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NYSE Regulation’s New Fee-Based Accounts Rule Requires Significant Disclosure By Member Firms

Date 27/07/2005

New York Stock Exchange Regulation today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Exchange Rule 405A that requires member firms to provide investors with significant disclosure on non-managed fee based accounts. This type of account offered by broker-dealers is an increasingly popular investment option, but may not suit all customers.
NYSE Composite Index Sets New Closing High

Date 27/07/2005

The New York Stock Exchange Index (NYA) closedat a new high of 7465.44. The previous closing high for the NYSE was 7453.41 on July 20, 2005.
NASDAQ Enhances Indexing Platform And Creates Two New Indexes

Date 27/07/2005

The NASDAQ Stock Market(R) (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced it has enhanced its longstanding capabilities as an index provider by launching a state-of-the-art indexing platform and two new indexes that are calculated on the platform. The new indexes are the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index(SM) (Symbol: NDXE) and the NASDAQ Healthcare Index(SM) (Symbol: IXHC).
July 2005 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 27/07/2005

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 2.96% Gain in JULY, European Stocks Gain 2.65%, Asia Rises 1.51% and World Equities Rise by 1.51% Oil & Gas Sector Posts Biggest Gain for July in U.S. Retail Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for July in Europe
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/07/2005

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 1 August 2005, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges Semi Annual Report Posted On The Web

Date 27/07/2005

The FEAS Semi Annual Report has been placed on the FEAS web-site. To download the report, click here.
Debt Securities Trading Model To Be Harmonized In The Baltic Exchanges

Date 27/07/2005

Starting with August 1, 2005, the Riga and Tallinn stock exchanges will complement trading in debt securities by a new market segment. The model is already operational at the Vilnius Stock Exchange. The launch of the automatch submarket for debt securities in the Riga and Tallinn stock exchanges is another step in harmonization of the cash markets in the Baltics.
Creation Of Atos Euronext Market Solutions

Date 27/07/2005

Euronext, Europe’s leading cross-border exchange business, today announced a major expansion of AtosEuronext, its partnership venture with Atos Origin. The two companies have signed an agreement to form a new company, to which new activities will be contributed jointly, including the provision of services to Euronext.liffe, thereby creating a leading provider of technology services to capital markets globally. The new extended venture is called Atos Euronext Market Solutions.
ASX Review Of Supervision - Update

Date 27/07/2005

Earlier this year, ASX announced a review of its supervision division to improve efficiency and productivity and to add resources where needed. The decision to conduct the review was taken in the context of an overall review of ASX following the appointment of a new CEO and the ASIC assessment in 2004 which, while finding that ASX’s arrangements for supervision were adequate, had made a number of suggestions for improvement.
ASX Results For The Full-Year Ended 30 June 2005

Date 27/07/2005

ASX announces strong profit growth on higher revenue, maintains higher dividend payout.