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TAIFEX MSCI Taiwan Index<SUP>SM</SUP> Futures Receives CFTC No-Action Letter

Date 19/10/2006

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX), the only derivatives exchange in Taiwan, received the No-Action Letter from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) dated Oct 11 2006, permitting the offer and sale in the US of TAIFEX futures contract based on the MSCI Taiwan IndexSM.
NZX Announces Result To End Of Third Quarter 2006

Date 19/10/2006

I. Q3 Performance Summary Operating EBITDA: $6.25 million year to date versus $5.35 million for the same period in 2005, a 17% increase. Operating revenue: $16.4 million year to date versus $14.2 million for the same period in 2005, a 16% increase. Operating expenses: $10.2 million year to date, versus $8.8 million for the same period in 2005, a 15% increase. EBIT: $5.18 million year to date versus $3.86 million for the same p
HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Cathay Pacific Futures

Date 19/10/2006

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 19 October 2006, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
SEC Amends Tender Offer Best-Price Rules To Benefit Investors

Date 18/10/2006

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave unanimous final approval today to rules changes to its “best price” rule concerning tender offers. The “best price” rule requires that all shareholders are paid the same price in a tender offer. The changes, which were made necessary by conflicting court interpretations, make clear that compensation for services that might be paid to a shareholder doesn’t count as part of the price paid for his shares.
Neal Wolkoff To Address Intellecutal Property Marketplace - Chairman And CEO Of The American Stock Exchange To Speak At The Ocean Tomo Fall 2006 Live Intellectual Property Auction Gala

Date 18/10/2006

Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the country's leading intellectual capital merchant banc -- announced today that Neal Wolkoff, Chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange (Amex) will deliver the keynote address at the October 25th Gala Dinner and Charity Auction benefiting the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (www.aiplef.org). The event is to be held in conjunction with The Fall 2006 Live Intellectual Property Auction at Capital

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission And The Forward Markets Commission Of India Sign Arrangement Regarding Regulatory Cooperation And Technical Assistance

Date 18/10/2006

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Forward Markets Commission of India (FMC), the Indian commodities regulator, entered into an Arrangement Regarding Regulatory Cooperation and Technical Assistance (Arrangement) on October 18, 2006. CFTC Chairman Reuben Jeffery III and FMC Chairman Shri S. Sundareshan signed the Arrangement in Mumbai, India.
CBOE Seat Trades At New Record High Price Today; $1,505,000 Tops Record Set Yesterday

Date 18/10/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a CBOE membership, or seat, traded today at $1,505,000, topping the new records that were set yesterday when four seats were bought at $1,500,000.
Remarks by Mary L. Schapiro, Chairman And CEO, STA 73rd Annual Conference & Business Meeting, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ, October 12, 2006

Date 18/10/2006

Thank you, John [Giesea], and good morning. I'm delighted to have been asked to speak at this conference. And since I'm appearing just before lunch, I promise to stay within my allotted time.
Federation Of European Securities Exchanges Input To The Inter-Institutional Monitoring Group (IIMG) On The Occasion Of The 13 October 2006 Hearing

Date 18/10/2006

FESE believes that the IIMG has played a very positive role in the process of improving the Lamfalussy procedure since its establishment in 2003. In this paper FESE explains its views on the application of the Lamfalussy structure to capital markets.
RTS Board: October 9th – October 13th, 2006

Date 18/10/2006

For the week of October 9th – October 13th, 2006, 250 trades were registered, down 30% compared with results of the last week. The total trading volume on the RTS Board equaled 21 681, 617 up by 44%, compared with 12 163,526 US dollars of the last week.