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On January 2nd 2006 New Trading Hours For Borsa Italiana Markets Take Effect

Date 06/12/2005

The Board of Directors of Borsa Italiana has approved changes to the trading hours, which will take effect on January 2nd 2006. These changes enter into the process of aligning the trading hours of markets managed and organised by Borsa Italiana with European standards. The objectives of these changes include facilitating arbitrage trading of securities in the same sector but listed on different European markets.
NZX November Operating Metrics Including Market Insight

Date 06/12/2005

Market Metrics for November 2005 Key Facts Average daily trades was 2,412 for November, a 10% decrease from November 2004 when the PowerCo takeover bid drove strong trading volumes. Total value traded reached $2.9b with an average daily value traded of $131m. This is an increase of 12% on November 2004. There was a continued increase in orders placed to market with an average daily amount of 15,924. This is an increase of 329% on November
NYSE Members Overwhelmingly Approve Merger With Archipelago Holdings, Inc., Preliminary Results Indicate - More Than 95 Percent Of Voting Members In Favor Of Merger

Date 06/12/2005

More than 95 percent of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Members who cast ballots have approved the Exchange's proposed merger with Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX), whose shareholders earlier today voted in favor of the transaction. More than 90 percent of NYSE's 1,366 Members participated in the vote. Final results of the NYSE Member referendum will be released on Wednesday, Dec. 7, following vote certification by inspector of elections IVS Associates, Inc.
NYSE Composite Index Sets New Closing High

Date 06/12/2005

The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® (NYA) closed at a new high of 7775.85. The previous closing high for the NYA was 7759.24 on Dec. 5.
NYBOT Announces New Margin Requirements

Date 06/12/2005

Click here to download New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) margin requirements that effective with the opening of business on Wednesday, December 7, 2005.

New Participants On Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Expand Delivery Opportunities

Date 06/12/2005

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) is pleased to announce the addition of three companies as Merchants in the category of Deliverable Location Participants (“DLPs”). These companies are: Great Northern Grain Terminals Ltd., located in Edmonton, Alberta; Pawluk Ag Ventures Ltd., located in Birtle, Manitoba; and Providence Grain Group Inc., located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
National Stock Exchange(SM) Names Glen Shipway To Board Of Directors

Date 06/12/2005

National Stock Exchange (NSX(SM)) today announced the appointment of Glen Shipway to its Board of Directors.
Michele Wein Layne Named Associate Regional Director And Co-Head Of Enforcement In The SEC’s Pacific Regional Office

Date 06/12/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the appointment of Michele Wein Layne as an Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the Commission’s Pacific Regional Office, located in Los Angeles.
Meyer Eisenberg, Deputy General Counsel And Acting Director Of Division Of Investment Management, To Retire From SEC

Date 06/12/2005

Meyer Eisenberg, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Deputy General Counsel and Acting Director of the Division of Investment Management, announced that he will retire from the SEC in January. Eisenberg has accepted an appointment as Visiting Professor of Law at Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Ore.
Launch Of A Central Counterparty For Securities Traded On The Order Book Of The Irish Stock Exchange

Date 06/12/2005

A key new development for the trading of Irish equities was launched on 5th December 2005 by the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) in partnership with Deutsche Börse (DBAG) and CRESTCo Limited, part of the Euroclear group. The Central Counterparty (CCP) for securities traded on the order book of the ISE is the culmination of a joint initiative which commenced in February of this year.