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Euronext.liffe Bclear Service Accelerates Through 10 Million Contracts

Date 18/04/2006

On Tuesday 11 April, trading of equity derivatives futures and options contracts through Euronext.liffe’s Bclear wholesale service exceeded ten million contracts. Since the launch of Bclear on 24 October 2005, a total of 11.8 million contracts have been registered.
Development Of New Middle East Sour Crude Oil Futures Contract Reaches Major Milestone - Sultanate Of Oman And Dubai Mercantile Exchange Agree Next Steps

Date 18/04/2006

The Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) today announced the successful completion of their joint working group's efforts to develop a new Middle East sour crude futures contract. Since signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in February 2006, the two parties have undertaken an intensive analysis of the benefits and implications of developing an Oman-backed physical crude oil futures contract.
CFTC Revises Its Policy Regarding The Listing Of New Futures And Option Contracts By Foreign Boards Of Trade

Date 18/04/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today published in the Federal Register notice of a revision of the Commission’s policy regarding the timeframe for the listing of new futures and option contracts by foreign boards of trade (FBOT) that have received staff no-action relief to provide direct access to their automated trading systems from locations in the United States (Notice). The Notice provides that a FBOT must
CBOT Exchange-Wide Open Interest Tops 15.6 Million Contracts - Precious Metals Complex Sets Fifth Open Interest Record In April

Date 18/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that on Monday, April 17, Exchange-wide open interest reached record levels for the third consecutive trading session, climbing to 15,636,208 contracts. The prior record of 15,508,436 contracts was reached on Thursday, April 13. Open interest represents the number of trading positions that have not yet been offset and closed at the end of a trading day.
Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 132, 18 April 2006

Date 18/04/2006

a2a e-newsletter is a the fortnightly bulletin compiled by Axiss Australia. a2a provides a summary of key events in Australia's financial services industry and their implications for Australia's position as a global financial services centre.

Amex Announces SEC Approval Of Two Remote Quoting Plans

Date 18/04/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that it received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two new classes of Registered Options Traders ("ROTs"): Remote Registered Options Traders ("RROTs") and Supplemental Registered Options Traders ("SROTs").
Thailand Futures Exchange Confirms April 28 Inauguration

Date 17/04/2006

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) has confirmed that the exchange and clearinghouse are ready for their inauguration on April 28 as planned. The joint system testing with its members has gone smoothly, and tax issues should not be a problem.
Thai Listed Companies Pay Over THB70 Billion Taxes In 2005

Date 17/04/2006

“In 2005, listed companies in The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) collectively paid corporate taxes of THB71.08 billion (approx. USD1.82 billion), or an average of THB140 million per company. 504 listed companies on the bourse paid up to 20% of the total taxes collected from a total of 260,000 companies in Thailand,” the SET’s Capital Market Opportunity Center Chairman, Ms. Sopawadee Lertmanaschai, disclosed.
Thai Bourse Signs MOUs With Korea And Jakarta Counterparts

Date 17/04/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) further developed its international relations by signing memorandums of understanding (MOU) with Korea Exchange and Jakarta Stock Exchange at an annual regional meeting in Taipei.
Streambase 3.0 Extends Performance Leadership & Broadest Enterprise Interoperability For Streaming Apps - Pioneer & Leader Of Complex Event Processing Further Cements Its Position As The Fastest, Most Extensible Platform For Processing Real-Time Streamin

Date 17/04/2006

StreamBase Systems, Inc., the pioneer of enterprise-class stream processing software that transforms real-time complex events into instantaneous competitive advantage, today announced the general availability of StreamBase 3.0. The new release features the industry’s fastest stream processing engine, fueling the capacity to process from tens of thousands to over one million messages per second with near-zero latency. These industry-first performance levels empower global enterprises to run rea