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Steven Bloom Joins Nasdaq As Senior Vice President Of Financial Products

Date 07/08/2006

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that Steven Bloom has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of NASDAQ Financial Products. In this position, Dr. Bloom will oversee the development of new NASDAQ® indexes, financial products, and derivative securities, and the marketing of NASDAQ indexes and NASDAQ-sponsored exchange traded funds (ETFs). Dr. Bloom is also responsible for administering NASDAQ’s index program, licensing structured products, and
Statement Of SEC Chairman Cox Concerning The Decision Of The U.S. Court Of Appeals In Phillip Goldstein, et al. v. SEC

Date 07/08/2006

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox issued the following statement today concerning the agency's decision not to seek en banc review of the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Phillip Goldstein, et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission, and not to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. In June 2006, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously struck down the SEC's hedge fund adviser registration rules under the Investment
Share & IWF changes in S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 07/08/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Monday August 14, 2006: Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd (Japan, SEDOL: 6433105, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15105020) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 50,000,000 to 214,052,054 and its IWF will be updated from 0.81 to 0.621 due to a private placement.
RTS Provides Connectivity To Baxter FX

Date 07/08/2006

RTS Realtime Systems Group today announced that it offers access to Baxter’s multibank ECN, one of the world’s most liquid FX trading venues.
NYSE Regulation Fines A.G. Edwards & Sons $900,000 For Charging Customers Excessive Account Fees And Other Violations - Restitution Procedure Established To Reimburse Customers

Date 07/08/2006

NYSE Regulation, Inc. announced today that it has censured and fined A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (“A.G. Edwards”), a member firm, $900,000 for improperly maintaining customers in non-managed fee-based accounts and charging customers excessive fees, in light of the trading activity in those accounts. The NYSE imposed a requirement on the firm to make restitution to customers relating to the overpayment of fees.

NYSE Group, Inc. Issues Combined Report On Monthly Transaction Volume For July 2006

Date 07/08/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today reported July 2006 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.
New Volume And Open Interest Records In NYBOT Coffee Options

Date 07/08/2006

New volume and open interest records were set Friday in the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) Coffee “C”® (symbol KO) options contract.
Martha Stewart And Peter Bacanovic Settle SEC's Insider Trading Charges

Date 07/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has reached an agreement to settle insider trading charges against Martha Stewart and Peter Bacanovic relating to Stewart's sale of ImClone Systems stock in December 2001. Under the settlement, Stewart agrees to an injunction, disgorgement of losses she avoided, and the maximum penalty of three times the losses she avoided, for a total of about $195,000 in monetary relief. Stewart also agrees to a five year bar from serving as a dire
July 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 07/08/2006

As was the case in June, four of the six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in July 2006.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 4 August 2006

Date 07/08/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.