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First Trust Launches New Exchange Traded Funds Based On Nasdaq Clean Energy And Nasdaq-100 Ex-Tech Indexes - They Are The First Investment Products Based On The Indexes

Date 14/02/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ® "; Nasdaq: NDAQ) and First Trust Advisors L.P. have announced the launch of two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) ? the First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® U.S. Liquid Series Index Fund (NASDAQ: QCLN) and the First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ: QQXT). They are based on the NASDAQ® Clean Edge® U.S. Liquid Series Index (Symbol: CELS) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector IndexSM (Symbol: NDXX), respectively. The

Montréal Exchange Announces Its Financial Results For The Year 2006 - Revenues increase 25% - Net earnings grow 64%

Date 14/02/2007

  Q4 2006 vs Q4 2005

UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Nationwide £980,000 For Information Security Lapses

Date 14/02/2007

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Nationwide Building Society (Nationwide) £980,000 for failing to have effective systems and controls to manage its information security risks. The failings came to light following the theft of a laptop from a Nationwide employee's home last year.

FTSE 100 Companies Supporting Olympic Sport

Date 14/02/2007

British industry has signalled its intention to fully support British sportsmen and women through a new business initiative. The FTSE-British Olympic Association initiative will partner 33 FTSE 100 companies with 33 National Governing Bodies of Olympic Sports in order to transfer skills and knowledge to accelerate each sport governing body’s organisational development and governance structures.

Montréal Exchange And Nymex Holdings Announce Strategic Partnership To Serve The Canadian Energy Market

Date 14/02/2007

Highlights New company to be based in Calgary, Alberta Phase 1: Serve the Canadian Over-the-Counter energy market Phase 2: Introduce on-exchange options and futures contracts NYMEX takes strategic equity position in the Montréal Exchange

OMX Nordic Exchange Monthly Total Derivatives Trading January 2007

Date 14/02/2007

Click here to download the OMX Nordic Exchange monthly total derivatives trading statistics for January 2007.

Update On Montréal Exchange Listing Process - MX On Schedule To List Its Shares In March-April 2007

Date 14/02/2007

The Montréal Exchange (MX) provided today an update concerning the process of listing its shares. This follows the decision by the MX’s Board of Directors, made public on December 1st 2006, that MX will list its shares without offering.

CME To Launch Hurricane Futures And Options On Futures Contract - CME-Carvill Hurricane Index To Be Available For 2007 Hurricane Season

Date 14/02/2007

CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, announced today that it will expand its weather derivatives product line with a scheduled launch of CME-Carvill Hurricane Index futures and options on futures contracts March 12. The underlying indexes will be calculated by Carvill, a leading independent reinsurance intermediary in specialty reinsurance that tracks and calculates hurricane activity.

New European Commission Website To Answer Stakeholder Questions On Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID”)

Date 14/02/2007

The European Commission has launched an interactive website where stakeholders, including firms, trade associations and investors, can ask questions relating to the recently finalised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (2004/39/EC) (MiFID) and its implementing measures. The website allows stakeholders to see the answers to questions already asked, as well as allowing them to ask new questions.

Financial Services: European Commission Welcomes New US Proposals Allowing Easier Deregistration From Capital Markets

Date 14/02/2007

The European Commission has welcomed new rules proposed by the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would make it much easier for non-US companies listed on US capital markets to deregister from those markets at a time of their choosing, once certain criteria have been fulfilled. In the Commission's view, the new rules, which are based on a comparison of the company's trading volume on the US market and on its primary market, h