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Deutsche Börse: Equities Turnover Up By 21 Percent Year-On-Year In October - Xetra Transactions Up By Almost 25 Percent

Date 01/11/2006

According to order book statistics, trading volume on German stock exchanges in October increased year-on-year by around 23 percent to €157.7 billion (October 2005: €128.2 billion). Equities turnover showed strong growth of 21 percent to €145.5 billion (October 2005: €119.3 billion). €135.6 billion was attributable to German equities and €9.9 billion to foreign equities.
KCBT Sets New October Volume Records - Wheat Futures And Exchange Sets New Records For Month Of October

Date 01/11/2006

During the month of October, the Kansas City Board of Trade set new October monthly volume records for the wheat futures contract and for the exchange as a whole.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets October Volume Record

Date 01/11/2006

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE") total volume of trade for October 2006 reached the highest level for that month in any year. It is also the second highest volume reached in any month. A total of 328,751 futures and options contracts were traded during the month, which is 48.1% higher than a year ago and 36.5% higher than a month ago.
Standard & Poor's Reports October Index Returns

Date 01/11/2006

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Prudential Plc To Establish A Fund Management And Distribution Base At Dubai International Financial Centre - Plans To Offer Domestic Investors Access To Its International Fund Range And Eventually Launch Conventional And Shari’ah-Compliant Funds That Wil

Date 01/11/2006

London-based Prudential plc announced today it has received a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an authorised firm from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). It will use this base to access a largely untapped and growing wealth management opportunity by providing investors in the region access, via financial intermediaries, to its existing international fund range including its popular International Opportunities Funds (Luxembourg), Prudential IC

National Bank Of Dubai Lists Its Second Bond On DIFX, Gaining High Visibility

Date 01/11/2006

National Bank of Dubai (NBD) has today listed $500 million of Floating Rate Notes on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), in its second listing on the region’s international stock market.
OYL Industries Exits FTSE Bursa Malaysia Indices

Date 01/11/2006

OYL Industries will be deleted from the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Large 30 Index following its acquisition by Daikin Industries from the start of trading on 8 November 2006.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Encourages The Use Of Industry Guidance

Date 01/11/2006

The Financial Services Authority today set out plans to encourage greater use of Industry Guidance as it moves towards a more principles-based approach to regulation. Industry Guidance includes Codes of Practice and similar Statements generated by trade associations and professional bodies to help their members understand and follow good practice in meeting regulatory requirments.
American Stock Exchange Selects Lava - Will Power Private Linkage Services For Amex AEMI Trading Platform

Date 01/11/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today announced that it has selected Lava Trading, the innovative technology firm that develops high-performance trading solutions for the financial services industry, to provide private linkage services for sending directed orders to other market centers publishing protected quotations pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation NMS. The linkage service will be rolled out with the Amex's state-of-the-art Auction and Electronic Market I
CBOT October Average Daily Volume Up 29 Percent Over October 2005

Date 01/11/2006

Record Ag Complex Volume Leads to 130 Percent ADV Increase Over October 2005 Gold Market Share Nears 60 Percent; Metals Continue Open Interest Growth ADV in CBOT Financial Complex Up 15 Percent Compared With October 2005 Total Exchange Electronic ADV Up 29 Percent Over October 2005