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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange And Philadelphia Board Of Trade To Begin Trading Options And Futures On U.S. Treasury Securities

Date 29/09/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) and its wholly owned subsidiary Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT) announced today that it will list for trading an extensive array of cash-settled interest rate derivatives based on U.S. Treasury Securities subject to final regulatory approval. PBOT is slated to begin trading futures on U.S. Treasury Securities in January 2006. All futures contracts will track "On the Run" U.S. Treasuries, and are designed to simplify market calculations for hedging transa
Thailand’s Bond Market Size Targeted To Equal Its GDP In A Decade

Date 29/09/2005

Today (September 29) participating organizations in Thailand’s bond market, including the Bank of Thailand, Ministry of Finance, Public Debt Management Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thai Bond Dealing Centre and the Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) jointly celebrated the country’s 100th anniversary of its bond market’s development. On this special day, the Bond Market Development Commission reported on the progress of its scheme. There was also a seminar entitled “Towards the 2nd Cent
SWX Swiss Exchange: Esmertec AG (ESMN) Opens At CHF 18.2

Date 29/09/2005

Shares in Swiss software developer Esmertec AG were traded in the main segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time today. The issue price was set yesterday, Wednesday, at CHF 18, and trading on the SWX opened at CHF 18.2. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 288.8 million.
SuperDerivatives® Launches Its Revolutionary Pricing System For Equity Options

Date 29/09/2005

SuperDerivatives, the benchmark for option pricing, risk management and independent revaluations, is continuing its stated mission to bring transparency to financial markets with the launch today of SD-EQ™. The new system takes equity option pricing to a completely new level with its ability to deliver real-time accurate market prices for a wide range of vanilla and exotic products. The system incorporates feedback from banks’ traders and sales people, as well as hedge funds and exchange-traded
Share Changes For Qantas Airways Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 29/09/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Tuesday October 4th 2005: Qantas Airways Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6710347, GICS Code: 20302010) a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares to 1,928,602,877. This change is the result of a dividend reinvestment plan.

SEC Charges Samuel Israel Iii, Daniel E. Marino, Bayou Management, And Bayou Funds For Defrauding Hedge Fund Investors And Misappropriating Investor Assets - SEC Seeks Freeze Of Assets And Appointment Of Receiver

Date 29/09/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a civil injunctive action against Samuel Israel III of New York and Daniel E. Marino of Connecticut, the managers of a group of hedge funds known as the Bayou Funds (Funds), based in Stamford, Conn. The SEC's complaint alleges that, beginning in 1996 and continuing through the present, Israel and Marino have defrauded investors in the Funds and misappropriated millions of dollars in investor funds for their personal use.
Program Trading Averaged 51.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Sept. 19-23

Date 29/09/2005

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 Sept. 19-23.
OMX Introduces The OMX List

Date 29/09/2005

Today, OMX presents a proposal for the OMX List, the access point to the Nordic listed companies. Following the harmonization of trading rules and systems in the Nordic Baltic region, the time has come to create a common offering on the issuers´ side as well. The OMX List includes harmonization of listing requirements for the Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki exchanges as well as a common way of presenting companies. By creating a common list and presentation model the visibility and liquidity
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,800,000

Date 29/09/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,800,000, up $200,000 from the previous regular seat sale on Sept. 22, 2005.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer: Secret Mutual Fund Timing Arrangements Exposed At Seligman - Tops Execs Approved At Least A Dozen Deals That Skimmed Millions From Investors

Date 29/09/2005

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today commenced a legal proceeding advancing an investigation of illegal trading practices at the Seligman family of mutual funds.