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Boston Options Exchange October Volumes Reach Record Highs

Date 01/11/2005

For the month of October, 2005, BOX’s average daily volume jumped to 454,184 contracts, a 34.5% increase over the previous month, and a 33.7% increase over the previous record set in July, 2005. The NASDAQ 100 Shares (QQQQ) led the charge, trading 55,651 contracts per day, an increase of 100% over the previous month, and new record. A trading volume record for a single session was established on October 19, 2005, when BOX executed 649,875.
Archipelago Exchange To Launch Technology ETF - Archipelago Furthers ETF Listing And Trading Leadership With Exclusive Listing Of The ArcaEx Tech 100 ETF

Date 01/11/2005

The Archipelago Exchange(R) (ArcaEx(R)), the nation's first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange, today announced that Archipelago Holdings, Inc. in conjunction with Ziegler Capital Management, LLC, has filed documents with the SEC to create a new technology ETF named The ArcaEx Tech 100.* The ETF, sponsored by Ziegler Capital Management, LLC, is expected to launch in early 2006 under the ticker AXT, and will be listed exclusively on ArcaEx. The ETF will be benchmarked to the ArcaEx Tech
UK's Financial Services Authority Reports On Its Performance

Date 31/10/2005

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today published its performance against service standards for the last six months; announced two new standards and tightened the standards for five processes.
TSX Group CEO Visits India - October 31-November 3, 2005

Date 31/10/2005

TSX Group Inc. CEO Richard Nesbitt is in India for a series of meetings that will include the annual meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) and then a series of meetings with the Mumbai financial community.
The MICEX Stock Market And The MICEX Are Finalizing The Development Of The “REPO With Bonds” Trading Mode

Date 31/10/2005

The boards of the MICEX and the MICEX Stock Exchange have adopted regulatory documents modifying the existing procedure of carrying out REPOs with bonds in the exchange market and determining the new pricing policy of the MICEX Group in this segment of the market. Trading in the “REPO with Bonds” mode are to be launched before the end of 2005, after the RF Federal Service for Financial Markets approves the “Rules of Trading in Securities on the MICEX Stock Exchange” and “The MICEX Rules of Rende

SFE Clearing Corporation Pty Limited ASIC Assessment Report 2005

Date 31/10/2005

SFE Clearing Corporation Pty Limited (SFECC) provides clearing and settlement services in relation to derivatives traded on SFE's market. Under s823C of the Corporations Act, ASIC is required to assess how well SFECC is complying with its obligations as a clearing & settlement facility licensee. In particular, we must assess whether there are adequate arrangements for supervision of the facility.
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The OMXC, Sector And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 31/10/2005

As of 1 November 2005, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
New York Stock Exchange Will Begin The Procedures For The Resumption Of Trading In The NY Registry Shares Of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company

Date 31/10/2005

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that it will begin the procedures for the resumption of trading in the NY Registry Shares of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Symbol: RD) in view of the Company’s October 31, 2005 announcement of the definitive terms of their restructuring. The Exchange expects to trade the RD shares until either the Securities and Exchange Commission approves the Company’s application to withdraw its NY Registry Shares from listing on the Exchange or the completion of
NASDAQ President And CEO To Address Carlson School Of Management “First Tuesday” Forum At University of Minnesota

Date 31/10/2005

NASDAQ President and CEO to Address Carlson School of Management “First Tuesday” Forum at University of Minnesota on the topic "The Business of being a Stock Market: What will the Next Decade Bring?"
NASD Fines Three Firms $6.75 Million, Expels A Fourth Firm For Corporate High Yield Bond Trade Violations - Firms Also Ordered To Pay Customers Restitution Exceeding $1.1 Million

Date 31/10/2005

NASD announced today that it has fined three firms - and expelled a fourth - for violations relating to trading in corporate high yield bonds. All four firms were cited for charging excessive markups or markdowns in bond trades, as well as for supervision violations. The four firms will also pay restitution to customers totaling more than $1.1 million.