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JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 16.09.2005

Date 19/09/2005

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: Cross Market Group Launches Consultation Paper On Proposal To Replace Paper Share Certificates With A Better Alternative - Elimination Of Paper Certificates To Improve Efficiency Of Settlement Process For Investors

Date 19/09/2005

Major changes to the way transactions in shares quoted on the Irish Stock Exchange are settled have been recommended in a consultation paper produced by the Dematerialisation Implementation Group (DIG). The DIG was formed in January 2005 by the Exchange to facilitate consultation among interested parties on plans to end the use of paper share certificates and to streamline the settlement process for shares traded in Ireland. It comprises representatives of the various parties involved in share
GL TRADE Offers Service Bureau Technology To Access The Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse AG)

Date 19/09/2005

GL TRADE, global provider of electronic trading, clearing and settlement solutions, is to provide Vienna Stock Exchange members access in Service Bureau. Wiener Börse is the only securities exchange and listing authority in Austria and offers electronic trading on cash market (equities and options), derivatives and warrants.
Euronext Midcaps Take Pride Of Place At Fifth Midcap Events

Date 19/09/2005

The fifth Midcap Events dedicated to midcaps listed on Euronext will take place in Paris on September 19 and 20 this year, and is expected to continue the success of those held in the four previous years.
Efficiency Enhancement Measures At The SWX Group

Date 19/09/2005

In recent years, the rise in operating costs has outpaced the growth of revenues in the core business of the SWX Group, which essentially encompasses the cash market activities. The Board of Directors and the Group Executive Committee have therefore concluded that, despite what at present is a favourable financial situation, the Group must be better prepared for a cyclical decline in the securities business.

CBOT Fed Watch - September 19 Market Close

Date 19/09/2005

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CBOT Fed Watch - September 16 Market Close

Date 19/09/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CBOE Sets New S&P 500 Index Options Trading Record - Friday, September 16 Was Second Busiest Trading Day In CBOE History

Date 19/09/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that trading volume in options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) set a new single day record on Friday, September 16 with 801,974 contracts traded. Friday's record S&P 500 Index options volume at CBOE surpassed the previous high of 759,149 contracts traded on August 16, 2005. Year-to-date, 43,716,475 SPX contracts have traded at CBOE, a 41% increase over 2004, with an average daily volume of 260,217 contracts.
CalPERS Targets Utilities' Greenhouse Gases

Date 19/09/2005

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today approved a plan aimed at improving the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions by the electric power utilities industry.
Borsa Italiana: New All-Time High For AllSTARS Index

Date 19/09/2005

Borsa Italiana's AllSTARS Index reached a new all-time high.