed Senior Vice President, New Listings, with NASDAQ's Corporate Client Group. In this role, O'Brien will be responsible for managing NASDAQ's efforts to attract U.S. listings, including IPOs and exchange switches. Mr. O'Brien will report to Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President of the Corporate Client Group.
NASD Fines Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo And Linsco $19.4 Million For Improper Sales of Class B And C Mutual Fund Shares - Firms To Offer Remediation For Nearly 140,000 Transactions

Date 19/12/2005

NASD announced today it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Wells Fargo Investments and Linsco/Private Ledger Corporation a total of $19.4 million for suitability and supervisory violations relating primarily to sales of Class B mutual fund shares as well as some Class C mutual fund shares. These cases are part of NASD's continuing investigation into mutual funds sales practices.
MICEX Stock Exchange Launches New Trading Mode “REPOs In bonds”- Provides Additional Possibilities In Carrying Out Transactions In Negotiated Deals Mode And REPOs In Stocks

Date 19/12/2005

To improve services, provided to participants in trading, the MICEX Stock Exchange has adopted the new version of the Rules of Trading in Securities on the MICEX Stock Exchange and established a new system of tariff rates. The MICEX has adopted the new version of the Rules of Clearing in the securities market. These documents introduce the new procedure of carrying out REPOs in bonds in the exchange market, determine the MICEX Group’s new tariff policy in this market segment and secure additiona