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CBOT Fed Watch - December 11 Market Close

Date 12/12/2006

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 12, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer: State Lawsuit Alleges Fraud In UBS Brokerage Accounts - Company Illegally Lured Average Investors Into High-Fee Program

Date 12/12/2006

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s office today sued a leading brokerage firm, UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBS), for defrauding thousands of its customers through its "InsightOne" brokerage program.

SIFMA Small Firms Committee Recommends Approval Of NASD/NYSE Regulatory Consolidation

Date 12/12/2006

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Small Firms Committee today sent a letter to more than 280 SIFMA small firm members recommending approval of the NASD/NYSE Regulation consolidation.

ICMA Appoints New Programme Director For Its Operations Certificate Programme (OCP)

Date 12/12/2006

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Dickinson as Programme Director, Operations Certificate Programme (OCP). Mr. Dickinson has several decades of experience in running operations departments of banks and fund managers and is also an experienced trainer in the field.

Canadian Wheat Board To Use Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Western Barley Contract

Date 12/12/2006

Last week the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced the introduction of Fixed Price Contracts and Basis Contracts for barley producers based on the revised western barley futures contract listed by Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE). WCE revised its western barley futures contract in July 2006 to make it more responsive to the domestic market for barley on the prairies and make it more reflective of the international market for barley.

NYSE Group To Acquire TransactTools, Leader In Enterprise Messaging Solutions For Securities Trading

Date 12/12/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire TransactTools Inc., the global leader in enterprise messaging solutions for the securities trading industry. The transaction is expected to close in early January 2007. Financial terms were not disclosed.

CBOE Board Of Directors Announces 2007 Vice Chairman - Bradley G. Griffith Becomes Exchange's Seventeenth Vice Chairman

Date 12/12/2006

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that Bradley G. Griffith will serve as the new Vice Chairman of the Chicago Board Options Exchange in 2007. Mr. Griffith, currently a Floor Director on CBOE's Board of Directors will serve a one-year term as Vice Chairman, beginning January 1, 2007.

CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records for Monday, December 11

Date 12/12/2006

5-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures Open Interest Records New Record: 37,967 Date: December 11, 2006 Old Record: 

The European Commission To Act Over EU Energy Markets

Date 12/12/2006

Introduction: Commission's action The European Commission has issued today (10-12-2006) a warning to bring EU Member States on line with energy policy agreed in 2003. In particular the Commission has addressed 26 "reasoned opinions" to 16 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia and the United Kingdom (see table attached). This package of

SWX Swiss Exchange: Shares Of Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. (NWRN) Open At CHF 58

Date 12/12/2006

Today, the shares of Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A., a biopharmaceutical company based in Italy, were traded in the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. Last Friday, an issue price of CHF 55 was determined, which was at the upper end of the previously specified price range of CHF 45 to CHF 60. The opening price today on SWX was CHF 58. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 337.6. If, by the end of the first trading day, the company’s free-float capitalisation