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Internal Market: European Commission Issues Communication On Investment Research

Date 14/12/2006

Handelsbanken Selects NeoNet XG For Institutional Direct Market Access Services

Date 14/12/2006

Handelsbanken Capital Markets, one of the largest Nordic investment banks, has signed an agreement with NeoNet for a full-service electronic direct market access trading solution. NeoNet will deliver the software service NeoNet XG and related back-office administration services.

BEL Indices

Date 14/12/2006

As a result of the quarterly review of 30 November 2006, the following changes for the BEL Mid index (BELM) and BEL Small index (BELS) will be effective as of Tuesday, 2 January 2007.

Euronext.liffe’s Robusta Coffee Options Contract Sets New Daily Volume And Open Interest Records

Date 14/12/2006

Euronext.liffe’s Robusta Coffee Options contract set both new daily volume and open interest records of 13,668 and 81,676 contracts respectively on 12 December.

OMX Offer For Ljubljana Stock Exchange In Slovenia

Date 14/12/2006

“We believe that acquiring the Ljubljana Stock Exchange is a great opportunity for us and OMX will enhance the efficiency, liquidity and visibility of the Slovenian capital market. This will in turn strengthen the Slovene domestic securities market and Ljubljana Stock Exchange’s regional role. Our experience of developing the Nordic and Baltic market and providing technology to more than 60 exchanges in over 50 countries provide us with a strong platform from which to expand our business in E

Eurex: Three New Board Members Elected - Thomas Book Appointed To Eurex Executive Board With Immediate Effect

Date 14/12/2006

The General Shareholders’ Meetings of the Eurex companies elected three new members to the Supervisory Boards of Eurex Zürich AG, Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG on Thursday: Christian Gell (Managing Director, Credit Suisse), Andreas Häberli (Head of Equities Switzerland, UBS Investment Bank) and Nicholas Teller (Member of the Board of the Executive Board, Commerzbank). Gell, Häberli and Teller have been appointed until the end of the 2008 General Shareholders’ Meeting.

Statement From CFTC Commissioner Frederick W. Hatfield On His Acceptance Of A Position With Patton Boggs LLP

Date 14/12/2006

"I am excited to be joining Patton Boggs this coming January, where I will focus on a wide variety of regulatory and policy issues in the financial services industry, including those related to hedge funds. I also look forward to working once again with former Senator John Breaux of Louisiana, for whom I had the pleasure of serving as chief of staff prior to joining the Commission."

CFTC Commissioner Frederick W. Hatfield Resigns

Date 14/12/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that Commissioner Frederick W. Hatfield has submitted a letter of resignation to President George W. Bush, effective December 31, 2006.

CBOT®To Make Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Contract Available For Wholesale Transactions

Date 14/12/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that effective Monday, December 18, 2006, its Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Excess Return (DJ-AIG ER) futures contract will be eligible for wholesale transactions.

Credit Derivatives To Start Trading On Eurex On 27 March 2007 - Launch Of The World’s First Exchange-Listed Credit Derivatives

Date 14/12/2006

Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, will launch the world’s first exchange traded credit derivatives contract on 27 March 2007, a future based on the iTraxx® Europe 5 year index series. The iTraxx® Europe index is an equally weighted portfolio of the 125 most liquid European investment grade credit default swap (CDS) entities and is provided by International Index Company Ltd. (IIC). Credit derivatives offer market participants the opportunity to hedge against credit events such as