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TAIFEX Sets Daily Trading Volume Records On TEO, TFO And MSO

Date 13/10/2006

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) today announced that the daily trading volume of Taiwan Stock Exchange Electronic Sector Index Options (TEO) and Taiwan Stock Exchange Finance Sector Index Options (TFO) hit all time highs with 21,865 contracts and 23,871 contracts traded respectively. The new records of TEO and TFO were 38.16% and 43.22% greater than the previous records.
Euronext Welcomes Wavin N.V.

Date 13/10/2006

Euronext welomes Wavin, the 9th new company this year at Euronext Amsterdam. Click here for full details.
Glass Earth Limited Joins The NZAX Today

Date 13/10/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) welcomes Glass Earth Limited (GEL) to the NZAX Market today as an Overseas Listed Issuer.
CFTC Staff Allows Taiwan Futures Exchange’s Futures Contract Based On The MSCI Taiwan Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 12/10/2006

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on October 11, 2006, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the Taiwan Futures Exchange’s (TAIFEX’s) futures contract based on the MSCI Taiwan Index (MSCI Taiwan).
NYMEX Shareholders Vote In Favor Of IPO

Date 12/10/2006

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYMEX) announced that its shareholders approved its initial public offering and related proposals at a special meeting held today. More than 91% of the shares voted in connection with this meeting were voted in favor of the initial public offering and related proposals, as reported by the company's inspector of election and transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

NYSE Arca Options To Begin Penny Quoting Pilot In 2007 - NYSE Arca Is The First Exchange To File For The Pilot

Date 12/10/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced that it has filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to begin a six-month pilot program quoting options issues listed for trading on the NYSE Arca Options platform in $0.01 increments as opposed to the current industry standard $0.05 for option series quoted under $3.00. Additionally, current pricing increments for options quoted at $3.00 per contract or greater is $0.10, which under the proposed plan would be reduced to $0.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 12/10/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The unitholders of Summit REIT (TSX:SMU.UN) have accepted the $CDN30.00 per unit cash offer from ING Real Estate Canada Trust. Summit REIT will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Income Trust, the S&P/TSX Capped REIT, the S&P/TSX Capped Real Estate and the S&P/TSX SmallCap Indices. This change is effective after the close on Thursday, October 19, 2006.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend And Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Indexes

Date 12/10/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index and the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index RAS Holding S.p.A. (Italy, Milan: RASI) is being removed from the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index and the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index due to the company’s acquisition by Allianz AG (Germany, Frankfurt: ALVG). Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (Norway, Oslo: SNI) will replace RAS Holding S.p.A. in
Program Trading Averaged 28.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 2-6

Date 12/10/2006

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 Oct. 2-6.
TSX Group CEO Visits Brazil October 13-18, 2006

Date 12/10/2006

Richard Nesbitt, CEO of TSX Group Inc. heads to Brazil this week for meetings with issuers considering listing on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange and to attend the Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges. Mr. Nesbitt will also speak on a WFE energy panel and will discuss Canada’s growth into an energy superpower.