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SET: Rules On Bond Trading And Free-Float Requirements For State Enterprises Amended

Date 24/08/2005

The SET approved amendments to bond trading rules to include both on- and off-the-exchange bonds. Free-float requirements for state-enterprise listing have also been relaxed if there are uncontrollable factors.
Osaka Securities Exchange: Introduction Of Mini Contracts For Nikkei 225 Futures

Date 24/08/2005

From the point of view to expand the whole market of worldwide Nikkei 225 products through OSE, in addition to offering the various investment techniques and portfolio management methods to individual investors, one-tenth sized contracts of the existing Nikkei 225 Futures (Mini contracts) are designed to be introduced, separately from the existing contracts. OSE aims to start trading of Mini contracts around June 2006 in coordination with authorities concerned, after careful consideration of the
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,800,000

Date 24/08/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,800,000, unchanged from the previous regular seat sale on Aug. 16, 2005.
New York Mercantile Exchange To Delist Gasoline Swaps Contracts On NYMEX Clearport

Date 24/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will delist four gasoline swap futures contracts from NYMEX ClearPort® for all contract months beyond December 2006.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 24 August 2005

Date 24/08/2005

At its meeting today, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in three companies to listing. The companies are: Media & Research Group, Consafe Offshore and Deep Sea Supply.

Kittiratt Renewed As SET President For Two More Years

Date 24/08/2005

Today (August 24, 2005) the SET Board of Governors considered candidates for SET President, as Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong’s term ends September 9, 2005.
ISE Plans Public Secondary Offering

Date 24/08/2005

The International Securities Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ISE) said today that, at some time following the public release of its results for the third quarter of 2005, it plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for an offering of shares of its Class A common stock by certain stockholders and management in an underwritten secondary public offering. ISE will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.
Instinet Group Announces Special Shareholders Meeting

Date 24/08/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq-INGP) ("Instinet Group") today announced that its Board of Directors has determined that a special meeting of stockholders for the primary purpose to adopt the merger agreement between Instinet Group, Incorporated and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. will be held on September 21, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. EST at Instinet Group's corporate offices located at Three Times Square, New York, NY. The record date for the special meeting will be August 26, 2005. Only stockholder
Henry Van Der Heyden To Join NZX Board

Date 24/08/2005

Henry van der Heyden has agreed to join the New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) board of directors as of September 6.
FTSE Global Markets September/October Edition Now Available

Date 24/08/2005

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com.