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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

Date 16/08/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400, SmallCap 600 and REIT Composite indices: Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASD:CWTR) will replace Western Gas Resources Inc. (NYSE:WGR) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 23. Western Gas is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. S&P REIT Composite constituent Mid-America Apartm
Share Change For Macquarie Infrastructure Group In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 16/08/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Monday, Aug. 21, 2006: Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, SEDOL: 6456942, GICS Code: 20305020), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 2,531,004,517. This change is the result of a distribution-reinvestment plan.
NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Futures Contract Reaches Open Interest Milestone

Date 16/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that open interest in the Henry Hub natural gas swap futures contract surpassed the 3 million contract mark for the first time on August 14. Open interest reached 3, 005,193 contracts.
Natural Gas Exchange (NGX) To Acquire Oxen Inc. And Alberta Watt Exchange

Date 16/08/2006

Natural Gas Exchange Inc. (NGX), a subsidiary of TSX Group Inc., has made an offer to the shareholders of Oxen Inc. (Oxen) to acquire 100% of the shares of Oxen, which owns the Alberta Watt Exchange (Watt-Ex). The principal shareholders of Oxen, who hold approximately 90% of the shares of the company, have agreed to tender their shares to the offer.
July 2006: Borsa Italiana Leader In Europe For Trades On ETFs And Covered Warrants - January-July 2006 Vs January-July 2005 ETF: Contracts +218%, Turnover +132%, SeDeX: Contracts +8%, Turnover +48%

Date 16/08/2006

In the first seven months of 2006 trades on the Exchange Traded Funds of Borsa Italiana confirmed their top levels: with a daily average of 3,268 contracts and 69.5 million euro recorded an increase, on the same period 2005, respectively equal to 218% and 132%.

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - July 2006

Date 16/08/2006

Equity turnover for July was EUR 9,057.02 million; ETF turnover was EUR 7.22 million while that for bonds was EUR 2,760.87 million.
HKEx 2006 Interim Results

Date 16/08/2006

The Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) submit the unaudited consolidated results of HKEx and its subsidiaries (“Group”) for the six months ended 30 June 2006.
Diego Tomás Ruiz Named Executive Director Of The Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 16/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Diego Tomás Ruiz, a long-time business executive with Univision, the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, as its Executive Director.
DGCX Implements SPAN Based Margining And FIX Protocol For Trading Systems

Date 16/08/2006

Keeping in pace with the latest developments in the global market place, DGCX has taken a step further to bring more automation and trading facilities for its members. DGCX has successfully commissioned FIX Gateway and introduced SPAN based margining system for risk management purposes.
CBOT: Swap Futures May Underperform Notes

Date 16/08/2006

The addition of market makers in CBOT swap futures may have come just in time for a contract that may be poised to underperform Treasury futures. While it may be frustrating, there is nothing unusual about the slope of the Treasury curve losing all momentum toward the end of a tightening cycle, as the economy slows. As the expansion wears on, inflation pressures typically appear contained and, as Figure 1 illustrates, most of the recent business cycles have shown similar patterns where the curve