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IDEM Market: New Trading Record On Stock Options Segment

Date 03/02/2006

January 2006 has seen the IDEM market register a new trading record. With a daily average of 63,000 standard contracts, volumes in single stock options were up 20% on January 2005, making it the busiest month ever for the product. This strong increase is attributable to the higher demand from international investors and the increased availability of options to private investors through online trading platforms. Moreover, the further fee discounts applicable to large sized deals on stock options,
ICE Reports Record Futures Volume in January, Nearly 70% Increase In OTC Commissions

Date 03/02/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, today reported record volume in its futures business segment and a strong increase in trading commissions in its over-the-counter (OTC) business for January. New market participants seeking electronic trading of energy contracts in both the futures and OTC market continued to be added in January, increasing market liquidity and traded volumes.
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Announces Revised Margins For H-Shares Index And Petrochina Futures Contracts

Date 03/02/2006

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 Monday, 6 February 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 methodolog
HKEx Composition Changes To Listing Committee

Date 03/02/2006

In February 2005 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published a consultation paper on a new structure for listing decision-making (the Consultation Paper).
Guidelines For The Second Thai Capital Market Master Plan (2006 - 2010)

Date 03/02/2006

Equity Market There will be an acceleration in the market’s size from increasing the supply of small, medium, and large enterprises through more listings on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), and by boosting the number of local institutional investors from 10% to 20% of the total number of investors, making the number of local institutional investors roughly similar to that of their foreign counterparts. This will help adjust the ratio of institutional to retail individua

EEX Trading Results And New Admissions In January - New Record Volume On The Electricity Derivatives Market Of 105,6 TWh

Date 03/02/2006

In January 2006, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) saw a total volume in electricity trading of 113,3 TWh.
DeGroote School Of Business Partners With TSX Group To Establish Capital Markets Research Centre

Date 03/02/2006

The DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and TSX Group Inc. today announced the establishment of the DeGroote-TSX Research Centre in Capital Markets Studies. The centre, to be based at DeGroote in Hamilton, will focus on identifying and researching important emerging issues in the capital markets industry.
CBOT, CBOE, CME, One Chicago To Host Annual Risk Management Conference, March 5 - 8, 2006, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs, Florida

Date 03/02/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®), Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and OneChicago, LLC will host the Risk Management Conference, Sunday, March 5 through Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida.
CBOT Reduces Tick Size In 10-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures

Date 03/02/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today it will reduce the minimum trading increment, otherwise known as a contract’s “tick size,” of its 10-Year Interest Rate Swap futures contact from 1/32 of a price point to one half of 1/32. The change is expected to go into effect on February 12, 2006, for the trade date of February 13, 2006.
By February 2006, The Capitalization Of Russian Companies Traded On The MICEX Stock Exchange Reached 14.5 Trillion Rubles (516 Billion US Dollars)

Date 03/02/2006

The MICEX Stock Exchange has begun to regularly calculate the capitalization of Russian companies’ stocks traded on the Exchange. This is one of key market indicators helping to appraise the market value of a company.