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Archipelago Holdings Appoints Former Fidelity Capital Markets COO Matthew Gelber Managing Director, Options - Gelber To Head Archipelago's Newly-Acquired Options Business

Date 07/01/2005

Archipelago Holdings, Inc., operator of the Archipelago Exchange(SM) (ArcaEx(R)), the world's first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange, today announced the appointment of former Fidelity Capital Markets Chief Operating Officer Matthew Gelber to the position of Managing Director. In Gelber's new role, he will be responsible for driving Archipelago's options business and will initially be charged with managing the integration of the newly acquired PCX's options exchange.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange: Feed Wheat Futures Continue To Set Record Lows

Date 06/01/2005

Feed wheat futures prices at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange closed out the month of December at new record lows. The March 2005 futures contract closed at $79.50 per metric tonne on December 31, a drop of $7.40 per metric tonne from the closing price on November 30 and down more than 50 percent from the contract high of $161.00 on June 15, 2004. Reasons for the continued decline in feed wheat prices include a very large percentage of the wheat crop in western Canada grading at feed quality due
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Volume And Open Interest End 2004 With Increases

Date 06/01/2005

Trading in futures contracts on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. during December 2004 ended the month 24.6% higher than the volumes recorded a year ago and 44.6% higher than volumes recorded last month. There were 209,946 futures contracts traded during the month.
US Internal Revenue Service Ruling For OneChicago Market Makers

Date 06/01/2005

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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On Four New Susquehanna Investment Group (SIG) Indices - “ Trading To Begin On Monday, January 10”

Date 06/01/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on four innovative SIG Indices on Monday, January 10. The launch of these SIG indices follow the successful launch of the SIG Steel Producers Index (STQSM) on Dec. 22, 2004. SIG will be the specialist for the new indices listed below.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Year-End And December Volume“ - PHLX Equity Options And Sector Index Options Volumes Increase In 2004 ”

Date 06/01/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today an increase in yearly volume for equity options and sectors index options.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Revised Rules On Ad Hoc Publicity

Date 06/01/2005

From 1 July 2005, ad hoc publicity on the SWX Swiss Exchange will be governed by revised provisions (Art. 72 Listing Rules [LR]). The Admission Board of the SWX adopted the new rules on 30 September 2004. The purpose of the revision is to take account of the practice of the SWX and adjust some of the phraseology. Details are governed by the Ad hoc Publicity Directive (AhPD). Other details will be set out in a Commentary.
Statement By New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Regarding Disclosure Of Clinical Trials And Research

Date 06/01/2005

Today's acknowledgment by the pharmaceutical industry that it must work towards achieving greater transparency, particularly through the complete disclosure of clinical trials data, is a positive step toward providing important and necessary information to doctors and the public.
Share Increase For Portugal Telecom (ADR) And Treatment Of Alcan Inc. (US) Spin-off In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 06/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices: Portugal Telecom SGPS (ADR) (Portugal, NYSE: PT, CUSIP: 737273102, Sedol : 2696076) shares will decrease in the S&P ADR Indices by 87,799,950 shares to 1,166,485,050, effective at the close of business on Monday, January, 10, 2005. The share decrease comes at the cancellation of common shares after a company buy-back program. Alcan Inc. (US) (Canada, NYSE: AL, CUSIP: 013716121, Sedol: 2013192), a constituent of the S&P
Senior Management Changes Follow Completion Of Euroclear Corporate Restructuring

Date 06/01/2005

As a result of the recent corporate restructuring of the Euroclear group (see media release 2005-MR-01 for details), the Euroclear Board has confirmed a number of senior management appointments.