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KCBT Wheat Futures Volume Sets New Annual Record - More Than Two Months Remain To Build On Record

Date 24/10/2005

For the tenth time in 12 years, the Kansas City Board of Trade has set a new annual trading volume record in the hard red winter wheat futures contract. At the conclusion of Friday’s trade 2,893,314 contracts or 14.466 billion bushels had traded thus far in 2005. The previous record was set in 2004, at 2,883,370 contracts or 14.417 billion bushels. More than two months remain in the year to add to the record.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 21.10.2005

Date 24/10/2005

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
HKEx Change Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 24/10/2005

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 28 October 2005 (Friday), China Construction Bank (Stock Code: 939) will be added to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling.
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI(R)) Revises Commodity Weights For 2006

Date 24/10/2005

Goldman Sachs Inc. today announced the 2006 composition and weights for the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI(R)) trading at CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange. The first futures contract to be affected by the change is the February 2006 contract, which is scheduled to be listed on the CME(R) Globex(R) electronic trading platform on Nov. 16, 2005.
FTSE Introduces New Dividend+ Indices

Date 24/10/2005

Two innovative new tradable FTSE indices are now live – FTSE UK Dividend+ and the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe ex UK Dividend+ Index. The two tradable indices have been created in response to the growing demand for higher yielding asset classes. As tradable indices, both are designed to support derivatives products and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). FTSE has already licensed Barclays Global Investors (BGI) to create Exchange Traded Funds on each index.

Eurex Repo Continues Growth In Q3/ 2005 - Most Successful Quarter Since Launch Of Repo Markets/ Market Share Continues To Grow

Date 24/10/2005

The repo markets of the Eurex derivatives exchange continued to grow in Q3. The third-quarter of this year was the most successful quarter to date for Eurex Repo, further strengthening its position as a leading pan-European repo marketplace. According to the current study by the ICMA (International Capital Market Association: European Repo Market Survey, June 2005), Eurex Repo’s market share of German government bonds and jumbo Pfandbriefe now amounts to 48 percent. The market share is calculate
Commencement Of Same Day Trading In Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges

Date 24/10/2005

The same day trading system (Intraday trading) commenced on Thursday 20/10/2005 trading session as a tool to enhance market liquidity. According to this system, the volume of daily transactions made by one investor should not exceed 1/10,000 of the company's listed securities.
Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Deepavali And Hari Raya Aidil Fitri

Date 24/10/2005

Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that the offices of Bursa Malaysia Berhad will be closed in conjunction with the following public holidays : Date Public Holiday
CBOE'S 2005 Year-To-Date Volume Surpasses 2004's Record Total; Three Of The Top Four Busiest Days In CBOE History Occurred During The Week Of October 17-21

Date 24/10/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that 2005 trading volume at CBOE has already surpassed 2004's record annual volume. Through Friday, October 21, CBOE's year-to-date volume stood at 372,002,569 contracts traded, eclipsing last year's all-time record annual volume of 361,086,774 contracts traded. There are still 48 trading days remaining in 2005.Through the first nine months of 2005, CBOE's total trading volume is up 28% over the year-ago levels, with an average daily volu
CBOE To Launch New "Weeklys" On Friday, October 28, 2005 - Short Term Options Based On S&P 500 And S&P 100 Indexes

Date 24/10/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced it will launch a new type of option, "WeeklysSM," on Friday, October 28, 2005.There will be two initial Weekly contracts-one based on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) and one based on the Standard & Poor's 100 Index (OEX). Weeklys were created by CBOE to provide investors with an efficient means to trade options around specific time periods or certain news or events -- such as economic data announcements. CBOE's one-week options will be li