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Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Of Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 27 October 2006

Date 20/10/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 27 October 2006, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am. Opening on that day Pre-open 8:30am - 8:45am (Normal days 8:45am - 9:00am) Open of morning session 8:45am (Normal days 9:00am)
American Stock Exchange Reports Decrease In Short Interest

Date 19/10/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 949,153,193 shares as of the October 13, 2006 settlement date, a decrease of 15,720,216 from the 964,873,409 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-September. The October figure represents trades through October 10, 2006.
NYBOT Announces New Margin Requirements

Date 19/10/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that new margins are effective with the commencement of trading on Friday, October 20, 2006. Click here for full details.
The NYSE Composite Index® Sets New Closing High

Date 19/10/2006

The NYSE Composite Index® (NYA) closed today at a new high of 8700.81. The previous closing high for the NYA was 8692.56 on Oct. 16.
Share Change For Woolworths Limited In S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 19/10/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006: Woolworths Ltd. (Australia, SEDOL: 6981239, GICS Code: 30101030), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,200,302,199. This change is the result of a dividend-reinvestment plan.

Statement By Darren Dopp, Director Of Communications For The New York State Department Of Law, Regarding A Decision In The Grasso Case - Grasso Ordered To Pay Back Up To $100M

Date 19/10/2006

In a comprehensive 73-page decision, New York State Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Ramos today ruled that Richard Grasso must return approximately $100 million already paid to him by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
NYSE Group, Inc. Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 19/10/2006

The NYSE Group, Inc., today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Oct. 13, 2006 reflecting transactions through Oct. 10, 2006.
NYMEX Announces Margins for REBCO Futures Contract

Date 19/10/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced the margins for its new Russian export blend crude oil (REBCO) futures contract that will be offered for trading on CME Globex® beginning on October 22 for trade date October 23.
CBOT Fed Watch - October 19 Market Close

Date 19/10/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on October 25, 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.
New NYBOT Not From Concentrate Orange Juice Futures Contract To Launch This Friday, October 20 - Futures Trading To Begin At 11:00 AM

Date 19/10/2006

The Not From Concentrate (“NFC”) orange juice futures contract will begin trading at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) this Friday, October 20. The first futures month to be traded will be the January 2007 contract. For the first day of futures trading only, the NFC market will begin trading at 11:00 am (NY Time).