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OMX And The Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Sign Letter Of Intent Regarding Technology Partnership

Date 23/01/2006

OMX, a leading expert in the exchange industry, and the Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges (CASE), the Egyptian Exchange and Exchange Technology group, have today signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish a Joint Venture to offer IT services to the financial markets in Egypt as well as the Middle East and Africa. Final agreements are expected to be signed during Q1 2006.
NYSE Regulation To File Proposed Rule On Business Entertainment Rule With SEC

Date 23/01/2006

New York Stock Exchange Regulation today announced that it will submit a rule filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on proposed principle-based standards that address the obligations of securities firms and individual brokers in connection with business entertainment.
NYBOT Sugar Market Rings Up Big Numbers - New Volume And Open Interest Records In Frantic Trading Day

Date 23/01/2006

The Sugar No. 11sm (symbol SB) market at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) is on a record roll. NYBOT’s largest market became a juggernaut on January 20, 2006, when a record 232,560 total contracts changed hands, smashing the old high of 179,562 contracts set on Jan 26, 2005. New marks went up for futures (153,201 contracts) and options (79,359 contracts). Options open interest also hit an all-time high of 654,712 contracts, as the NYBOT World Sugar price hit its highest level since 1981
NYBOT Announces New Margin Requirements

Date 23/01/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Tuesday, January 24, 2006, new margin requirements apply.
National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited Deliveries For January Contract

Date 23/01/2006

January contracts saw record open interest to deliveries ratio. Out of the 20 commodities delivered on the exchange, 11 commodities saw an open interest to deliveries ratio of above 80%.

NASD Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Changes To Business Entertainment Rule Requirements

Date 23/01/2006

NASD announced today that it is seeking public comment on proposed standards addressing the obligations of securities firms and individual brokers in connection with business entertainment.
KRX 2006 Business Plan

Date 23/01/2006

The 2006 Business Plan of Korea Exchange (KRX) has been designed to achieve the aim of becoming a premier capital market in Northeast Asia under the banner, "Global KRX".
ISE Announces Another Daily Record Trading Volume

Date 23/01/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE), the world's largest equity options exchange, today announced that it set a record for daily trading volume of 4,580,678 equity and index contracts on Friday, January 20, 2006 surpassing the previous record of 3,385,677 contracts set on January 18, 2006.
Irish Stock Exchange Annual Statistical Review 2005

Date 23/01/2006

Click here to download the Irish Stock Exchange's annual statistical review for 2005.
Instinet Launches Cobra Algorithm

Date 23/01/2006

Instinet, a global equities execution agent, today launched Cobra, a stealth ordermanagement algorithm that opportunistically removes portions of liquidity when available, thereby leaving the stock’s spread unchanged. Performing like a seasoned trader, the algorithm will take into account a stock’s historical quoting trends to determine the best execution point, making the trade largely undetectable by the market.