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Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services: Towards A Better Regulated European Capital Market - London Stock Exchange Christmas Lunch, London, 16 December 2005

Date 16/12/2005

Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation to be here today and to Chris Gibson Smith for chairing today's discussion. There is obviously a price for the LSE's popularity and being sought after – i.e. little time, constant pressure, speculation... and the attention of our good friends from the press. Worse still, tea and sympathy are obviously inappropriate offerings at this time of year! We hope the LSE has a more restful Christmas than last year!
CBOT December 2005 Dow Futures Settlements

Date 16/12/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract and the CBOT mini-sized Dow futures contract for the December 2005 expiry will be cash settled today based upon the following special opening quotation (SOQ) as calculated earlier this morning by Dow Jones Global Indexes: CBOT Dow & CBOT mini-sized Dow futures SOQ: 10,92
CBOT December 2005 10-Year Municipal Note Index

Date 16/12/2005

This spreadsheet contains daily prices and yields, as well as descriptive information, of the underlying cash market index and constituent component bonds for the CBOT December 2005 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures contract that will be listed for trading beginning Tuesday, August 2, 2005. This spreadsheet will be updated and available for downloading on a daily basis at the following times: 1) At approximately 3:30 p.m. Chicago time on regular Exchange trading days prior to
CBOE Sets Single-Day Volume Record In S&P 500 Index (SPX) Options - Thursday, December 15 And Friday, December 16 Are Two Of The Busiest Trading Days In CBOE History, Cap Record-Breaking Year

Date 16/12/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that reported volume in options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) at CBOE on Friday, December 16th was 884,985 contracts, setting a new single-day volume record in SPX options. Today's SPX volume surpassed the previous high of 801,974 contracts traded on September 16, 2005.
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad Rule Amendment Permits Higher Speculative Position Limit For Three Month Klibor Futures Contract (“FKB3”)

Date 16/12/2005

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (Bursa Derivatives) today announced an amendment to its Business Rules in relation to the revision of the speculative position limit for Three Month KLIBOR Futures contract (“FKB3”). The amendments represent an increase in the speculative position limit for contracts from the current 2,000 contracts to 5,000 contracts.

Borsa Italiana - Volumes: New Annual High - Both S&P/MIB Index (Since Its Introduction In June 2003) And techSTAR Index Reached New All-Time High

Date 16/12/2005

The volumes' turnover of Borsa Italiana today reached a new annual record of 7.76 billion euros (previous record was set on July, 7th with a total turnover of 7.66 billion euros).
Borsa Italiana - Antitrust Authority: Green Light To MTS Acquisition

Date 16/12/2005

In connection with the approval of the acquisition of control of MTS jointly with Euronext, Borsa Italiana confirms it will continue to timely grant access to the group's post-trading services in an equitable, transparent and non-discriminatory manner and on the basis of criteria and procedure aimed at assuring interoperability, security and equal treatment among market infrastructures, to all subjects who so request and are qualified in accordance with national and community legislation, applic
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Board Of Directors For 2006

Date 15/12/2005

Shareholders of WCE Holdings Inc. elected the Board of Directors for 2006 at the annual meeting held on Wednesday, December 14, 2005. The composition of the Board for 2006 remains unchanged from that of 2005. The Board of Directors of WCE Holdings Inc. also serve as the Board of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE").
WCE Sets New Record Daily Electronic Volume

Date 15/12/2005

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE") recorded its highest daily volume today since WCE converted to an electronic trading platform on December 20, 2004.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Proposes "No Change" In Compensation And Ombudsman Payment Limits - But Consults On Specific Issues

Date 15/12/2005

The Financial Services Authority today published the findings of its review of the compensation and eligibility limits for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for the compulsory jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). In a Consultation Paper published today the FSA is recommending no change to the existing limits (see note 2).