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CME Sets Record As Open Interest Exceeds 40 Million Positions

Date 28/02/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today reported that it had achieved an open interest record on Monday, Feb. 27, with more than 40 million positions open, excluding Total Return Asset Contracts(R) (TRAKRS) and CME Economic Auctions. Open interest is the number of contracts that have been opened with either a purchase or sale, but not closed with an offsetting transaction.
CESR: Agenda For The Open Hearing On Possible Implementing Measures Of The Transparency Directive

Date 28/02/2006

Click here to download the agenda for the Open Hearing on possible implementing measures of the Transparency Directive (Ref: CESR/06-094).
CanDeal Adds Desjardins Securities To Its Group Of Premier Liquidity Providers

Date 28/02/2006

CanDeal, Canada's leader in dealer to institutional investor online debt securities trading, is pleased to announce that Desjardins Securities, the securities brokerage arm of the Desjardins Group has agreed to a multi-year commitment to join the CanDeal marketplace.
Warsaw SE Main Indices Set New Closing High

Date 27/02/2006

The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG, all share index, closed at a new high of 40 073,44. The previous closing high was 39 793,98 on February 24, 2006.
UK's Financial Services Authority: Fraud Attacks Force Firms To Improve Risk Management

Date 27/02/2006

The FSA's Fraud Governance report, published today, found that the larger financial firms, driven by mounting fraud losses, have taken steps to strengthen their fraud management capabilities. But these improvements are relatively recent and firms can go further to protect themselves and their customers from fraud.

Two New Exchange Traded Funds Based On Nasdaq Indexes Are Under Development

Date 27/02/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement with First Trust Advisors L.P. to launch two new exchange traded funds (ETFs), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Fund (NASDAQ:QQEW) and the NASDAQ-100 Technology Fund (NASDAQ:QTEC), which will be based on the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted IndexSM (Symbol:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Technology IndexSM (Symbol:NDXT), respectively. The ETFs will be managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. and listed on NASDAQ®.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of February 27, 2006

Date 27/02/2006

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Number Of Orders And Executions

Date 27/02/2006

Current Number of Orders and Executions Date
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For February 2006

Date 27/02/2006

As of mid-February, short interest in 2,746 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 5,648,922,450 shares compared with 5,736,897,275 shares in 2,743 National Market issues for the month of January.
Statement By Securities And Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox Concerning Subpoenas Of Journalists

Date 27/02/2006

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox issued the following statement in response to media reports over the weekend that the agency had "ordered columnists at two Dow Jones publications to provide information about conversations that they had with stock traders and analysts": The issuance of a subpoena to a journalist which seeks to compel production of his or her notes and records of conversations with sources is highly unusual. Until the appearance of media reports this weekend, neither the Chair