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Tokyo Stock Exchange Board Report - July, 2006

Date 17/08/2006

1. Organizational Structure of Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
Three Months Of Mutual Funds Trading On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange - Riess Strikes Positive Interim Balance

Date 17/08/2006

After three months of trading with mutual funds, Deutsche Börse has struck a positive interim balance: “Since the launch of trading with mutual funds on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the segment has performed very well,” said Rainer Riess Managing Director Stock Market Business Development. “At its peak, order book turnover reached a market share of 35 percent, with the average totaling 25 percent most recently.” On 19 May, Deutsche Börse launched trading with around 2,600 actively managed mutua
Thailand’s Alternative Market Posts THB12.88 Billion In Listed Firms’ Sales

Date 17/08/2006

Thailand’s Market for Alternative Investment (mai) announced a net profit of THB 649 million (approx. USD 17.08 million) for 37 listed companies, with 8 recording over 100% profit growth. H1/2006 overall results included THB 12,878 million (approx. USD 338.89 million) in sales, up 11% y-o-y.
SFE Half-Year Results

Date 17/08/2006

Following the merger of SFE Corporation Limited (SFE) and Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) with effect from 12 July 2006, SFE is no longer a listed company and therefore will not publish separate financial results. The information presented here is intended to assist analysts and investors in the merged ASX.
SEC Charges Former Officers Of Military Body Armor Supplier With Financial Fraud

Date 17/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing of securities fraud charges against Dawn M. Schlegel and Sandra L. Hatfield, two former officers of DHB Industries, Inc., a major supplier of body armor to the United States military and law enforcement agencies. The SEC alleges that Schlegel, DHB's former Chief Financial Officer, and Hatfield, DHB's former Chief Operating Officer, routinely overstated the value of the company's inventory and directed the booking of numerous fraud

Program Trading Averaged 29.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 7-11

Date 17/08/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Aug. 7-11.
NYSE Lists Latest Barclays iPath<SUP>SM</SUP> - New Securities Based On Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Index Began Trading - New Securities Based On Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Index Began Trading

Date 17/08/2006

The New York Stock Exchange began trading Barclays Bank PLC’s newest iPathSM Exchange Traded Notes (iPathSM ETNs) linked to the performance of the Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return Index under the symbol OIL, on August 16.
NYMEX To Extend Contract Months For Natural Gas Basis Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 17/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will extend the contract months for 32 natural gas basis swap futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort beginning on August 20 for trade date August 21. Trading in these contracts is available for the 36 consecutive months but will be extended to 72 consecutive months. The listing schedule will be the same as the natural gas futures contract, which currently trades out to December 2011 and will add 12 new contract months fo
NYBOT Announces Synthetic Prices Used To Margin FCOJ Positions

Date 17/08/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, announced today that in accordance with its New York Clearing Corporation (NYCC) rules, it will utilize an alternate price for purposes of margining outstanding positions at the clearing member level for today, August 17, 2006.
ISE Announces Successful MidPoint Match(TM) Trading Simulation - Over 34 Million Shares Traded

Date 17/08/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced the successful results of its first MidPoint Match(TM) trading simulation. MidPoint Match is the introductory product of the ISE Stock Exchange LLC, slated for launch in September. Over 34 million shares changed hands during the one-hour session, which took place yesterday after the market's close and was open to all approved users of the ISE Stock Exchange.