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The Chicago Board Of Trade 2005 Annual Report Now Available

Date 29/03/2006

Click here to view theChicago Board of Trade’s first annual report as a publicly traded company. Focusing on the numerous accomplishments of the Exchange in 2005, both from a financial and operational perspective, the report describes the Exchange’s business strategy, while highlighting its success as a leader within the global financial services industry.
Testimony Concerning Fostering Accuracy And Transparency In Financial Reporting By Scott A. Taub, Acting Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission - Before The House Financial Services Subcommittee On Capital Markets, Insurance And Governmen

Date 29/03/2006

Chairman Baker, Ranking Member Kanjorski, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") concerning the Commission's ongoing efforts to improve the transparency, accuracy and utility of financial disclosures. My name is Scott A. Taub and I am the Acting Chief Accountant for the SEC. With help from the approximately 55 others in my office, I serve as the primary adviser to the
Share Change In S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 29/03/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Wednesday April 5, 2006: Okasan Holdings Inc (Japan, SEDOL: 6657949, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40203020) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 10,350,000 to 208,214,969 due to the public offering and private placement.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas And Related Futures Contracts

Date 29/03/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin changes for its natural gas, NYMEX miNYTM natural gas, Henry Hub swing swap, Henry Hub swap, and Henry Hub penultimate swap futures contracts, as of the close of business on March 30.
NYBOT Announces Good Friday Schedule

Date 29/03/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedule for the 2006 Good Friday holiday:

New Member virt-x - Start Of Trading Activities - Knight Equity Markets International Limited

Date 29/03/2006

Knight Equity Markets International Limited will start trading as a virt-x Member as from Friday 31 March 2006.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 29 March 2006

Date 29/03/2006

At its meeting on 29 March, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in SeaBird Exploration, Navamedic and Dolphin Interconnect Solutions to listing on Oslo Børs. At the same meeting the Board also resolved to impose a violation charge of NOK 100,000 on Fondsfinans for a breach of the Stock Exchange Regulations and Trading Rules in connection with an order entered into the Oslo Børs trading system.
March 2006 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.47% Gain In MARCH, European

Date 29/03/2006

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.47% in MARCH, closing at 11154.54. Stock market indexes in Europe and globally rose, while indexes in Asia were down in MARCH, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.
Japan's Financial Services Agency: Bills For New Legislative Framework For Investor Protection - "Financial Instruments and Exchange Law"

Date 29/03/2006

Click here to download details of Japan's Financial Services Agency new legislative framework for investor protection - "Financial Instruments and Exchange Law".
IWF Changes for Infineon Technologies AG And Standard Chartered In The S&P European Indices

Date 29/03/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 31st March 2006: Infineon Technologies AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5889505, GICS: Information Technology, GICS: Code 45301020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.8177 to 1. This is following the sale of the entire stake held by Siemens AG.