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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Announces Date Of Third-Quarter 2005 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 27/09/2005

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) will announce earnings for third-quarter 2005 before the financial markets open on Tuesday, October 25. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).
Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Of Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Transactions Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 3 October 2005

Date 26/09/2005

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Transactions (except for Exchange Forex Margin Transactions) on 3 October 2005, responding to the release of BOJ's TANKAN report at 8:50am. Opening on that day Pre-open 8:30am - 8:45am (Normal days 8:45am - 9:00am) Open of morning session 8:45am (Normal days 9:00am)
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For September 2005

Date 26/09/2005

As of mid-September, short interest in 2,753 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 5,650,606,353 shares compared with 5,655,924,426 shares in 2,764 National Market issues for the month of August.
Standard & Poor's Announces The S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index Rebalancing Report For September 2005

Date 26/09/2005

Standard & Poor’s has completed the monthly rebalancing of the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index. According to index methodology, the universe of Canadian bonds is exhaustively reviewed to reflect changes in par amount and term to existing index constituents. Qualifying new issues are added to the index and existing constituents that no longer meet the criteria for inclusion are removed.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 26/09/2005

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, September 26, 2005: Pelangio Mines Inc. (TSXVN:PLG) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the same ticker symbol.

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

Date 26/09/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 and S&P REIT Composite indices: Ameriprise Financial Inc. (NYSE:AMPwi) will replace Providian Financial Corp. (NYSE:PVN) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, September 30, 2005. Ameriprise is being spun off by S&P 500 constituent American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP), and Providian is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE:WM), in transactions expected to close on o
SEC Chairman Announces First National 'CCOutreach' Seminar

Date 26/09/2005

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox announced that the agency's first CCOutreach Program National Seminar for mutual fund and investment adviser Chief Compliance Officers-CCOs-will be Nov. 8, 2005, at the Commission's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
Quarterly Review Euronext 100 Index & Next 150 Index

Date 26/09/2005

As a result of the quarterly review of 31 August 2005 the following changes for the Euronext 100 index (N100) and Next 150 index (N150) will be effective as of Monday 3 October 2005.
Nymex: Margin Rate Changes For The Clearport® Petroleum Product & Spread Futures Contracts

Date 26/09/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin increases for its Gulf Coast Gasoline vs. Gulf Coast heating oil spread swap, Gulf Coast Jet vs. New York Harbor No. 2 heating oil spread swap, New York Harbor unleaded gasoline vs. New York Harbor No. 2 heating oil spread swap, Gulf Coast No. 2 heating oil crack spread swap, Gulf Coast unleaded 87 gasoline crack spread swap, No. 2 heating oil up–down spread swap, unleaded 87 gasoline up–down spread swap , Gulf coast gasoline calenda
NYMEX Reaffirms Selection Of General Atlantic

Date 26/09/2005

The board of directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., met this morning to discuss a revised offer from Battery Ventures. The board reiterated its commitment to continue moving ahead with its previously–announced transaction with General Atlantic, which was selected last week.