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CBOT Binary Options On Target Fed Funds Rate Surpasses 1,000 Contracts In Open Interest

Date 24/07/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that open interest in its new Binary options on the Target Federal Funds Rate contract exceeded 1,000 contracts on Friday, July 21 – only eight trading days following the contract’s introduction. The new open interest record, 1,032 contracts, exceeds the previous record of 962 contracts set on July 20, 2006.
Borsa Italiana: MTA International 10 Shares To Launch Today 24 July 2006

Date 24/07/2006

Today 24 July 2006 10 shares started trading on MTA International, the new Borsa Italiana’s segment dedicated to the trading of shares of foreign issuers already listed in other EU regulated markets.
BM&F’s Sisbex Hits A Record R$ 49.2 Billion

Date 24/07/2006

On Friday, July 21st, BM&F’s Sisbex, an electronic trading system for securities, reached a record R$ 49.2 billion. Trades were carried out in two modalities: specific collateral repo and forward purchase and sale transactions.
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Finance Director £25,000 For Market Abuse

Date 21/07/2006

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Jonathan Malins £25,000 for committing market abuse by misusing relevant information to buy shares in Cambrian Mining (Cambrian), an AIM company. Mr Malins, the finance director of Cambrian, bought 50,000 shares ahead of the announcement of a new share placing and 20,000 shares before the company's interim results in March 2005.
Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc.: Trading Of Interest Rate etc. - Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 28 July 2006

Date 21/07/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 28 July 2006, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/07/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, July 21, 2006:
September FCOJ Delivery On NYBOTs eCOPS

Date 21/07/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) has added Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ, symbol OJ) delivery capability to eCOPS®, LLC. The eCOPS system, which now allows for the September FCOJ delivery, offers the user increased cost savings and efficiency, with greater speed and convenience of electronic documentation and transfer.
NYSE Member Firms Report First-Quarter 2006 Results (Corrected)

Date 21/07/2006

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported first-quarter 2006 after-tax profits of $3.08 billion and revenues of $77.56 billion, compared to $1.70 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $49.22 billion in the first quarter of 2005.
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Records For Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Futures

Date 21/07/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it set a daily volume record for the sulfur dioxide emissions futures contract on NYMEX ClearPort® yesterday.
Mashreq Capital Joins The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 21/07/2006

Mashreqbank announced today that it has received a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an authorised firm from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).