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NYMEX To Change Position Limits For Copper Futures Contract

Date 03/11/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced yesterday that it will increase the spot month position limit for its copper futures contract to 400 contracts from 250 contracts, effective at the close of business Thursday, November 2.
Inclusion Of Telstra 3 To The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 03/11/2006

On October 9, 2006, the Australian Government formally announced the public sale of 2.15 billion shares in Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Telstra). The widely anticipated sale has been formally detailed in the Telstra 3 share offer prospectus, allowing Standard & Poor’s and the Australian Index Committee to formally detail the treatment of Telstra 3 installment receipts within the S&P/ASX indices, including the S&P/ASX 50.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas Basis, Swing Swap Futures Contracts

Date 03/11/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will change margins for its natural gas basis swap and swing swap futures contracts, beginning today.
NYSE Group, Inc. Issues Combined Report On Monthly Transaction Volume For October 2006

Date 03/11/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today reported October 2006 transaction volume in all securities traded by NYSE Group. This report represents the NYSE Group monthly volume release issued on a combined basis for NYSE and NYSE Arca.
ICE Reports Record Volume And Commissions For October - ICE Futures ADV Increases 157% For Tenth Consecutive Record Month;OTC Average Daily Commissions Up 159%

Date 03/11/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, yesterday reported record volume during the month of October. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE Futures, ICE’s London-based regulated futures subsidiary, set a record for the tenth consecutive month at 471,268 contracts, an increase of 157.3% over ADV in October 2005. Average daily commissions in ICE’s over-the-counter (OTC) business segment in October increased 158.8% over October 2005, to $849,454.

Euronext.liffe Commodities - Monthly Volume Records October 2006

Date 03/11/2006

Euronext.liffe Market Rapeseed Future - 32,392 Wheat Milling Futures - 70,719 Wheat Milling Options - 13,451 Euro/US Dollar Options - 234,853
Alexander Cohen Named SEC Deputy General Counsel

Date 03/11/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the selection of Alexander F. Cohen to serve as the agency's Deputy General Counsel for Legal Policy and Administrative Practice. Mr. Cohen will be joining Andrew N. Vollmer, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Adjudication.
CBOT Agricultural Complex Surpasses One Million In Trading Volume And Sets A New All-Time Record - CBOT Full-Sized Gold Futures Contract Continues To Achieve New Record Levels Of Open Interest

Date 03/11/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) (NYSE: BOT) today announced its Agricultural futures and options complex exceeded one million in trading volume yesterday and set a new all-time volume record. The new record of 1,006,014 contracts surpassed the previous high of 929,546 contracts set on October 6, 2006.
SWX Swiss Exchange: The Shares Of Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding Ltd (SANN) Open At CHF 90.20

Date 03/11/2006

Today, the shares of Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding Ltd, a Swiss specialty pharmaceutical company, were traded in the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. Yesterday, i.e. on Thursday, an issue price of CHF 90 was determined, which is in the middle of the previously specified price range of CHF 85 to CHF 100. The opening price on the SWX was CHF 90.20. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 265.6 million (excl. greenshoe). Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding Ltd
London & Capital Appoints American Stock Exchange As Calculation Agent For The MarketGrader Enhanced Indices

Date 03/11/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) and London & Capital, a boutique, UK-based asset manager, today announced its appointment of the Amex as exclusive calculation agent for the MarketGrader Indices, beginning with MarketGrader 40 Index, one of the first merit-based equity indices available in the UK.