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Nymex To Extend Contract Months For Six Natural Gas Basis Swaps Futures Contracts

Date 18/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will extend the contract months listed for six of its natural gas basis swap futures contracts to 60 months from 36 months on its NYMEX ClearPort® electronic trading and clearing platform, beginning on August 22.
Nymex Introduces Inter-Exchange Arbitrage Transaction For Its Crude Oil Futures Contract

Date 18/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today introduced Inter-Exchange Arbitrage (IXA), a method for processing trades of its light, sweet crude oil futures contract against Brent crude oil futures contracts held on other exchanges.
Nymex And CIO Recognized By CIO Magazine

Date 18/08/2005

CIO Magazine honored the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., on its Bold 100 list, and Samuel Gaer, NYMEX chief information officer, was named on the publication's CIO 100 list for 2005.
Managing The Dynamics Of Growth - A Major Forum Announced By London School Of Economics And HKEx

Date 18/08/2005

On Friday 9 September, Hong Kong will host a gathering of speakers to discuss Managing the Dynamics of Growth. This Asia Forum has been organised by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in partnership with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx).
Free Float Share Increase For Chengde Xinxin Vanadium & Titanium In The S&P/CITIC 300 Indices

Date 18/08/2005

Standard & Poor’s and CITIC Securities will make the following change in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Friday August 19th, 2005. Chengde Xinxin Vanadium & Titanium Co.,Ltd. (China, Exchange Ticker: SH600357, SEDOL: 6543651, GICS Code: 15104050), a member of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index, will increase its free float shares from 200,000,000 to 214,000,000. This change is due to the lifting of trade restrictions on the shares being added. The free float will be

CME Expands Commodity Product Complex With Launch Of First Electronically Traded, Cash-Settled Butter Futures Contract - Modern Dairy Markets LLC To Serve As Market Maker

Date 18/08/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced that it will launch futures for a new dairy contract, CME Cash-Settled Butter(TM). The new contracts are scheduled to begin trading on Monday, September 19, 2005, and will be the exchange's first dairy futures contract to trade exclusively on the CME(R) Globex(R) electronic trading platform. To help ensure liquidity and a continuous, transparent and competitive market in this new contract, CME has selected Modern Dairy Markets LLC as a mark
Another New Seat Record At NYBOT

Date 18/08/2005

A full membership seat the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) today sold for $375,000, a new all-time high. The new record replaces the previous high of $360,000, set on August 3, 2005.
The Trading Volume On FORTS Reached Its Historic Maximum And Exceeded 4,5 Billion Rubles

Date 17/08/2005

According to the results of the trading session on August 16, 2005, total trading volume on FORTS reached its historic maximum and equaled 4,6 billion rubles (162 million dollars). The new record went beyond the previous one, which was set on August 3, 2005, by 34,5% (3 , 41 billion rubles).
Thai Listed Companies Record Nearly THB250 Bln. In H1/2005 Profits, Up 22%

Date 17/08/2005

Listed companies on the SET and mai announced a total of THB248.88 bln. (approx. USD6.07 bln.) worth of profits in H1/2005, accounting for an overall 22% year-on-year increase. The top 3 industry groups with the highest net profits are Resources, Financials, and Property & Construction. Meanwhile the Agro & Food Industry recorded the highest net profit growth at nearly 90%.
RTS Stock Exchange: The Trading Volume On The Classic Market Reached Its Maximum Value For The Past Year

Date 17/08/2005

By the end of the trading session on August 16, 2005, a new record in total trading volume for the past year was set on the Classic Market – 64,8 million dollars. The previous record in turnover per day on the Classic Market was set on April 22, 2004, and amounted to 72,8 million US dollars.