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Share Trading On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Up 40 Per Cent In February Compared With February 2005

Date 02/03/2006

In February, share trading amounted to DKK 83.9 billion, which was almost 40 per cent ahead of the year-ago month, when share trading totalled DKK 60.1 billion. The value of average daily trading was DKK 4.2 billion, distributed on 19,723 trades. February saw the first two listings of the year. In the first two months of the year alone, 28 new corporate bonds were listed, which means that the trend from 2005 continues.
SFE Half Basis Point Trading In 3 Year Bond Futures Contract Commences 8 March 2006

Date 02/03/2006

From 5.00pm on Wednesday 8 March 2006 (Trade Date 9 March 2006) half basis point trading will be permitted in the 3 Year Treasury Bond Futures contract in the lead up to the March expiry. During this time half basis point trading will be permitted in the spot and next month 3 Year Bond Futures contracts as well through intra- and inter-commodity spreads and in permitted strategies in the Custom Market.
RTS Provides Exchange Connectivity To London Metal Exchange

Date 02/03/2006

RTS Realtime Systems Group, one of the leading global Independent Software Vendors providing professional trading software for major Financial Institutions, Banks, Locals, Proprietary Traders and Brokers, today announces the connection to the London Metal Exchange (LME).
Program Trading Averaged 58.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 21-24

Date 02/03/2006

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 Feb. 21-24.
Price Improvement On BOX Continues At Near Record Levels Of $2.80 Per Contract, Average Daily Volume Up 68% Over Previous Year

Date 02/03/2006

For the month of February 2006, the average price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP” *) was $2.80, the second consecutive month this figure has been at or above $2.80. Total monthly “savings” benefit to investors was $3.9 million with an average of 73,408 contracts receiving price improvement daily. This represents an average daily “savings” to investors of approximately $205,782. All of these figures are second only to Janua

Oslo Børs: Monthly Statistics For Bonds And Certificates 2006

Date 02/03/2006

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OMX: Warning Issued To Société Générale On Improper Warrant Trading

Date 02/03/2006

The Disciplinary Committee of Helsinki Stock Exchange has issued Société Générale, a Member firm, a warning and a disciplinary fine of EUR 20,000 for breaching the Norex Member Rules. The Disciplinary Committee considered that the Member firm had breached the Rules by using its dominant position improperly in trading in a covered warrant.
NZX Receives Securities Commission Inspection Request

Date 02/03/2006

NZX today received an information request from the Securities Commission pertaining to a proposed inspection of NZX by the Commission. The Terms of Reference include both market supervision and non-market supervision areas of NZX.
Nymex To Change Position Limits For Copper Futures Contract

Date 02/03/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced it will raise the spot month position limit for its copper futures contract to 400 contracts from 250 contracts, effective at the close of business on March 3.
NYBOT February Volume Best In Exchange History - Over Four Million Contracts Traded In Just Nineteen Trading Days

Date 02/03/2006

The shortest month of the year became the biggest trading month in the136-year history of the New York Board of Trade ® (NYBOT ®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, as over four million contracts were traded in just nineteen trading days during February.