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NYSE Honored To Welcome H.E. Mikheil Saakashvili, President Of Georgia

Date 20/09/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today opened its doors to the Georgia delegation of government officials led by His Excellany Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia.
NYMEX To Offer Physically Delivered WTI - Brent Crude Oil Spread On CME Globex®

Date 20/09/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will offer electronic spread trading functionality between its physically delivered light sweet crude oil and Brent crude oil futures contracts on CME Globex, beginning September 24 for trade date September 25. The new spread functionality, CL:BB, will replace the current spread between the financially settled crude oil futures and Brent crude oil futures. That spread, known as WS:BB, will be delisted from CME Globex at the close of
NYMEX To Change Margins For Financially Settled Electrucity Futures Contracts

Date 20/09/2006

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its financially settled electricity futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort® beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
NYBOT Seat Sale Reaches $1 Million

Date 20/09/2006

A full seat at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, today hit an all-time high of $1 million. The previous record of $950,000 was reached on September 19, 2006.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For August 2006

Date 20/09/2006

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 9,670 points at the end of August, an increase of 243 points from the closing value at the end of July. The weighted index reached 502.7 points at the end of August, an increase of 16.7 points from the closing value at the end of July.

ISE Plans To List Foreign Currency Options - ISE FX Options<SUP>TM </SUP>Offer New Investment Strategy

Date 20/09/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced its intent to create and list new foreign currency options, called ISE FX OptionsTM .
International Swaps And Derivatives Association Response To Call For Evidence - Pre- And Post-Trade Transparency Provisions Of The Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) In Relation To Transactions In Classes Of Financial Instruments Other Tha

Date 20/09/2006

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Commission's call for evidence in advance of its proposed report under article 65(1) MiFID addressing the possible expansion of pre- and post-trade transparency requirements to transactions in classes of financial instruments other than shares.
FTSE RAFI Indexes To Be Used As Basis For World’s First Fundamentally Weighted Sector ETFs

Date 20/09/2006

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) has licensed PowerShares Capital Management LLC to launch a range of innovative Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the award-winning FTSE RAFI Index Series. The license will allow PowerShares to create the world’s first fundamentally weighted sector ETFs. Combining the fundamental methodology created by Research Affiliates (RAFI), and FTSE’s world-class indexing skills, the FTSE RAFI Indexes provide a powerful new approach to measuring the performance of US domestic equities.
French Investment Firm Exane Joins Wiener Börse As A New Trading Member

Date 20/09/2006

The French investment firm, Exane S.A., joined Wiener Börse AG a new trading member as of today. Exane S.A. is the fifth international member to be linked as a direct trading member to Wiener Börse this year. This makes the number of investment firms on Wiener Börse 72 of which 32 are foreign investment banks.
Euronext And Shanghai Stock Exchange Sign MOU For Increased Cooperation

Date 20/09/2006

Euronext, Europe’s leading cross-border exchange, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening the framework for relationships and cooperation for their mutual benefit.