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Israel Securities Authority Confirms: Remote Membership On The TASE

Date 22/08/2006

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has endorsed a resolution by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange board of directors, to allow major international financing institutions to serve as remote members of the exchange, even if they do not maintain a representation in Israel.
HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 22/08/2006

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Hawkamah And Yemen's Ministry Of Finance Join Forces To Promote Corporate Governance And Establish Best-Practice Stock Market In Sana' - Hawkamah To Provide Corporate Governance Advice To Yemeni Authorities Planning To Establish The Sana’ Stock Exchange A

Date 22/08/2006

Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance (Hawkamah), a subsidiary of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Yemeni Ministry of Finance to actively promote and improve corporate governance practices in Yemen. Hawkamah will also provide corporate governance advice to the Yemeni authorities in relation to the legal and regulatory issues relevant to the establishment of the country’
Eurex To Introduce Two New Options On Swiss Mid-Cap Equities - Options On Kühne & Nagel International And Phonak To Be Introduced On September 18 - 16 Percent Increase In Turnover In Trading With Swiss Equity Options In First Half Of 2006

Date 22/08/2006

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, will introduce options on two additional Swiss mid-cap equities on September 18. Eurex is expanding its portfolio of successful and liquid Swiss equity options with new options on registered shares of Kühne & Nagel International and Phonak, bringing the total number of options on Swiss equities to 34.
Effective September 15, 2006 The List Of RTS –2 Index Constituents Changes

Date 22/08/2006

Effective September 15, 2006 the List of RTS-2 Index Constituents changes. Effective September 15, 2006 the following securities with the free-float factor will be included: VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation (VSMO) common shares, free float factor 0,25 Vozrozhdenie Bank (VZRZ) common shares, 0,30 Due to the planned issue of the unified security with the "Rosneft" company the following shares are taken off the RTS-2 Index

Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire - August 21, 2006

Date 22/08/2006

Click here to download the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire for August 21, 2006.
Dr. Gordon S. Chen Elected Chairman Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation

Date 22/08/2006

Dr. Gordon S. Chen was elected Chairman of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TSEC) on August 10, 2006.
CBOE Seat Sells For New Record Of $1,400,000

Date 22/08/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a seat, or membership, was bought last Tuesday, August 15, for a price of $1,400,000. This is a new record seat price at CBOE, surpassing the previous high of $1,375,000, set on April 25, 2006. This most recent seat sale was the fiftieth of the year and the thirty-seventh seat that was sold for at least one million dollars during 2006. The high seat sale for 2005 was $875,000.
Argent Financial Group Announces Launch Of First DIFC-Domiciled Hedge Fund

Date 22/08/2006

The first DIFC domiciled hedge fund “The Constans Crescent Investment Fund” was launched today by Argent Financial Group LLP. The fund offers a new investment vehicle to qualified investors in the region and represents the opening of the regulated hedge fund business in the DIFC.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Short Selling Value

Date 21/08/2006

Click here to download Tokyo Stock Exchange's monthly short selling value for July.