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Statement Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regarding The Bankruptcy Filing By Refco Inc.

Date 19/10/2005

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued the following statement regarding the bankruptcy filing by Refco Inc. and its implications for and impact on Refco LLC:
Standard & Poor’s Announces Correction Regarding PetroKazakhstan Inc.

Date 19/10/2005

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that PetroKazakhstan Inc (TSX:PKZ) will NOT be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite, and other affected indices, effective after the close of business on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, because the acquisition of PetroKazakhstan Inc. by China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has not yet received court approval.
S&P Announces Changes To S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index - Broadens Ratings Coverage And Increases Minimum Par Amount For Eligible Bonds

Date 19/10/2005

Standard & Poor's, the world's leading provider of independent financial research, ratings, and indices, today said it will change the inclusion criteria for the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index. As determined by the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index Committee, to be eligible for inclusion in the Index: A bond must have a credit rating that is deemed to be investment grade by at least two rating agencies. A bond must have a minimum par amount of C$100 million.
OneChicago Reaches New Open Interest Record, Already Doubles Annual Volume

Date 19/10/2005

OneChicago, LLC reached a new open interest record Tuesday of 1,392,128 contracts, topping the previous record of 1,335,410 reached Aug. 18, 2005. In addition, Exchange volume is already twice the 1.9 million traded in 2004, surpassing four million contracts yesterday.
NZX Announces Third Quarter Result

Date 19/10/2005

Part I – Key Themes New Zealand Exchange Limited's (NZX) third quarter result for 2005, announced today, is described by NZX CEO Mark Weldon as strong evidence that the NZX engine room (listings, trading, data) is working well, and that additional horsepower has been added to the NZX Group outlook by some very strong signs in the Link Market Services and Smartshares businesses. His remarks are supported by a substantial operating EBITDA increase of 39% over

NYSE Seat Sells For $2,850,000

Date 19/10/2005

A second regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,850,000, unchanged from the previous regular seat sale today.
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,850,000

Date 19/10/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,850,000, up $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale on Oct. 7, 2005.
NYSE Regulation Censures And Permanently Bars Former Floor Clerk Frank J. Furino For Securities Fraud Violations

Date 19/10/2005

New York Stock Exchange Regulation today announced that Frank J. Furino , a former Trading Floor clerk, consented without admitting or denying guilt to findings that he violated, among other things, the anti-fraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and Exchange Rule 476(a)(5). The NYSE imposed a penalty of a censure and a permanent bar. Fur
Launch Of First Structured Funds Listed On Euronext - SGAM ETF: The First Leveraged And Cushioned Funds Indexed On The CAC 40 And Quoted Continuously

Date 19/10/2005

Today sees the launch of the first-ever structured funds to be quoted continuously on Euronext. These pioneering products are designed by SG AM Alternative Investments, a global player in alternative asset management and a specialist in structuring high value-added products. They will be listed in Paris on the new Structured Funds compartment of Euronext's NextTrack segment.
Green Street Advisors Fined $150,000 For Issuing Research Reports Prepared By Unregistered Research Analysts - Analysts Issued Over 120 Reports Before Taking And Passing The Qualifying Exams

Date 19/10/2005

NASD announced today that it has fined Green Street Advisors, a Los Angeles-based broker-dealer, $150,000 for failing to register its eight research analysts under NASD rules that took effect last year. The rules established a special examination series and registration classification for analysts and followed a series of enforcement actions relating to conflicts of interest involving research analysts.