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Remarks by Mary L. Schapiro, Chairman And CEO, STA 73rd Annual Conference & Business Meeting, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ, October 12, 2006

Date 18/10/2006

Thank you, John [Giesea], and good morning. I'm delighted to have been asked to speak at this conference. And since I'm appearing just before lunch, I promise to stay within my allotted time.
Federation Of European Securities Exchanges Input To The Inter-Institutional Monitoring Group (IIMG) On The Occasion Of The 13 October 2006 Hearing

Date 18/10/2006

FESE believes that the IIMG has played a very positive role in the process of improving the Lamfalussy procedure since its establishment in 2003. In this paper FESE explains its views on the application of the Lamfalussy structure to capital markets.
RTS Board: October 9th – October 13th, 2006

Date 18/10/2006

For the week of October 9th – October 13th, 2006, 250 trades were registered, down 30% compared with results of the last week. The total trading volume on the RTS Board equaled 21 681, 617 up by 44%, compared with 12 163,526 US dollars of the last week.
Dubai International Capital Launches Fund Management Company - NewDawn GSE To Manage Initial US$ 2 Billion Global Equities Fund

Date 18/10/2006

Dubai International Capital LLC (DIC), the international investment arm of Dubai Holding, has launched NewDawn GSE Asset Management Limited (NewDawn) - a new fund manager to operate in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
RTS T+O Weekly Trading Results: October 9th – October 13th

Date 18/10/2006

For the week of October 9th – October 13th, 2006, total trading volume on the RTS T+0 market reached 250 million rubles. Total trading volume in the "second-tier" stock equaled 95,4 million rubles, 38% of the total trading volume.

AP3 Select FTSE GWA Index Series

Date 18/10/2006

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) has licensed Sweden’s largest pension fund, AP3 to use the FTSE GWA Europe Index. AP3 is the first European pension fund to adopt the wealth weighted indices for a portfolio of SEK 2 billion. The FTSE GWA indices combine the wealth weighted methodology created by Global Wealth Allocation (GWA), and FTSE’s world-class indexing skills.
NYMEX Energy Futures Contracts Set Daily Volume Records On CME Globex

Date 18/10/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it set daily volume records for crude oil and natural gas futures contracts traded on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform yesterday.
FORTS Weekly Trading Results: October 9th– October 13th, 2006

Date 18/10/2006

For the week of October 9th – October 13th, 2006, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 63,3 billion rubles or 1,76 million contracts. The total open interest at of the last day of the week, October 13th, 2006, reached 80,6 billon rubles or 2,12 million contacts.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Main Indices Set New Closing High

Date 18/10/2006

The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG, all share index, closed at a new high of 47393,92 points. The previous closing high was 47651,00 on October 16, 2006.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Sets Membership Record - Names 2006-2007 Board Of Directors, Officers

Date 18/10/2006

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announced a record membership sale at $64,000 yesterday. That is nearly three times higher than membership values in October of 2005 when one membership sold for $24,000 throughout the month. Six memberships have sold so far in October – all of them for values at or above $50,000.