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UK's Financial Services Authority Analysis Of Activity In The Energy Markets 2006

Date 11/12/2006

For the fifth successive year, the FSA has written to energy market brokers to ask for information about trading volumes and values in the gas, power, coal and emissions forwards markets. The FSA aims to gather information on market size, favoured routes to market, the size of the market and to help assess firms’ potential market impacts. This information also helps the FSA focus its market surveillance.
ICE Futures Achieves New Daily Volume Records In ICE Brent And WTI Crude Futures Contracts

Date 11/12/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that its regulated futures subsidiary, ICE Futures, set new volume records in its light sweet crude oil futures contracts last week.
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Announces Launch Of PTA Futures

Date 11/12/2006

The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange announced that it will launch Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) futures, which is approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), in later December.
CME FX Volume Crosses The 1 Million Contract Mark - Friday's Volume Reflects $157.8 Billion In Notional Value

Date 11/12/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX) trading, reached a significant growth milestone on Friday, December 8, 2006, when it experienced record FX trading volume of 1,268,883 futures and options on futures contracts, reflecting record notional value of $157.8 billion. This record reflects a significant increase over the previous volume and notional value records of 892,000 contracts and $102 billion notional
EEX: Successful Launch Of The Swiss Spot Market For Power

Date 11/12/2006

On Monday, the first hourly auction of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) on the Spot Market for Switzerland proved to be extremely successful: A price was established for every hour and ten out of a total of 15 licensed trading participants took part in trading.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Names Matthew Rotella To The Position Of Vice President Of Options Derivative Trading Development Systems

Date 11/12/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that Matthew Rotella has been named to the position of vice president of options derivatives trading development systems.
November 2006 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 11/12/2006

Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in November 2006. Equity long/short once again posted the top net-of-fee return for November, gaining 2.37% (equity long/short was the top performing strategy in October). The strategy is now up 7.77% on a YTD basis. Event driven rose 1.62% and distressed securities rose 1.45%. With double-digit returns of 11.37% and 13.03% for the year so far, these two strategies are emerging as the top performers of 2006. M
NYSE Offers the Lowest All-In Trading Costs In The World According To Elkins/McSherry Independent Report

Date 11/12/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced that New York Stock Exchange listed securities have been ranked as having the world’s lowest overall cost of trading according to the second-quarter 2006 Global Trading Cost Analysis report by Elkins/McSherry, a State Street Company providing independent transaction cost analysis. Representing a detailed examination of equity transaction costs on 60 different exchanges around the world, Elkins/McSherry has the industry’s largest collection of glob
CBOT Fed Watch - December 8 Market Close

Date 11/12/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 12, 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.
Rothschild Establishes Middle East Presence At The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 11/12/2006

Rothschild, one of the leading international investment banks, today announced it has been granted a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).