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  • SWX Swiss Exchange Introduces New Classification Standard For Industries And Sectors

    Date 16/11/2005

    SWX indices will be adopting Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) sector definitions with effect from 3 January 2006. ICB is jointly owned by Dow Jones & Co. and the FTSE Group. The international renown enjoyed by FTSE and Dow Jones indices means that ICB is recognised as the global standard. The ICB structure is already used by the NASDAQ, NYSE, London Stock Exchange, Euronext, STOXX, Hang Seng, Russell, Dow Jones Wilshire, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and SmartMoney.

  • Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

    Date 16/11/2005

    Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Thursday, November 17, 2005: The shareholders of Terasen Inc. (TSX:TER) have approved the acquisition of the company by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP). The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite, the S&P/TSX Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX MidCap the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities, the Provisional S&P/TSX Composite and the Provisional S&P/TSX Mi

  • Open Interest In USD/RUB Futures In The MICEX Derivatives Market Section Exceeds 700 000 Contracts

    Date 16/11/2005

    On November 14, 2005 the open interest in futures on USD/RUB exchange rate in the MICEX Derivatives Market Section has exceeded 700 000 contracts (700 million US dollars in notional value) and amounted to 706 390 contracts. This is a new record figure since 2000. The level of 600 000 contracts was reached only three weeks ago, on October 25, 2005.

  • NYSE: Settlement of Higgins Litigation - Special Membership Bulletin From Marsh Carter And John Thain

    Date 16/11/2005

    We are pleased to announce that a settlement has been reached between the NYSE and the ten Members who sued to enjoin the vote currently underway on our merger with Archipelago. The settlement will allow the vote to go forward as planned on December 6 and, assuming you approve the merger, to close the transaction as early in 2006 as possible.

  • NYSE Seat Sale Marks New Historic Record High - Breaks Recently Set All-Time Record

    Date 16/11/2005

    A seat sold today on the New York Stock Exchange for $3,250,000, marking a new historic high over the previous record sale of $3,025,000 set on Nov. 14, 2005. Today’s sale also represents an increase of $225,000 from the last record sale of Nov. 14, 2005, when a seat sold for $3,025,000.