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Program Trading Averaged 59.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 8-12

Date 18/05/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 8-12.
Paul Berger, Associate Director Of Enforcement, To Leave Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 18/05/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Paul R. Berger, Associate Director of Enforcement, will leave the Commission. He will become a partner in the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, resident in the firm's Washington office.
NYMEX Names New Head of Houston Office

Date 18/05/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that Darren Hayes has been retained as director of its Houston office.
NYBOT Announces Synthetic Prices Used To Margin FCOJ Positions

Date 18/05/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, announced today that in accordance with its New York Clearing Corporation (NYCC) rules, it will utilize an alternate price for purposes of margining outstanding positions at the clearing member level today, May 18, 2006.
NYBOT Announces New Margin Requirements

Date 18/05/2006

Click here to download the New York Board of Trade's margin requirements effective with the opening of business on Friday May 19, 2006

NASD Introduces Compliance Podcasts To Get Industry's Ear - Free, Downloadable Audio Information Packages Available Starting Today

Date 18/05/2006

Beginning today, NASD is using a new and popular venue to get important, timely information into the hands - and ears - of compliance personnel: the podcast.
MGEX Sets New Daily Open Interest Record

Date 18/05/2006

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) announced that it has set a new daily open interest record for its flagship wheat futures contract. Total open interest at the close of markets on Wednesday, May 17 th , was 57,051 contracts for Hard Red Spring Wheat futures. Open interest (the number of contracts not liquidated by an offsetting trade, delivery or expiration) has climbed in each of the last five days with the largest increase yesterday. Open interest has been on a steady increase since
MEFF To Manage Margins, Collections And Payments In Settlements On The Electricity Market For REE - REE Designates MEFF As Its Central Counterparty - The Volume Of Settlement Trades For The Adjustment Services Totals 1,600 Million Euros Per Annum - MEFF C

Date 18/05/2006

MEFF will manage the margins, collections and payments related to the new settlement functions assigned to REE, acting as central clearing counterparty on behalf of the Red Eléctrica de España (REE), under the agreement signed by the two companies. REE is the Operator of the System for the so called adjustment services in the electricity system, which affect producers, distributors and other agents in the market for producing electricity.
Julius Baer Holding AG Replaces Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro In The S&P European Indices

Date 18/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Monday 22nd May 2006: Julius Baer Holding AG (Switzerland, SEDOL: B07CYQ2, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40203010) will replace Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (Italy, SEDOL: 5528604) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P Euro Plus indices. Banca Nazionale del Lavoro is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indi
Joint Market And Regulation Committee Proposes Candidates For Boards Of NYSE Group Subsidiaries

Date 18/05/2006

Six candidates selected by the Director Candidate Recommendation Committee (DCRC), which represents NYSE Member Organizations and other constituents of New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE LLC), have been cleared by the relevant NYSE Nominating & Governance Committees for service on the boards of NYSE LLC, NYSE Market, and NYSE Regulation. This is part of a process established to ensure that the Member Organizations of NYSE LLC have “fair representation” on the boards of each of these NYSE Group,