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JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 3 November 2006

Date 06/11/2006

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.
NASD Fines Chase Investment Services, Metlife Securities $500,000 Each For Supervisory Violations In 529 College Savings Plan Sales - Firms Also Ordered To Pay More Than $660,000 To Compensate Customers

Date 06/11/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined Chase Investment Services Corporation of Chicago and MetLife Securities, Inc. of New York $500,000 each for failing to establish systems and procedures to supervise the sales of 529 College Savings Plans.
FESE Welcomes The Publication Of The U.S. CFTC’s Statement Of Policy On Direct Access To Foreign Boards Of Trade

Date 06/11/2006

FESE welcomes the recent Statement of Policy issued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) which:
Warsaw SE Main Index Sets New Closing High

Date 06/11/2006

The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG, all share index, closed at a new high of 48767,01 points. The previous closing high was 48310,22 on October 26, 2006.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces October Volume - “PHLX Has Record Monthly Volume For Equity Options”

Date 06/11/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume in October increased 57.18% when 26,510,197 contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 16,865,958 contracts traded. Equity option volume in October increased 27.52% compared to the previous month when 20,768,135 contracts traded.

CBOE's October Volume Rises 28% To 63.3 Million - Average Daily Volume Of 2.9 Million Contracts, Total Monthly Volume In Equity Options Sets New CBOE Record

Date 06/11/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that October trading volume totaled 63.3 million contracts, up 28% over October 2005's volume of 49.6 million contracts. Average daily volume for the month of October was 2.9 million contracts, an increase of 22% over October 2005's average daily volume of 2.4 million contracts. Through the end of October, CBOE's year-to-date total volume is 561.9 million contracts, which is 46% ahead of the 384.6 million contracts traded through the end
Comdaq Signs Contract With Nepal Stock Exchange

Date 06/11/2006

Following analysis of competitive bids internationally, the Nepal Stock Exchange has signed contracts for the provision of the Comdaq Computerised Trading System to replace their open outcry system. The bid process was managed by Aries Consultancy and financial support is being provided by the Asian Development Bank.
Angela Merkel To Receive Edmond Israel Foundation's Vision For Europe Award

Date 06/11/2006

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, will be this year's recipient of the Edmond Israel Foundation Vision for Europe Award in recognition of her "outstanding contribution to the development of the European Future".
First ETF With An Embedded Capital Protection Feature On Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50® Launched By SGAM Alternative Investments On Euronext Paris

Date 06/11/2006

SGAM Alternative Investments has launched an ETF with embedded capital protection on Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50®. The ETF has been admitted for listing on Euronext today.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – October 2006

Date 06/11/2006

Equity turnover for October was EUR 12,160.90 million; ETF turnover was EUR 8.05 while that for bonds was EUR 3,101.67 million.