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OMX Launches New Nordic Real-Time Information Products

Date 06/04/2006

As an element in the creation of the Nordic exchange, OMX launches new Nordic real-time information products. The vendors of market information to private investors get real-time prices from the OMX exchanges in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki at the lowest prices in Europe. The change will be implemented in connection with the Nordic list which is launched on October 2.
NYSE Welcomes The Minister Of External Trade Of France, Christine Lagarde - The NYSE Lists 18 French Companies, The Highest Number Of Any Other Country In Continental Europe

Date 06/04/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today was honored to welcome Christine Lagarde, Minister of External Trade of France. Minister Lagarde was escorted on a floor tour during her visit and was met by NYSE Group, Inc. CEO John A. Thain and President & co-COO Catherine R. Kinney.
NYMEX To List Energy Futures Contracts On CME Globex(R) Platform Through 2016 - Establishes Robust Electronic Trading Complement To NYMEX's Open Outcry Platform; CME Globex First Electronic Derivatives Trading Platform With Global Access To All Major Asse

Date 06/04/2006

NYMEX Holdings, Inc., parent company of the preeminent physical futures exchange, and CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, announced today that they have signed a definitive technology services agreement under which CME will become the exclusive electronic trading services provider for NYMEX's energy futures and options contracts. Access to electronic trading of NYMEX products will be available virtually 24 hours a day on the CME Globex(R) electronic trading platform.
New Volume Traded Record In MexDer

Date 06/04/2006

In March 2006, a new trading record was established in MexDer; where the total amount of contracts traded reached 45.5 millions, up 52% over the previous record, registered in June 2003 (29.9 millions of contracts).
NASD Charges A.B. Watley And Former Brokers With Facilitating Mutual Fund Late Trading And Market Timing For Hedge Funds - Firm's President And Executive Vice President Charged With Supervisory Failures

Date 06/04/2006

NASD announced today that it has filed a complaint against A.B. Watley Direct, Inc. (ABW Direct) of New York, and its former registered representatives, Robert Conway and Kenneth Ng, charging them with facilitating late trading and improper market timing of mutual funds on behalf of hedge fund clients.

Joint Statement By The Securities Industry Association And The Bond Market Association

Date 06/04/2006

The boards of directors of the Bond Market Association and the Securities Industry Association voted yesterday endorsing the concept of merging the two associations into a new entity which will more effectively represent the member companies and the industry while enhancing the public’s trust and confidence in the markets. Once the organizational details have been decided, the boards will vote on the merger by June 30th, followed by a vote of the full membership.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Mobile Futures

Date 06/04/2006

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 Friday, 7 April 2006, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
HKEx: Highest Stock Market Turnover In 2006

Date 06/04/2006

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries:
Euronext And Luxembourg Stock Exchange Sign Cooperation Agreement

Date 06/04/2006

The pan-European bourse Euronext and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange today announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding, subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities, that takes cooperation between their markets several steps further.
David Bergers Named District Administrator Of The SEC's Boston Distict Office

Date 06/04/2006

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced the appointment of David Bergers as the District Administrator of the Commission's Boston District Office (BDO). In this position, Bergers will oversee both the enforcement and examination programs in the New England area. He will assume his position immediately. Bergers succeeds Walter Ricciardi who became a Deputy Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement in Washington, D.C. a number of months ago. Bergers, 38, cur