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KCBT Adds Afternoon Pre-Open Session For Wheat Futures

Date 22/08/2005

Beginning the afternoon of Monday, August 29, 2005, the exchange will offer an afternoon pre-open session from 2:30 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. for wheat futures contract orders to be entered on the Electronic Trading System. This afternoon pre-open session is in addition to the regular wheat futures pre-opening session that begins at 6:30 p.m.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 19.08.2005

Date 22/08/2005

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - July 2005

Date 22/08/2005

Equity turnover for July was EUR 9,185.34 million; ETF turnover was EUR 17.07 while that for bonds was EUR 2,479.34 million. Equity market capitalisation at the end of July was EUR 87,605.49 million compared to EUR 84,645.35 million at end June. Average daily equity trading volume was € 437.40 in July.
HKEx Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 22/08/2005

Updated: 22 August 2005
Eurex To Launch Volatility Futures - Futures On VDAX NEW, VSMI, And VSTOXX To Start Trading On 19 September - Ferscha: “Volatility Will Become An Independent Asset Class” - Eurex Reinforces Its Position At The Cutting Edge Of Financial Futures In Europe

Date 22/08/2005

Eurex, the world’s largest derivatives market, is set to launch volatility futures on September 19. This will enable market participants to hedge against volatility fluctuations on the German, Swiss, and European equity markets for the first time, by means of an exchange-traded futures family, and Eurex to enhance its position at the cutting edge of financial futures products.

Cyprus Stock Exchange: Review Of Developments For July 2005

Date 22/08/2005

Monthly review of developmentsOn the last trading session of July 2005, the General Price Index of the Main and Parallel Market reached 1.231,06 points, representing a relative increase of 1,77 %. The value of shares traded also exhibited an increase of 7,07 % compared to the previous month. It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 1.236,53 points. The other Market Indices reached the following levels: Main Market reached 1.241,16
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange And Shanghai Stock Exchange To Host China Derivatives Forum In Shanghai

Date 22/08/2005

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the Shanghai Futures Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange today announced that they will jointly host the “China Financial Derivatives Forum” in Shanghai, Sept. 26-27, 2005. The Forum will provide a unique opportunity for senior government officials, regulators and global industry experts to share knowledge about financial derivatives and the role they play in managing risk in a market economy. It will cover a range of topics to include financial enginee
CBOT And SGX To Jointly Explore The Establishment Of A Commodity Derivatives Exchange In Singapore

Date 22/08/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement allows the two exchanges to explore the development of futures and options-on-futures contracts on Asian-based commodities potentially to be traded on the CBOT’s electronic trading platform, powered by LIFFECONNECT® and cleared by SGX Derivatives Clearing House.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad: Unusual Market Activity

Date 22/08/2005

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) has issued an Unusual Market Activity (UMA) query to Pantai Holdings Berhad (the Company) today due to the sharp increase in price and high volume in the Company's securities recently.
UK's FSA Secures Convictions In First Criminal Market Abuse Case

Date 19/08/2005

The jury in the case of R v Rigby, Bailey and Rowley at Southwark Crown Court has today convicted: Carl Rigby, 43, on one count of recklessly making a statement to the market which was misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, contrary to Section 397 (1)(c) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) On Tuesday 16 August, the jury convicted: Gareth Baile