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RTS Index Futures: During The First Hour Of Trading Session September Futures Were Traded At The level Of 800 points

Date 03/08/2005

The auctions of the RTS Index Futures contracts began on FORTS Derivatives Market on the August 3 rd , 2005. During the first period of trading session transactions with futures with settlement in September 2005 were closed at the rate of 800 RTS index points. December futures were closed at the rate of 825 points. Therefore derivatives market participants are expecting RTS index to rise by 800 points by mid September, and by 825 points by mid December.
NYSE Composite Index Sets New Closing High

Date 03/08/2005

The New York Stock Exchange Index® (NYA) closed at a new high of 7566.54. The previous closing high for the NYSE was 7556.59 on August 2, 2005.
Nymex Sets Volume Records In Coal And e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Crude Oil Futures

Date 03/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced monthly and daily volume records for Central Appalachian (CAPP) coal futures contracts and a monthly volume record for the e-miNY futures contracts for the month of July.
NYMEX Holdings, Inc., Appoints Two Board Members

Date 03/08/2005

The board of directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., announced today that it has appointed two new members to fill its vacant board positions.
NYMEX Chairman Provides Strategic Update

Date 03/08/2005

Mitchell Steinhause, chairman of the NYMEX Holdings, Inc., released a letter today to Exchange members, equity owners, and staff. The content of the letter, in its entirety, is below: In my last letter to you, I mentioned that the Board of Directors was studying our strategic alternatives and that we had created a committee of the Board to lead this effort and present recommendations to the Board for review. I also mentioned that members of the senior staff were devoting significant atten

NASDAQ Announces Market Statistics For The First Six Months Of 2005

Date 03/08/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NDAQ) Market Intelligence Desk® announced market statistics for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005.
July 2005 Performance Review Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks

Date 03/08/2005

In an encore performance to June, once again the entire family of hedge fund strategy benchmarks covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted gains for the month of July 2005. The event driven and equity long/short (U.S.) strategies were up 2.53% and 2.08%. This was followed by the performance of the distressed securities strategy which was up 1.94%. The merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage and equity market neutral strategies were up 0.96%, 0.94% and 0.23%.
Internal Market: European Commission Moves Against 16 Member States For Failure To Implement EU Legislation On Financial Services

Date 03/08/2005

The European Commission has decided to pursue infringement procedures against 16 Member States for failure to implement various Financial Services Directives. The Commission will formally ask Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxemburg, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom to implement quickly the necessary legislation in a total of 57 cases covering Directives on market abuse. These requests will take t
Industry Congratulates Cox - SEC Should Emphasize Elimination Of Burdensome Regulations, Balance Between Regulation And Competition

Date 03/08/2005

The Securities Industry Association today congratulated newly sworn-in Securities And Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox on the bipartisan support he received during the confirmation process and the start of his tenure as chairman.
Financial Insights Europe Predicts MiFID Regulation Will Increase Liquidity - The Markets In Financial Instruments Directive To Boost Demand For Outsourcing And ASPs

Date 03/08/2005

Global independent research and advisory firm, Financial Insights, an IDC company, today announced the release of a new report focusing on the recent European regulation, the MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive), that will create a single European capital market and is scheduled to apply in 25 EU Member States, through April 2007. Financial Insights predicts that under the directive, new technology investments and supply chain reconstructions are inevitable. All market participants