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OMX – Interim Report January-September 2006 - Increased Activity In All Business Areas

Date 19/10/2006

Revenue during January-September increased by 13% to SEK 2,585 m (2,289) Operating income increased by 32% to SEK 856 m (647) Income after financial items grew with 37% to SEK 812 m (591) Income after tax rose 73% to SEK 615 m (356) Earnings per share increased by 71% to SEK 5.17 (3.03) Return on shareholders’ equity rose to 17 (6) percent Launch of the Nordic Exchange Letter of Intent for merger with Iceland Stock Exchange Continued incr
IntercontinentalExchange Sets Date For Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Release

Date 19/10/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, will announce its financial results for the third quarter of 2006 on Thursday, November 2. An earnings press release will be issued prior to the earnings conference call, which will be held at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Share Purchase Agreement Signed Between OMX And EV’s Owners

Date 19/10/2006

OMX and the owners of Eignarhaldsfelagid Verdbrefathing (EV) have signed a share purchase agreement, meaning that the Iceland Stock Exchange (ICEX) and the Icelandic Securities Depository (ISD) will join the OMX Nordic Exchange.
TAIFEX MSCI Taiwan Index<SUP>SM</SUP> Futures Receives CFTC No-Action Letter

Date 19/10/2006

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX), the only derivatives exchange in Taiwan, received the No-Action Letter from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) dated Oct 11 2006, permitting the offer and sale in the US of TAIFEX futures contract based on the MSCI Taiwan IndexSM.
NZX Announces Result To End Of Third Quarter 2006

Date 19/10/2006

I. Q3 Performance Summary Operating EBITDA: $6.25 million year to date versus $5.35 million for the same period in 2005, a 17% increase. Operating revenue: $16.4 million year to date versus $14.2 million for the same period in 2005, a 16% increase. Operating expenses: $10.2 million year to date, versus $8.8 million for the same period in 2005, a 15% increase. EBIT: $5.18 million year to date versus $3.86 million for the same p

HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Cathay Pacific Futures

Date 19/10/2006

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 19 October 2006, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
SEC Amends Tender Offer Best-Price Rules To Benefit Investors

Date 18/10/2006

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave unanimous final approval today to rules changes to its “best price” rule concerning tender offers. The “best price” rule requires that all shareholders are paid the same price in a tender offer. The changes, which were made necessary by conflicting court interpretations, make clear that compensation for services that might be paid to a shareholder doesn’t count as part of the price paid for his shares.
Neal Wolkoff To Address Intellecutal Property Marketplace - Chairman And CEO Of The American Stock Exchange To Speak At The Ocean Tomo Fall 2006 Live Intellectual Property Auction Gala

Date 18/10/2006

Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the country's leading intellectual capital merchant banc -- announced today that Neal Wolkoff, Chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange (Amex) will deliver the keynote address at the October 25th Gala Dinner and Charity Auction benefiting the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (www.aiplef.org). The event is to be held in conjunction with The Fall 2006 Live Intellectual Property Auction at Capital
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission And The Forward Markets Commission Of India Sign Arrangement Regarding Regulatory Cooperation And Technical Assistance

Date 18/10/2006

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Forward Markets Commission of India (FMC), the Indian commodities regulator, entered into an Arrangement Regarding Regulatory Cooperation and Technical Assistance (Arrangement) on October 18, 2006. CFTC Chairman Reuben Jeffery III and FMC Chairman Shri S. Sundareshan signed the Arrangement in Mumbai, India.
CBOE Seat Trades At New Record High Price Today; $1,505,000 Tops Record Set Yesterday

Date 18/10/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a CBOE membership, or seat, traded today at $1,505,000, topping the new records that were set yesterday when four seats were bought at $1,500,000.