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June 2006 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 10/07/2006

Four of the six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in June 2006. Convertible arbitrage, equity market neutral, event driven and merger arbitrage posted net-of-fees returns of less than 1% for the month. Distressed securities returned -0.20% and equity long/ short lost -1.51%.
ISE Launches Quarterly Options Products - One Year Pilot Starts Today

Date 10/07/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) said today that it received SEC approval to launch its new Quarterly options product. Quarterly options will expire at the end of a calendar quarter. For each options class, ISE will offer five expiration dates: four front calendar quarters and the fourth quarter from the following year. The ISE will initially offer Quarterly Options expiring on the last trading days in September and December 2006, plus March, June, and December 2007.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - June 2006

Date 10/07/2006

Equity turnover for June was EUR 10,438.36 million; ETF turnover was EUR 29.30 million while that for bonds was EUR 2,448.57 million.
GL SETTLE Quality Standards Recognised: Retains ISO 9000 Certification

Date 10/07/2006

GL SETTLE, the back office for Securities experts of GL TRADE Group, global provider of front to back solutions for international financial institutions, retains its ISO 9000 quality certification.
Euroclear Bank Expands Coverage Of Asian Securities With Japanese Government Debt

Date 10/07/2006

Euroclear Bank will offer cross--border settlement, custody and collateral management services for Japanese government bonds (JGBs)in 2007,subject to legal and regulatory approvals.Euroclear Bank ’s services for JGBs,a market valued at approximately EUR 6 trillion, completes its coverage for all of the world ’s major government debt securities.

Dubai International Financial Centre Signs MoU With Standard Chartered - Initiative To Encourage UAE Nationals Into The Finance Sector

Date 10/07/2006

Dubai International Financial Centre has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Standard Chartered Bank to train and develop UAE nationals for careers in the financial services industry.
Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire - July 10, 2006

Date 10/07/2006

Click here to download the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire for July 10, 2006.
Deutsche Börse: 50th Company Admitted To The Entry Standard - Entry Standard Established As Alternative Capital Market Access - PRIMAG AG Becomes The 50th Company To Join

Date 10/07/2006

On Monday, Deutsche Börse admitted PRIMAG AG to the Entry Standard, the 50th company to be included in the segment for small and medium-sized enterprises. As part of the Open Market segment, the Entry Standard has successfully established itself since its launch in 2005. “We welcome PRIMAG AG as the 50th company in the Entry Standard. The fact that 50 companies are listed in this new segment roughly nine months after its launch shows the high degree of acceptance among companies and investors, a
Deutsche Börse Hosts NanoEquity Europe 2006 - Europe's Most Important Investment Forum For Nano And Microtechnology - Second Forum Being Held In Frankfurt 10 And 11 July

Date 10/07/2006

Deutsche Börse is hosting NanoEquity Europe 2006 on 10 and 11 July. The Hessen Minister of Economics, Transport, Urban And Regional Development, Dr. Alois Rhiel, opened the nano and microtechnology investment forum– the most important of its kind in Europe – as the keynote speaker in Frankfurt on Monday. NanoEquity Europe is a forum for German and foreign companies and investors from the high-tech engineering sector, in particular nano and microtechnologies.
CME Adds Functionality To Increase Electronic Trading Of CME Eurodollar Options - New CME Globex Enhancements Mark First Phase Of User-Defined Spreads Initiative For CME Eurodollar Options

Date 10/07/2006

In response to continued growth in customer demand for electronic trading of CME Eurodollar options, CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it has launched user-defined covered spreads or "Covereds" on CME Globex(R). A covered trade, also known as a "delta-neutral" trade, is a spread trade that includes both options and futures where the relationship between the price fluctuation of the option and the futures positions offset one another. CME Globex al