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NASD Fines Instinet And INET ATS $1,475,000 For Inaccurate Execution Quality Reports, Inadequate Supervision And Other Violations

Date 18/10/2005

NASD announced today that it has ordered Instinet, LLC and INET ATS, Inc. (formerly known as The Island ECN, Inc.) to pay $1.475 million for rule violations relating to publication of inaccurate reports on order execution quality, backing away from the firm's posted quotes, failure to report orders, improper "last sale" or trade reporting, supervision and other areas. Although the firms used automated systems to generate their reports on execution quality, they failed to reasonably supervise th
London Stock Exchange SETSmm – Significantly Reducing The Cost Of Trading In Small Cap Securities

Date 18/10/2005

The London Stock Exchange today published the findings of an independent review, showing a significant reduction in the cost of trading the 200 largest Main Market Small Cap Index securities, following their transfer to SETSmm, the Exchange’s successful hybrid electronic order book.
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - Financial regulation, Integration And Competitiveness, Central Bank Of Ireland, Dublin, 17 October 2005

Date 18/10/2005

Thank you for inviting me. I notice you have changed your name since I was last here – from IFSRA to the Financial Regulator. That will leave one spare acronym for us in Brussels to bag – At this stage we can’t be far off the point where all letters of the alphabet in all combinations of 3 and 4 have been used up!!
CBOT Holdings Prices Initial Public Offering Of Class A Common Stock

Date 18/10/2005

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), announced today the initial public offering of 3,191,489 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $54.00 per share. The company is selling 2,940,486 shares, and 251,003 shares will be sold by existing stockholders. CBOT Holdings has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 478,723 shares at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.
Business Continuity Test A Success For USA Financial Services Industry

Date 18/10/2005

The Securities Industry Association (SIA), the Bond Market Association (TBMA), the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the Financial Information Forum (FIF) on Saturday conducted an industry-wide business continuity planning (BCP) test as part of an extensive, ongoing and industry-driven initiative to verify and demonstrate the resilience of the securities markets. The test, which expanded on prior connectivity tests, included components for equities, fixed income, options, futures and settl

Boston Options Exchange Daily Volume At Record Setting Pace In October

Date 18/10/2005

Average daily volume on BOX for the first two weeks of October is 442,991 contracts, an increase of 43.0% over the first half of September 2005 and of 166.5% over the comparable period in 2004. The ADV for the period is the highest BOX has achieved over a ten day period.
ASX: Supporting Mining … And Resourced For Growth - Speech By Tony D’aloisio Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, ASX Excellence In Exploration And Mining Conference

Date 18/10/2005

Summary of key points:
10th World Economic Forum In Russia Closes With 5 Recommendations To The Russian Government - Economic Diversification Is Proceeding Slowly But Surely, Says German Gref, Russian Economy Minister

Date 18/10/2005

“The diversification of the economy is here already,” said German Gref, Russia’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, in response to a set of recommendations from business leaders at the closing session of the World Economic Forum in Russia. Participants voted on a list of key issues defined by the World Economic Forum’s Russia Scenarios project.
World Economic Forum In Russia Opens On Optimistic Note

Date 17/10/2005

The 10th World Economic Forum meeting in Russia, bringing the political and business communities together to discuss future developments in Russia, opened on an optimistic note in Moscow today.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s International Affairs Office Presents International Symposium And Training Program On Derivative Products, Market, And Financial Intermediaries

Date 17/10/2005

The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Office of International Affairs, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is hosting the 15th annual meeting of international regulatory and market authorities to discuss issues relevant to the international derivatives markets. The meetings – to be held from October 17 through 21 – at the Federal Reserve Bank, are expected to draw 60 participants and 40 presenters and panelists from 30 countries, including: Australia, Canad