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Nymex To List 25 New European Swaps Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 14/02/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will list 25 new European swap futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort® on February 20 for the trade date of February 21.
NYBOT Announces Removal Of Coffee Warehouse Moratorium

Date 14/02/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective immediately, the moratorium at American Warehousing of NY, Inc., located at Pier 9 in the Port of New York, has been removed.
NASD Orders Diversified Investors Securities To Pay Over $2.2 Million For Facilitating Market Timing - Firm Also Fined For Supervisory Breaches, Email Failures

Date 14/02/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined Diversified Investors Securities Corp. of Purchase, NY, $1.3 million for facilitating impermissible market timing by certain institutional and other customers in its Diversified Investors International Equity Fund. The firm must also pay nearly $950,000 in restitution to the fund.
MTS And China Foreign Exchange Trade System To Cooperate In The Development Of The Chinese Bond Market

Date 14/02/2006

MTS S.p.A. is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent with the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (“CFETS”) under which both parties have agreed to cooperate towards the development of a transparent, liquid and efficient domestic fixed-income market in the People’s Republic of China.
Macquarie London Exchange Investments Limited Cash Offer For The London Stock Exchange Plc Extension Of The Offer And Level Of Acceptances

Date 14/02/2006

1. Extension of the Offer The Offer, which remains subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Offer Document, is being extended and will remain open for acceptance until 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 28 February 2006. LSE Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer and who hold LSE Shares in certificated form should complete, sign and return the Form of Acceptance as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be received by Computershare by no later than 3.00

Korea Exchange Preliminary Margin For USD Futures Lowered By 20%

Date 14/02/2006

In line with the recent steep fall in won-dollar exchange rate, Korea Exchange (KRX) has lowered preliminary margin for USD futures by 20% from 2 million won per contract to 1.6 million based on the latest exchange rate of 960 won per dollar, effective on February 6, 2006.
Korea Exchange Equity-Linked Warrant Market Rises To The 5th Largest In Two Months After Launch

Date 14/02/2006

The equity-linked warrant(ELW) market posted 54.3 billion won in average daily trading amount in January 2006, ranking among the world's top five in terms of trading value only two months after its opening.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 10 February 2006

Date 14/02/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
ICE To Begin Introduction Of Over 50 New OTC Cleared Contracts - Initial Listing Of Ten Contracts On March 3

Date 14/02/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced plans to introduce more than 50 additional cleared contracts in its over-the-counter (OTC) markets during the first half of 2006, with the first ten contracts expected to be available for trading beginning Friday, March 3.
HKEx Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 14/02/2006

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 20 February 2006 (Monday), 10 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and eight existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 279 after the revision.