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The Options Clearing Corporation Announces Options Trading Volume Surpasses Last Year's Annual Record

Date 28/11/2005

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced on October 25 that the total number of options traded for the year reached 1,184,267,123 contracts yesterday, passing the annual volume record set last year of 1,182,040,096 contracts. This also represents a 26.3% increase over the same point last year.
The Option Revolution Accelerates As Superderivatives Releases A New Cutting-Edge Version Of Its Award-Winning SD-FX Pricing System

Date 28/11/2005

SuperDerivatives?, the benchmark system for options and the leading provider of option pricing, trading and risk management systems, has released a new, even more powerful version of its multi-award winning SD-FX™ pricing platform.
Thai Bourse Adjusts Rules Monitoring Listed Firms’ Executives

Date 28/11/2005

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) Board of Governors has incorporated its blacklist rule into its listing requirements so that the SET’s rules regarding those unsuited to be listed companies’ executives would be more in line with those of the SEC.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

Date 28/11/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: S&P MidCap 400 constituent Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE:MUR) will replace Nextel Communications Inc. (NASD:NXTL) in the S&P 500 on a date to be announced. Nextel is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Sprint Corp. (NYSE:FON) in a deal that is pending final approvals. Sprint will replace Nextel in the S&P 100, and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE:WFR) will replace Mur
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Index

Date 28/11/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600: Brightpoint Inc. (NASD:CELL) will replace Action Performance Companies Inc. (NYSE:ATN) after the close of trading on Thursday, December 1. Action Performance is being acquired by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (NYSE:TRK) and S&P MidCap 400 constituent International Speedway Corp. (NASD:ISCA) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. South Jersey Industries Inc. (NYSE:SJI) wil

SEC: Three Federated Investors, Inc. Affiliates To Pay $72 Million To Settle Market Timing And Late Trading Charges - Federated Investment Management Company And Federated Securities Corp. Charged With Fraud

Date 28/11/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that three affiliates of one of the country’s largest mutual fund managers have agreed to pay $72 million to settle charges they harmed long-term mutual fund shareholders by allowing undisclosed market timing and late trading by favored clients and an employee. The firms are affiliated with Federated Investors, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, and perform services for the Federated mutual fund complex.
S&P And MSCI BARRA Announce Revisions To The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®)

Date 28/11/2005

MSCI Barra and Standard & Poor’s, the leading providers of global indices and benchmark-related products and services, announced today the results of their annual review of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) structure. The review is intended to ensure that the GICS structure continues to appropriately represent the global equity markets and, thereby, enables asset owners, asset managers and investment research specialists to make consistent global comparisons by industry. The GI
Presentation Of Austrian Blue-Chip Companies And Wiener Börse In New York

Date 28/11/2005

Already for the third time, Wiener Börse and its leading companies will be presenting themselves in the international financial center of New York: On November 28, Wiener Börse's management and company officials will meet US investors and analysts in the Waldorf Astoria hotel in an effort to convince them of the benefits of the Austrian stock market.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Provide Sector Index Market Data Via Thomson Financial

Date 28/11/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that its subsidiary, the Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT), will distribute proprietary PHLX Sector Index and PBOT market data to customers of Thomson Financial, including their Thomson One workstation, via the PBOT Market Data Distribution Network.
October 2005 CBOT Monthly Interest Rate Update: A Global Trading Summary

Date 28/11/2005

This bulletin provides a text summary and graphical illustration of the monthly trading highlights of the CBOT’s U.S. Treasury and Federal Funds complex.