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10 Years Of Electronic Trading On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 07/12/2005

8 December 2005 marks the tenth anniversary of the introduction of electronic trading on the SWX Swiss Exchange. Initially, foreign shares were traded on the new system. Once the major segments had been transferred by the end of August 1996, the process of consolidating the previously fragmented Swiss securities market on a single electronic platform was complete. The technical integration of the SWX trading structure into the clearing and settlement process was groundbreaking.
Two NYSE Seats Sell For $4,000,000

Date 06/12/2005

Two regular seats sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $4,000,000, unchanged from the last regular seat sale on Dec. 5.
TSX Trading Value Tops $1 Trillion For First Time Ever

Date 06/12/2005

Today trading on Toronto Stock Exchange surpassed $1 trillion* for the year – the first time trading has ever reached that level. The year’s trading value record fell on November 21st when the previous year record of $944.2 billion (set in 2000) was eclipsed. TSX trading value so far in 2005 is running approximately 29 percent ahead of last year.
TSX Statistics Report - November 2005

Date 06/12/2005

Click here to download the Toronto Stock Exchange's statistics for November 2005.
TOPIX Futures Daily Trading Volume Sets Record High

Date 06/12/2005

Trading volume on TOPIX futures contract (all contracts) sets a daily record-high, 559,027 contracts, today (December 6, 2005 ).

Thai Bond Electronic Exchange Waives Listing And Trading Fees Until End-2006

Date 06/12/2005

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Board approved the extension of listing and trading fees on the Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) to end-December 2006 in order to boost both the demand and supply sides of the Thai bond market.
Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) Held the “2005 International Futures Seminar” Yesterday( 5th Of December) Successfully

Date 06/12/2005

In order to keep up with the trend of international futures market and share successful foreign experiences with other exchanges, yesterday TAIFEX held the “2005 International Futures Seminar” at the Taipei Sheraton Hotel( 5th of December). Around 200 people from related industry attended the seminar. Mr. Daung-Yen Lu, Vice Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission, started the seminar with a speech, wherein he talked about the current status, reforms and outlooks of Taiwan futures market
SWX Swiss Exchange: The shares Of Dufry Ltd (DUFN) Open At CHF 80

Date 06/12/2005

Today, the shares of Dufry Ltd, a Swiss travel retailer, were traded in the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. Yesterday, i.e. on Monday, an issue price of CHF 80 was determined. The opening price on the SWX also was CHF 80. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 1’125 million. Dufry belongs not only to the SPI®, but also to the SPI EXTRA®.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 06/12/2005

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 6, 2005: Petroflow Energy Ltd. (TSXVN:PFW) will trade under the new ticker symbol "PEF" and under the new CUSIP number 715918 30 6. The shares of the company will be consolidated on a 1-for-10 basis.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

Date 06/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, SmallCap 600 and S&P REIT Composite indices: E.W. Scripps Co. (NYSE:SSP) will replace Georgia-Pacific Corp. (NYSE:GP) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Thursday, December 15. Georgia-Pacific is being acquired by privately-held Koch Industries Inc. in a tender offer expected to close on or about that date. Navigant Consulting Inc. (NYSE:NCI) will replace York International Corp. (NYSE:YR