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SFE Announces 2005 Full Year Result

Date 22/02/2006

SFE Corporation Limited, holding company for the Sydney Futures Exchange, today released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2005. The complete Annual Report, including the audited financial statements, has been released to the ASX and is available on the SFE website as set out at the end of this release.

Securities' Clearing And Settlement: Meeting Of European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy And Dr. Alberto Giovannini With Industry Leaders Yesterday

Date 22/02/2006

Yesterday, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, Charlie McCreevy met CEO-level representatives of a group of companies to hear the views of important users of clearing and settlement systems and to discuss possible ways to dismantle barriers to cross-border clearing and settlement. Mr. McCreevy was accompanied by Dr. Alberto Giovannini, who coordinated the preparation of two reports on this subject (

RTS Stock Exchange: Settlement Fees For DVP Transactions To Be Lowered As Of March 1st, 2006

Date 22/02/2006

Effective March 1st, 2006, RTS Group will lower fees for settling DVP transactions in US dollars. The appropriate amendments were made to the new "RTS Settlement Chamber" Rules of Operation.

Open Letter To KCBT Market Participants - KCBT Celebrating 150-Year Anniversary

Date 22/02/2006

To all market participants: This year the Kansas City Board of Trade (“KCBT”) is celebrating its 150- year anniversary. As a part of this celebration, we wish to express our deep appreciation to our market users, both domestic and international, for your confidence and participation over the many years. The KCBT has always prided itself on its mission to provide a marketplace based on the cornerstones of integrity, transparency, liquidity and customer service. We consider

Nymex To Change Intra-Commodity Spread Margins For Bullet Swap Futures Contracts

Date 22/02/2006

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin changes for its WTI bullet and Brent bullet swap futures contracts, as of the close of business today.

New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 22/02/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Feb. 15, 2006 reflecting transactions through Feb. 10, 2006.

NASDAQ And Mergent Launch New Dividend Achievers Index For The Dividend-Focused Investor

Date 22/02/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NASDAQ:NDAQ) and Mergent, Inc., a leading provider of business and financial information on publicly listed companies, today announced the launch of the NASDAQ Dividend AchieversTM Index, a powerful tool for dividend-focused investing.

NASD, MSRB Issue Joint Statement Pledging Cooperation To Harmonize Mutual Fund, 529 Plan Sales Rules - Need For Regulatory Consistency, Investor Protection Cited

Date 22/02/2006

Citing benefits to investors and a desire to foster regulatory consistency, NASD and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) today formally pledged continued cooperation to assure that their respective rules governing mutual fund sales and 529 College Savings Plan sales are harmonized.

KCBT Wheat Futures Margin Change - Margins Raised Due To Increased Volatility

Date 22/02/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility.

KCBT Wheat Futures Break All Previous Single-Day Volume Records

Date 22/02/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures volume on Tuesday, February 21 amounted to 36,088 contracts, exceeding all previous single-day volume records. The previous record of 34,874 contracts was set almost exactly a year ago, on February 22, 2005. Each wheat futures contract represents 5,000 bushels, with trading volume yesterday amounting to 180.44 million bushels.