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Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Of Interest Rate Etc. Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 19 May 2006

Date 12/05/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 19 May 2006, responding to the release of a GDP figure at 8:50am.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 12/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday May 12, 2006: Pan-Global Energy Inc. (TSXVN:PIE) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange resulting from an offer to purchase from Pearl Exploration & Production Ltd. (TSXVN:PXX).
Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index

Date 12/05/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ(R)") (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index(R) (Nasdaq: NBI), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, May 22, 2006.
Presentation By HKEx Chief Executive At The China And Global Capital Markets: Conference 2006

Date 12/05/2006

Click here to download the presentation by HKEx Chief Executive Paul Chow on How Mainland Listings Changed the Landscape of the Hong Kong Securities Market at the China and Global Capital Markets: Conference 2006.
NextTrack Worth Nearly €40 Billion In Assets Under Management - Private Investors Account For 50% Of All Transactions

Date 12/05/2006

NextTrack, Euronext’s market segment for trackers and structured funds, is worth nearly €40 billion in assets under management. First launched in 2001, NextTrack has seen spectacular growth in trackers trading, making it a European leader in the field, with private investors now accounting for 50% of all transactions.

New York Mercantile Exchange To Change Margins For Some Metals Futures Contracts

Date 12/05/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its gold, copper and palladium futures contracts, effective at the close of business on Monday.
Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Statistical Report

Date 12/05/2006

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly statistical report.
London Stock Exchange: Return To Shareholders Of Approximately £510 Million - Results Of Court Hearing

Date 12/05/2006

London Stock Exchange plc (the "Exchange") announces that the Court today sanctioned the Scheme of Arrangement relating to the return of approximately £510 million to shareholders (the "Return").
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund Options (IWM) Set New Volume Record At CBOE Today - 636,006 IWM Contracts Change Hands On Friday, May 12

Date 12/05/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that, for the second day in a row, volume in options on the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM) set a new record, with 636,006 contracts (130,367 calls and 505,639 puts) trading at CBOE today. This beats the new record set yesterday, when 335,196 IWM contracts traded at CBOE, topping the previous record of 320,834 contracts, set on October 12, 2005.Open interest in IWM options stood at 5,647,213 contracts at the start of trading this morning.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Life Futures

Date 12/05/2006

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 16 May 2006, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.