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Dubai International Financial Exchange Announces Opening Date, Signs Contract For Trading Platform With AtosEuronext

Date 23/02/2005

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) announced today that it plans to open for trading on September 26th, 2005.
Court Hearings Conclude; eSpeed Has No Patent Infringement Case Against OMX Technology

Date 23/02/2005

As announced in 2003, OMX Technology in its capacity as software supplier to BrokerTec, a US electronic fixed income marketplace, is among those that eSpeed has sued in a US court for alleged patent infringement. The district court hearings are now concluded and resulted in, among other things, that the patent infringement case against OMX Technology would not be tried. This means that OMX Technology faces no liability claims.
CBOT Ag Contracts Climb To New Daily Volume Records - Corn, Soybean And Wheat Futures Shatter Previous Highs

Date 23/02/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that CBOT Corn, Soybean and Wheat futures contracts each eclipsed prior trading volume records to set new all-time highs on Tuesday, February 22.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Warns Firms On OTC Credit Derivatives Administration

Date 22/02/2005

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has told the chief executives of major participants in the UK OTC credit derivatives market that it is their responsibility to ensure that their firm has back office systems and controls capable of keeping pace with the growth in their OTC credit derivatives business.
Tokyo Grain Exchange Signs Contract With Patsystems To Create Continuous Market For Rice Futures Contracts

Date 22/02/2005

The Tokyo Grain Exchange announced that TGE entered into a contract with Patsystems to develop a next generation of continuous trading platform for rice futures contract which is under consideration. This is TGE’s first attempt to design a continuous market for futures trading.

Statement Of SEC Chairman William H. Donaldson

Date 22/02/2005

Statement of SEC Chairman William Donaldson concerning the IRS's announcement today regarding its executive stock option settlement initiative:
SMARTS System To Improve Market Credibility And Convenience At The Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 22/02/2005

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), one of the largest commodity futures exchanges in the world has signed an agreement with SMARTS Pty Ltd for the SMARTS real-time market surveillance system. The system will be used for TOCOM's commodities futures and options markets. SMARTS is expected to be integrated into TOCOM by June 2005 by NTT Data, system integrator of TOCOM's trading engine. I n response to increasing competition among local and international exchanges it is instructive to see market
Six New iShares ETFs To Start In The XTF Segment On Xetra; First ETF On Chinese Index Available For Trading In Germany/ XTF Segment With Larg-Est Selection Of International ETFs

Date 22/02/2005

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds. Starting Tuesday, February 22, six new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issued by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) will be available for trading in XTF. This also includes the first ETF on a Chinese index that can be traded via a stock exchange in Germany. Also, BGI is offering the iShares DJ Euro STOXX MidCap and the iShares DJ Euro STOXX SmallCap, the first ETFs on European small and midcap indexes in the XTF segme
Securities And Exchange Commission Seeks Feedback And Announces Date Of Roundtable On Implementation Of Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Control Provisions

Date 22/02/2005

On Feb. 7, 2005, the Commission announced that it would host a roundtable discussion and would solicit written feedback regarding the experiences of registrants, accounting firms and others in implementing the new internal control requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. See Press Release 2005-13. Today the Commission announced that the roundtable will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, in the William O. Douglas Room at Commission headquarters, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
NYBOT To Offer Groundbreaking Ethics Classes

Date 22/02/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the development of the first and only online ethics course specifically designed for futures exchanges.