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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 13/02/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The unitholders of Calpine Power Income Fund (TSX:CF.UN) have accepted the $CDN13.00 cash offer from Harbinger Capital Partners. Calpine Power Income Fund will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities and the S&P/TSX Income Trust Indices. The transaction will be effective after the close of Wednesday, February 14, 2007.
NYSE Group, Inc. Issues Combined Report On Monthly Transaction For January 2007

Date 13/02/2007

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today reported January 2007 transaction volume in all securities traded by NYSE Group. This report represents the NYSE Group monthly volume release issued on a combined basis for NYSE and NYSE Arca.
CBOT Sets New Daily Record For Total Exchange Open Interest - Binary Options Over 24,000 In Open Interest

Date 13/02/2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that total exchange open interest reached a new daily record yesterday. Total exchange open interest hit 17,413,021 contracts, surpassing the previous record, 17,403,089 contracts, set on November 20, 2006.
SEC Staff Roundtable On International Financial Reporting Standards “Roadmap” Set For March 6

Date 13/02/2007

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that on March 6, 2007, senior SEC staff members from the Office of the Chief Accountant, the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of International Affairs will hold a roundtable discussion on the “roadmap” regarding International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
TSX Group Chief Information Officer, John Cieslak, To Step Down - Brenda Hoffman Named As Successor

Date 13/02/2007

Richard Nesbitt, CEO of TSX Group Inc. today announced that after nearly seven years with the organization, John Cieslak, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Chief Administration Officer of TSX Group, will be stepping down from his position effective April 30, 2007. Mr. Nesbitt said, “John has done a tremendous job of leading the technology function at TSX – he and his team have brought our technology platform to a level that is second to none. His foresight, tec

Two Minneapolis Grain Exchange Memberships Sell For $80,000

Date 13/02/2007

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announced today that two memberships sold yesterday at a record price of $80,000. These were the fifth and sixth memberships sold in the month of February, with all of them selling above $75,000.
KCBT Presidents' Day Holiday Schedule - Schedule For Days Surrounding Presidents' Day Holiday

Date 13/02/2007

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observe the following trading hours on the days before and after the upcoming Presidents' Day holiday on Monday, February 19, 2007. Friday, February 16 Normal trading hours
NYMEX to Change Margins For Natural Swing Swap Futures Contracts

Date 13/02/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its natural gas swing swap futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
EEX Trading Results And New Admissions In January

Date 13/02/2007

In January 2007, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) saw a total volume in electricity trading of the amount of 116.4 TWh (same month last year: 113.3 TWh).
Nomura Closes Instinet Acquisition, Announces New Board Of Directors

Date 13/02/2007

Nomura Holdings, Inc. on February 2 announced that it has closed its acquisition of Instinet Inc. for a final price of US$1.2 billion. Nomura also announced a new board of directors at Instinet as outlined below.