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Key Figures SWX Swiss Exchange And virt-x: Year 2006

Date 05/01/2007

For 2006, the SWX Swiss Exchange and virt-x both recorded new all-time highs in turnover and trading volume. Turnover rose by more than 36 % versus the previous year to reach almost the CHF 2 trillion mark. Trading activity in securitised derivatives virtually exploded - turnover in the segment grew by 49 %, and volume even registered a 62 % increase compared to 2005. At 8785.7 points, the blue chip SMI index fell just shy of closing the year at an all-time high. Particularly remarkable was t

New Bermuda Stock Exchange Business Continues To Build Momentum From 2005 Recognitions

Date 05/01/2007

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) reported that 2006 will be marked by the increase of interest in the Exchange created by two important recognitions which were received in 2005. In the second half of 2005 the BSX was granted both Approved Stock Exchange status by the Australian tax authority and designation from the UK’s Financial Services Authority.

ICE Futures Sets New Daily Exchange-Wide And ICE WTI Crude Futures Volume Records

Date 05/01/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that its regulated futures subsidiary, ICE Futures, established new daily exchange-wide and ICE WTI Crude futures volume records yesterday.

Deutsche Börse Looks Back On A Successful IPO Year In 2006 - First IPO Of 2007 On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange: InterCard AG Informationssysteme

Date 05/01/2007

Deutsche Börse looks back on a positive year for the primary market in 2006. A total of 210 companies were listed for the first time in Frankfurt, with all segments receiving new issues. The number of IPOs on the Prime Standard increased to 40 companies (2005: 17 companies), while the number of companies going public on the General Standard rose to 9 (2005: 1 company). 59 companies were admitted to the Entry Standard, which was launched in October 2005 as the segment for small and medium-sized c

HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics - On-Floor And Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 05/01/2007

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor Main Board + Trading Only Stocks Turnover (in HK$ Mil.)

Oslo Børs - Monthly Statistics Derivatives 2006

Date 05/01/2007

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - December 2006

Date 05/01/2007

On 28 December 2006 , the Hang Seng Index reached a record closing high of 20001.91, ending trading above 20000 for the first time.   The Hong Kong securities market's total market capitalisation reached the all time high of $13,339,924 million on 28 December 2006 .   On 28 December 2006 , total dail

MCX Weekly Market Report - MCX Weekly Turnover Up 64 per cent, MCX AgrIndex Down 1.58 Per Cent

Date 05/01/2007

The total weekly turnover of all futures contracts of major commodities was up 64 per cent to Rs 39,834.47 crores during the week ended on Thursday (December 29-January 4) from previous week’s turnover of Rs 24,278.36 crores.

UK Market Wide Exercise 2006 Executive Summary

Date 05/01/2007

The Tripartite Authorities have published a report on the Financial Sector Market Wide Exercise which ran for six weeks from 13 October to 24 November during which 70 participants responded to the first wave of an influenza pandemic.

LME “2 By 2” Growth Strategy Announced

Date 05/01/2007

Martin Abbott, LME Chief Executive yesterday announced the “2 by 2” growth strategy for the LME. The “2 by 2” strategy will see the LME developing two swathes of organic growth from non-ferrous into ferrous and from Futures into OTC trading. It is designed to double the volume of business at the LME within the next three to five years.