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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Announces Date Of First-Quarter 2006 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 27/03/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) will announce earnings for the first quarter of 2006 before the financial markets open on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).
CBOT Fed Watch - March 27 Market Close

Date 27/03/2006

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 28, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Australian Stock Exchange Limited And SFE Corporation Limited Announce Merger Proposal

Date 27/03/2006

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (“ASX”) and SFE Corporation Limited (“SFE”) today announced an agreed proposal to merge their businesses and create the leading financial markets exchange in the Asia-Pacific region. It will be the 9th largest listed exchange group globally and represents an important milestone in the development of Australia’s capital markets.
ASX And SFE: Fact Sheet

Date 27/03/2006

ASX provides fully electronic trading, clearing and settlement of equities, interest rate securities, warrants, options, and other derivatives products, and provides live and historical market data.
ASX And SFE Merger Proposal: Presentation To Analysts

Date 27/03/2006

Click here to view the presentation to analysts on the ASX and SFE merger proposal.

ASX And SFE - Merger Implementation Agreement: Key Terms And Conditions Precedent

Date 27/03/2006

Click here to download the key terms and conditions of the ASX And SFE merger implementation agreement.
Wiener Börse Launches Cooperation With Bulgarian Stock Exchange

Date 24/03/2006

Wiener Börse has a strong position in Southeast Europe: Following the cooperation agreements with the exchanges in Bucharest, Zagreb, Belgrade and Sarajevo, Wiener Börse signed today a memorandum of understanding with the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The aim of the two exchanges is to cooperate in the area of indices and data dissemination. Additionally, the exchanges will also work together in the joint development and introduction of products.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Listing Rule Revision With Regard To The Adoption Of Takeover Defense Measures

Date 24/03/2006

On January 24th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange made a resolution as outlined by the following document entitled "Listing Rule Revision with regard to the Adoption of Takeover Defense Measures".
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Of Interest Rate Etc. Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 31 March 2006

Date 24/03/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 31 March 2006, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For March 2006

Date 24/03/2006

As of mid-March, short interest in 2,736 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 6,041,345,783 shares compared with 5,648,922,450 shares in 2,746 National Market issues for the month of February.