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CBOT Precious Metals Complex Open Interest Sets New Record - Complex Volume Surpasses 10,000 Contracts Earlier This Week

Date 22/09/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that on September 21, open interest in the Exchange’s Precious Metals complex set a new record. Open interest in the complex increased to 15,301 contracts, exceeding the previous record of 14,922 contracts set on September 19. This record comes on the heels of the CBOT Metals complex surpassing 10,000 contracts earlier this week.
Bursa Malaysia Clarification On QSR

Date 22/09/2005

We refer to the recent news articles relating to the QSR Brands Berhad (“QSR”) board tussle, in particular the article that appeared in The Sun on September 22, 2005 which quoted a statement by Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani that “the announcement to Bursa Malaysia on the removal of QSR’s nine directors was already recognized by the stock exchange and deemed official.”
Another Win For FTSE Xinhua Index

Date 22/09/2005

FTSE Xinhua Index (FXI), the China index company, has unveiled a new index today entitled FTSE Xinhua Insurance Investment Index. It is designed specifically to meet the new regulatory requirements set by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) for insurance companies investing in the China “A” share market and is the first index, which precisely meets those requirements. The index has already been adopted by the domestic insurance industry’s market leader China Life Insurance Company L
Successful Launch Of The Euro Buxl Future - Rising Open Interest And Participant Activity - Over 50,000 Contracts Traded In The First Week

Date 21/09/2005

Just over a week after the launch of the Euro-Buxl Future (FGBX) on 9 September, Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, has identified positive initial results. On 16 September, after only six trading days, open interest exceeded 13,000 contracts for the first time. Open interest, or the number of open positions, is a key indicator for end customer business and for future growth of a derivatives contract. More than 50,000 contracts were traded on Eurex in just 6 trading days.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan Smallcap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 21/09/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices effective after the close of trading Thursday, September 29th 2005:

SGX To Develop ETF Based On FTSE/ASEAN 40 Index

Date 21/09/2005

Singapore Exchange Limited (“SGX”) announced today that it is working to launch an Exchange Traded Fund (“ETF”) based on the newly launched FTSE/ASEAN 40 Index.
SEC Votes To Propose Changes In Filing Deadlines And Accelerated Filer Definition - Postpone 404 Compliance Date For Nonaccelerated Filers - Propose Issuing Section 28(e) Interpretive Guidance

Date 21/09/2005

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose for comment amendments to filing deadlines for periodic reports required by rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and changes in accelerated filer definitions; decided to postpone for an additional year the compliance date for filing internal control reports by companies not designated as accelerated filers; and voted to publish for comment proposed interpretive guidance concerning Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Ac
Repo Market Firmly Asserts Its Importance For International Financing - ICMA’s Latest Statistics Show Market Size Estimated At EUR 5, 319 Billion

Date 21/09/2005

The International Capital Market Association today released the results of its ninth semi-annual survey of the repo market in Europe conducted on June 8, 2005. The market size is now estimated to be in excess of EUR 5.3 trillion, once again showing a sizeable increase over the previous 6 months.
NYMEX And General Atlantic Sign Letter Of Intent For A $135 Million Equity Investment

Date 21/09/2005

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. yesterday announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent with General Atlantic LLC, a leading global private equity firm, by which General Atlantic would invest $135 million for a 10% equity stake in NYMEX.
NYBOT Offers Cotton Options Hedging Seminars For Cotton Mills

Date 21/09/2005

Cotton Incorporated and the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) have teamed up to host three days of free cotton options seminars from October 20-22, aimed at helping representatives from the cotton mill community increase their understanding of options on cotton futures.