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BOX Sets Price Improvement Record In July '06

Date 04/08/2006

In the month of July, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.13 per contract, besting the previous record of $3.05 set in April this year. This represented savings to investors of $5 million, or $247,385 per day, the fourth highest average daily figure in BOX history. An average of 78,983 contracts per day received price improvement during the month, which represents the fourth best month since BOX’s launch i
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - July 2006

Date 04/08/2006

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Borsa Italiana BIt Monthly Flash July 2006

Date 04/08/2006

Click here to download the Borsa Italiana BIt monthly flash report for July 2006.
BME’s Net Profit In The First Half Of 2006 Increased By 22.8%, Driven By Improved Efficiency And Cost Control - From January To June EBITDA Grew By 25.4% To € 91.9 Million; The Efficiency Ratio In The First Half Was 33.2, From 37.2% In 2005; Revenues To J

Date 04/08/2006

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) posted a net profit of € 61.98 million in the first half of 2006, 22.8% up on the € 50.5 millions recorded during the same period last year. According to Javier Hernani, CFO of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, this solid growth has been driven by the improvement of the company’s efficiency ratio and the cost control carried out over the year together with a solid growth in the number of transactions on all BME markets.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Schedule For Transfer Of Handling Of Foreign Stocks, Etc., To The Japan Securities Depository Center (Second Phase)

Date 03/08/2006

As announced in TSE news on March 15 2006, TSE has made a partial revision to such regulations as listing standards for stocks with the commencement of handling of foreign stocks, etc., by the Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC). The revised regulations will be applied sequentially to issues that are to be handled by JASDEC.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces July Volume - “PHLX Continues As The Third Largest U.S. Marketplace For Options"

Date 03/08/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume increased 80.28% when 18,810,223 contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 10,433,910 contracts traded. Equity option volume in July declined 5.30% compared to the previous month when 19,862,026 contracts traded.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 03/08/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, August 3, 2006: Coast Mountain Power Corp. (TSXVN:MW) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange following its acquisition by NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG).
SFE 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures Update

Date 03/08/2006

The July 2006 edition of the 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures Update has been published.
SEC Charges Texas Insurance Firm With Deceptive Sale Of Investments To Military Personnel - 57,000 Military Personnel To Benefit From $10 Million Settlement

Date 03/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today sued a Waco, Texas, insurance company and its affiliates for targeting American military personnel with a deceptive sales program that misleadingly suggested that investing in the company’s product would make one a millionaire. Since 2000, approximately 57,000 members of the United States military services purchased the product. The vast majority earned little or nothing on their investment.
Program Trading Averaged 30.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 24-28

Date 03/08/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for July 24-28.