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NYMEX To Offer New Natural Gas Calendar Spread Option Contract

Date 02/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will introduce a November to April five-month calendar spread option on natural gas futures, beginning on August 3.
NYMEX Announces Margins For NYMEX miNY® Platinum, Palladium Futures Contracts

Date 02/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced the margins for the NYMEX miNY futures contracts that begin will trading on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform on August 6 for trade date August 7.
New Egyptian Accounting Standards

Date 02/08/2006

The new Egyptian accounting standards were approved when the Minister of Investment, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin issued Decree # 243/2006. The new standards are in compliance with international standards and will help international investors to consider companies in Egypt for investment. In turn, corporate governance principles will be boosted, companies' efficiency will increase and the capital market and economy will perform better. Disclosure and transparency will be supported by the new accou
Monthly Trading Report For ASX And SFE Markets

Date 02/08/2006

Please click here to download monthly trading information for July 2006 for ASX and SFE Markets.
MICEX Derivatives Market Trading Statistics For July, 2006

Date 02/08/2006

The following are the trading statistics for July‘06 in the MICEX Derivatives Market: there were 19 transactions in the Compounded MosIBOR Overnight futures with notional value of 460 million rubles (46 contract); there were 174 transactions in the USD/RUB futures totaling 49.8 billion rubles (1,853,926 contracts).

Martin Abbott Announced As New LME Chief Executive

Date 02/08/2006

Martin Abbott is to be the new chief executive of the LME from 2 October 2006.
London Stock Exchange Welcomes First Us-Incorporated Company To IPO On The Main Market

Date 02/08/2006

The London Stock Exchange today welcomed California-based Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc to its Main Market. Napo Pharmaceuticals, which raised a total of £11.9 million on admission, is the first US incorporated company to have its sole listing on the Main Market.
July A Big Trading Month At NYBOT As YTD Volume Up 26 Percent

Date 02/08/2006

The world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), rang up sizeable trading volume numbers during July 2006 (2,867,235 total contracts), bringing the year-to-date [YTD]) total to 26,749,764 futures and options contracts, a 26% increase over the same period from 2005. YTD category increases include: Total Ag Futures (up 19%), Currency Futures (up 28%), and Total Futures (up 20%); options increases are Ag Options (up 47%), Currency Options (up 1
ICE Reports Record July 2006 Volume And Commissions - ICE Futures Average Daily Volume Increases 126% For Seventh Consecutive Record Month;OTC Average Daily Commissions Up 86%

Date 02/08/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, today reported record activity during the month of July. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE Futures, its London-based regulated futures subsidiary, totaled 385,806 contracts for a seventh consecutive monthly ADV record, an increase of 125.5% over July 2005. Average daily commissions in ICE’s over-the-counter (OTC) business segment in July rose 85.9% over July 2005, to a record $593,821.
Eurex Bonds On Growth Path - Trading Volume Up By 7 Percent - Product Range Expanded To Include Italian Government Bonds - New Participant Admitted To Trading On Eurex Bonds

Date 02/08/2006

The international trading platform Eurex Bonds saw a seven percent year-on-year increase in trading volume over the first seven months of this year to roughly €88 billion (single counting). Volume in the core segment German government bonds increased by 14 percent to €69.2 billion (Jan. – Jul. 2005: €60.7 billion), and volume in European Covered Bonds was up by as much as 113 percent to €3.5 billion.