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The New York Stock Exchange Launches NYSE OpenBook Real-Time®

Date 01/05/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today launched NYSE OpenBook Real-Time® , an information tool for investors and market professionals designed to offer customers immediate access to market information, increase the transparency of the NYSE market, and support the implementation of the NYSE Hybrid MarketSM.
Securities And Exchange Commission And PCAOB Announce Panelists For May 10th Roundtable On Second-Year Experiences with Internal Control Reporting And Auditing Provisions

Date 01/05/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced today the panelists for the upcoming roundtable on second-year experiences with the reporting and auditing requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 related to companies’ internal control over financial reporting. The roundtable will feature a broad range of stakeholders involved with internal control reporting — including issuers, auditors, investors, and other interested parties.
OneChicago Reports April Volume - YTD Volume Up 47%

Date 01/05/2006

OneChicago, LLC reported today that 289,131 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in April, about the same amount as in April 2005. Average daily volume (ADV) was 15,217, up 10.2% from last April when there were two additional trading days. Year-to-date volume is up 47% over 2005. Open interest stood at 871,132 contracts April 28.
New Zealand Exchanges Limited Welcomes Macquarie Securities (New Zealand) Limited

Date 01/05/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to advise that Macquarie Securities (New Zealand) Limited (MAQA) will begin trading on the New Zealand markets as an accredited NZX Trading and Advising Firm, and Delivery and Settlement Participant, from Monday 1 May 2006.
New York Mercantile Exchange To Expand Listed Months For Natural Gas Calendar Spread Options

Date 01/05/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will list an option on the October 2007 / January 2008 intermonth spread for natural gas calendar spread options contracts, beginning tomorrow.

New KCBT Volume Records Set For April - KCBT Volume Nearly 58 Percent Ahead For Year

Date 01/05/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade year-to-date volume is running 57.8 percent ahead of last year following active trading in April that brought new April records for the wheat futures contract, the wheat options contract and the exchange as a whole.
Millicom International Cellular S.A. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning May 8, 2006

Date 01/05/2006

Millicom International Cellular S.A. (NASDAQ:MICC) of Luxembourg, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (NASDAQ:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (NASDAQ:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index (NASDAQ: NDXT) prior to market open on Monday, May 8, 2006. Millicom will replace Pixar (NASDAQ:PIXR). Millicom will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM (NASDAQ:QQQQ).
IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank Enters Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 01/05/2006

IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank, part of the Groupe Caisse d’Epargne of France, received DFSA license to operate out of the Dubai International Financial Centre as an authorised firm. A leading player on the capital markets, IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank holds a banking license under French law and offers a combination of optimal security and excellent ratings.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For April 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.4 Million Contracts, Up 35% from April 2005

Date 01/05/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for April 2006 increased 35.2% to 2.4 million contracts as compared to 1.8 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 22.3% to 45.2 million contracts from 37.0 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 01/05/2006

The FEAS April Newsletter, the monthly bulletin, bringing you general secretariat news, Member statistics on stock, bond and other volume comparisons on a monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap, currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been put on the FEAS website. To view click here.