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ASX To Introduce FIX Standard To Market Data Services

Date 24/02/2006

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) will introduce low-latency market data services in 2006, based on the FIX (financial information exchange) protocol. ASX has selected the CameronFIX Market Data Server platform to support these new market data services, coinciding with the migration of equities trading across to ASX’s new integrated trading system in October 2006.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Number Of Orders And Executions

Date 23/02/2006

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SuperDerivatives Releases Powerful New Functionality To Its Commodity Clients

Date 23/02/2006

SuperDerivativesÒ, the benchmark system for options and the leading provider of option pricing, trading and risk management systems, has released a new version of its state-of-the-art SD-CM™ commodity option pricing platform. The new release is based on feedback that was received from its vast client base in the energy and the metal sectors.

Speech by SEC Commissioner Cynthia A. Glassman: Remarks Before The Tenth Annual Conference On SEC Regulation Outside The United States,

Date 23/02/2006

Speech by SEC Commissioner: Remarks before the Tenth Annual Conference on SEC Regulation Outside the United States by Commissioner Cynthia A. Glassman U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission London, England February 23, 2006 The Securities and Exchange Commission, as a matter o

Share Change For Macquarie Airports In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 23/02/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Monday Feb. 28, 2006: Macquarie Airports (Australia, SEDOL: 6543628, GICS Code: 20305010), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,642,413,182. This change is the result of a distribution reinvestment plan.

Program Trading Averaged 58.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 13-17

Date 23/02/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 13-17.

NYMEX To Change Margins On Petroleum Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 23/02/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin changes for its NYMEX ClearPortClearPort® petroleum product and spread futures contracts, as of the close of business tomorrow.

Nymex To Change Margins For Aluminum Futures Contract

Date 23/02/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin changes for its aluminum futures contract, beginning at the close of business on Monday, February 27.

NSX Signs Joint Venture Agreement For New Derivatives Exchange

Date 23/02/2006

NSX Limited (ASX: NSX) announces that NSX Limited has entered into a Joint Venture agreement with COM-AGEX ASIA. The purpose of the joint venture is to establish an international derivatives exchange to service the needs of the region.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Memberships Sold At Record Level

Date 23/02/2006

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) announced that on February 21st four memberships sold at an all time high of $35,000 each. The previous record high selling price was set on September 28, 2001 at $34,500. MGEX membership grants the owner trading privileges, voting rights and reduced trading fees. Membership seats are also seen as an investment opportunity. Membership values tend to fluctuate, often reflecting opportunities at the Exchange and within the industry.