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CBOT Metals Complex Volume Continues To Set Records; Surpasses 58,000 Contracts - Gold Futures And Options, Silver Futures Climb To New Records

Date 20/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that volume in the Exchange’s 100 percent electronically traded Metals complex continued to expand, with more than 58,000 contracts changing hands for the first time ever. Total Metals complex volume reached 58,137 contracts on Wednesday, April 19, compared with the prior record of 43,466 set on April 11, 2006.
CBOT Financial Options Electronic Volume Reaches New High - Exchange-Wide Open Interest Surpasses 16 Million Contracts

Date 20/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that electronic options volume set a new record on Wednesday, April 19. Further, Exchange-wide open interest reached another new milestone, surpassing 16 million contracts for the first time.
American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 20/04/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 871,216,934 shares as of the April 13, 2006 settlement date, an increase of 39,516,887 from the 831,700,047 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-March. The April figure represents trades through April 10, 2006.
The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® Sets New Closing High

Date 19/04/2006

The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® (NYA) closed today at a new high of 8431.25. The previous closing high for the NYA was 8387.82 on April 18.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 19/04/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday April 19, 2006: Following a share purchase agreement, Sovereign Chief Ventures Ltd. (TSXVN:SCV) will change its name to Saxon Oil Company Ltd. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol "SXN" and the new CUSIP number 805576 10 5. There is no consolidation of capital.

SGX Reviews IPO Submissions Of Stirling Coleman Capital Limited

Date 19/04/2006

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) has, in our continuing drive to uphold standards and maintain the integrity of our securities market, reviewed the performance of Stirling Coleman Capital Limited (SC). The review covered SC's work as issue manager in relation to new listing applications (IPOs) submitted over the past 2 years.
ODL Securities Deploys Reference Data Management Platform From AIM Software - AIM Software To Support Integration Of FTID Price And Corporate Actions Data

Date 19/04/2006

AIM Software, a leading provider of reference data management solutions to the financial industry, announced today that London-based trading house ODL Securities Limited has selected AIM Software's data management platform GAIN for the integration of price, static and corporate actions data provided by FT Interactive Data.
NYSE Group Announces First Quarter 2006 Financial Results

Date 19/04/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today reported net income of $30.3 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to net income of $26.0 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2005. These results are presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
NYSE Arca Continues To Add New Order Types For Enhanced Trading Strategies And Efficiencies - Tracking Limit And Planned GTC Order Types Offer New Order Entry And Execution Parameters

Date 19/04/2006

NYSE ArcaSM (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx®), the nation’s first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange, successfully implemented a new Tracking Limit order type for OTC stocks and plans to introduce Good-Till-Cancelled (GTC) orders, for the trading of OTC and Listed securities in mid-April.
New York Mercantile Exchange To Increase Margins On Two NYMEX ClearPort® Futures Contracts

Date 19/04/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin changes for its European jet CIF Northwest Europe vs. gasoil futures swap and PJM western hub LMP peak monthly futures contracts, as of the close of business on April 20.