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Shanghai Stock Exchange To Propel Overall Listing

Date 01/03/2007

Governor Geng Liang of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) said at the Shanghai Financial Work Meeting yesterday (February 27) that the SSE, to propel the overall listing pace of domestic companies, would tack active measures to create more favorable systems and market environment for listed companies' merger, acquisition and reorganization. All this will impel further optimization and development of the current listed companies.

Osaka Securities Exchange Trading Overview For February 2007

Date 01/03/2007

OSE announced trading overview (preliminary estimates) in February 2007.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For February 2007 Contract

Date 01/03/2007

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for February 2007 contract is 42,350 yen. On the last trading day, trading for February contract is only settled by offsetting current positions by resale or repurchase based on this final settlement price. Please also note that on the last trading day, only market orders are accepted.

Dow Jones Statement In Response To Letter From House Committee On Financial Services

Date 28/02/2007

Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) today issued the following statement in response to a letter from the House Committee on Financial Services to the New York Stock Exchange and Dow Jones:

UAL Corporation To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning March 8, 2007

Date 28/02/2007

UAL Corporation (Nasdaq:UAUA) of Elk Grove Township, Illinois, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index(r) (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE), and the NASDAQ-100 Ex Technology Index(Nasdaq:NDXX) prior to market open on March 8, 2007. UAL Corporation will replace American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEOS). UAL Corporation will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Nasdaq:QQQQ).

NYMEX Announces Margins For New Catastrophe Risk Futures Contracts

Date 28/02/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin rates for the three new catastrophe risk futures contracts that will begin trading on March 4 for trade date March 5.

Speech By SEC Chairman: Opening Remarks At African American History Month Celebration

Date 28/02/2007

Washington, D.C. February 22, 2007 It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Securities and Exchange Commission's annual celebration of African American History Month. In addition to our employees here, at the Operations Center, and in the SEC's regional and district offices, we have guests in the audience from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and from two outstanding schools, Georgetown University and Catholic University. Thank you for joining us.

NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas Basis Swap Futures Contracts

Date 28/02/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for several of its natural gas basis swap futures contracts at the close of business on March 1.

Standard & Poor’s Announces IWF Change To The S&P Asia50 Index

Date 28/02/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following IWF change in the S&P Asia50 Index. Shinhan Financial Group Company Limited will increase its IWF from 0.8531 to 1 due to a sell down of 19.446 million shares by Korea Deposit Insurance Corp.. The change will become effective after the close of trading on Thursday March 8, 2007.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange FCM Customer Initial Margins

Date 28/02/2007

The following initial and maintenance margins apply to non-participant speculative accounts held with FCMs. Non-participants holding hedge based positions may apply for a hedge exemption under Rule 4E.08. The minimum margin level under the hedge exemption is the clearinghouse margin.