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Fimat Launches A New Brand Strategy To Accompany Its Business Development

Date 05/10/2005

Fimat, a leading global brokerage organization and part of Société Générale Global Securities Services for Investors (SG GSSI), is launching a new brand identity via a print and TV campaign starting on 3 October. The new brand strategy has been developed to better reflect the strong international development, rapid growth and active policy of diversification within the group.
EXFEED And Derivative Partners Agree On Cooperation

Date 05/10/2005

EXFEED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SWX Group that is responsible for distributing the market data of the SWX Swiss Exchange and virt-x, has concluded a cooperation agreement with Derivative Partners in the area of data delivery. Derivative Partners specialises in preparing, calculating and exchanging data in the area of securitised derivatives. It also operates the informational community portal Warrants.ch and publishes Payoff, a monthly magazine for investors and advisors.
Euronext.liffe White Sugar Futures Contract Sets A New Monthly Volume Record

Date 05/10/2005

Euronext.liffe’s White Sugar futures contract set a new monthly volume record of 171,021 contracts in September 2005.
Eurex Turnover Climbs To 117 Million Contracts In September - Turnover In The First Three Quarters Reaches 938 Million Contracts

Date 05/10/2005

Eurex, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, traded 117 million contracts in September, around 17 percent up on September 2004 (90 million contracts). At 938 million contracts, the turnover volume achieved in the first three quarters of this year has eclipsed the same period last year by around 16 percent (January – September 2004: 804 million contracts). In the third quarter, 299 million contracts were traded on Eurex. On average, 5.3 million contracts were traded daily in September.
EEX To Start Futures Trading In Emission Allowances - First Day Of Trading On 4th October – Services To Comprise Exchange Trading And OTC Clearing - Spot Market Very Well Developed

Date 05/10/2005

European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) will start futures trading in EU emission allowances on 4th October of this year as planned. In the run-up to this date the exchange council of EEX adopted the required changes of the rules and regulations with regard to this on 23rd September and hence paved the way for the CO2 Derivatives Market. The newly listed European Carbon Futures are denominated in 1,000 EU emission allowances of the first and/or second trading period each. The tradeable maturities are

CME Introduces FX Incentive Program For Commodity Trading Advisors And Hedge Funds - New Program Offers Competitive Alternative To OTC Markets

Date 05/10/2005

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX) trading, has launched an incentive program for Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) and hedge funds that are active in FX markets. The nine-month reduced pricing incentive program, designed for a broad universe of CTAs and hedge funds, will become effective Tuesday, November 1, 2005.
CME Appoints Andrew Greta as Director, Business Development

Date 05/10/2005

CME, the largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced the appointment of Andrew Greta as Director, Business Development. Greta, who has over 10 years of experience in financial services and most recently served in business development roles for General Electric's financial services businesses, will be responsible for identifying and evaluating new strategic partnerships and potential non- organic growth opportunities for CME. He will report to Ann Shuman, Director and Co-Head of
Archipelago Holdings, Inc. To Release 2005 Third Quarter Results On October 24

Date 05/10/2005

Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX - News), owner and operator of the Archipelago Exchange(SM) (ArcaEx®), will release its results for the third quarter of 2005 on Monday, October 24, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. ET and will hold a conference call at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET to review the results with the investment community.
5 Years Of Eurex Bonds - Ferscha: "Electronic Bond Trading Increases Transparency And Improves Straight-Through Processing" - Custumer Co-Ownership Of Bond Trading Platform Crucial For Its Success

Date 05/10/2005

In just five years, the international bond trading platform, Eurex Bonds, has become one of the largest and most liquid electronic marketplaces for fixed-income securities trading in Europe and has increased transparency in bond trading for the industry overall, said Eurex Bonds in conjunction with its 5th anniversary. Fixed-income security trading was launched by the company on its fully electronic trading platform on October 6, 2000.
TSX Thanksgiving Holiday Closures

Date 04/10/2005

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will be closed on Monday, October 10 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Both Exchanges will re-open for business on Tuesday, October 11.