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CME Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 21/11/2005

All times are Central time. Wednesday, Nov. 23 All pit trading of CME commodity futures, interest rate and foreign exchange products closes at 12:00 noon.   Commodity options close at 12:02 p.m. CME equity and GSCI products traded on the trading floor follow a normal schedule.

Closing Of The Acquisition Of MTS By Borsa Italiana And Euronext

Date 21/11/2005

Euronext, the pan-European exchange and Borsa Italiana, the Italian securities and derivatives markets organisation, are pleased to announce that following the creation of their common 51:49 joint venture, majority owned by Euronext, they have achieved last Friday evening the closing of the acquisition of 51% of the capital of Società per il Mercato dei Titolidi Stato S.p.A. (“MTS”). The joint venture, called MBE Holding, will be alternatively chaired by Euronext and Borsa Italiana and will init

CHX Holdings Response To Reports On Outside Group Taking Ownership Stake

Date 21/11/2005

In response to published reports that it is in discussions with an outside group to take an ownership stake in CHX Holdings, Inc., the parent company of the Chicago Stock Exchange, CHX Holdings announced on Friday November 18: While we are always interested in pursuing relationships that would be in the best interest of our shareholders, it is our policy not to comment on specific rumors.

China Nature Adopts FTSE Xinhua Indices To Launch First Ever Core-Satellite Fund In China

Date 21/11/2005

FTSE Xinhua Index (FXI), the leading China index provider, and China Nature Asset Management Co., Ltd (China Nature), have signed a licensing agreement to launch the first core-satellite fund- China Nature Core-Satellite fund in China on Nov.21, 2005.

CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Self-Regulation And Self-Regulatory Organizations

Date 21/11/2005

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved for publication in the Federal Register a Request for Comments on self-regulation and self-regulatory organizations (SROs) in the U.S. futures industry.

Carnegie Investment Bank AB Becomes Member Of The Vilnius Stock Exchange

Date 21/11/2005

Following the approval of the Management Board of the Vilnius Stock Exchange (VSE), Carnegie Investment Bank AB Finnish branch becomes VSE member as of November 21, 2005.

American Stock Exchange Reports Decrease In Short Interest

Date 21/11/2005

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 871,088,487 shares as of the November 15, 2005 settlement date, an decrease of 9,797,031 from the 880,885,518 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-October. The November figure represents trades through November 9, 2005.

Adjustment Of OMXH25 Index Due To The Split In Kone Oyj

Date 21/11/2005

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Kone Oyj decided on November 21, 2005 on a stock split. Each old share will be split into two new shares (2:1).

BBC Reports That Secretary General & CEO Of Tehran Stock Exchange Has Resigned

Date 19/11/2005

According to a report by the BBC, the Secretary General and CEO of the Tehran Stock Exchange, Dr Hossein Abdoh Tabrizi, has resigned.

Watos Corea Joins KOSDAQ Listing

Date 18/11/2005

Watos Corea was approved for listing on the KOSDQ market. Watos Corea began trading on November 15, 2005.