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  • NYMEX Continues Force Majeure Declaration

    Date 26/09/2005

    The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that its prior declaration of force majeure relating to all remaining delivery obligations in the September 2005 NYMEX Division natural gas futures contract will continue. On Friday, the Exchange made a finding of force majeure for the September natural gas futures contract effective as of the September 22 declaration by the Sabine Pipeline in Louisiana.

  • NASDAQ Chief Information Officer Testifies Before Congress On Benefits Of Electronic Trading And Resiliency Of Capital Markets

    Date 26/09/2005

    As part of the Federal government's continuing inquiry into the nation's ability to cope with natural and manmade catastrophes, the Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance and Accountability of the U.S. House Government Reform Committee today heard testimony from Steven J. Randich, Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology and Chief Information Officer of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(R); Nasdaq: NDAQ). Randich spoke about NASDAQ's preparedness and the benefits of ele

  • Montréal Exchange Lists Options On The US Dollar

    Date 26/09/2005

    The Montréal Exchange announces the listing, today, of options on the US dollar (USX), enabling retail and institutional investors as well as companies trading in US dollars to hedge their currency exposure.

  • Mary L. Schapiro: Keynote Address - SIA Mutual Fund Reform Conference, September 23, 2005

    Date 26/09/2005

    Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak today. As you are no doubt aware, the regulation of mutual funds and the intermediaries that sell them has changed tremendously over the last few years. We all know the reasons for these changes: scandals that shocked the industry, regulators and investors alike, particularly impermissible late trading and market timing arrangements with institutional investors. These scandals led regulators to examine not just their causes, but a

  • Letter From NYMEX Chairman Mitchell Steinhause

    Date 26/09/2005

    Mitchell Steinhause, chairman of the NYMEX Holdings, Inc., released a letter yesterday to NYMEX equity owner Michel Marks. The content of the letter, in its entirety, is below: Dear Michel, In response to your recent letters and statements to the press, I would like to clarify the following points: Notwithstanding your last-minute expression of interest, the Board of Directors overwhelmingly determined on September 20, 2005 to conclude our proces

  • European Union Financial Markets: First Meeting Of The Re-Established Inter-Institutional Monitoring Group For Financial Services

    Date 26/09/2005

    The Inter-institutional Monitoring Group (IIMG) for financial services met for the first time on 15 September 2005. The Monitoring Group was re-established following an agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission in spring this year (see IP/05/1002). It has an extended mandate to assess the progress made on implementi

  • EEX Exchange Council Makes Way For CO2 Derivatives Market

    Date 26/09/2005

    European Energy Exchange(EEX) Exchange Council in his ordinary meeting on September 22, 2005, passed all necessary changes in regulatory framework for the implementation of a CO2 derivatives market. The new European Carbon Futures will enable price hedging for the EU Allowances trading up to the year 2012. Technically, everything is ready for a start in October. To ensure legal certainty for the participants in sales tax, EEX will not start the CO2 derivatives market before the binding statement

  • CME Observes 15th Anniversary of CME Nikkei 225 Futures Contract

    Date 26/09/2005

    CME, the largest and most diverse financial exchange, today marked the 15th anniversary of its CME Nikkei® 225 futures contract, the first contract based on a non-US based stock index to trade on a U.S. derivatives exchange.

  • CBOT Shareholder Meetings On Septemer 27 & 28

    Date 26/09/2005

    In an effort to provide you with as much information as possible concerning the next steps in our IPO process, we are holding two meetings in the Fifth Floor Visitors Center at 2:15 p.m., Chicago time, on Tuesday, September 27 th and Wednesday, September 28 th , 2005.

  • BOVESPA: Important Steps On Regional Integration Of Capital Markets In Latin America Are Announced

    Date 26/09/2005

    Important steps toward the Regional Integration of Capital Markets in Latin America were announced during the Ibero-American Federation of Exchanges (FIAB) 32nd General Assembly, which took place in Costa do Saupe (Bahia state, Brazil) from September 4-6, 2005. The objectives of the Regional Integration are to foster the access to the stock market in neighboring countries and to create opportunities for investors and companies, besides increasing the regio