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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On Archipelago Holdings, Inc.

Date 22/04/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (AX) on April 25, 2005.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Produces ‘SETNote’ Report Showing Listed Cos.’ Performance-Economic Overview Linkage And Offers Free Download At www.set.or.th

Date 22/04/2005

Senior Vice President, Research and Information, The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Mr. Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput, Ph.D., announced that the SET will produce the SETNote Report to provide various angles of listed companies’ operational performances that have linkages to economic issues over specific time periods. The Report will provide analytical information for Thai investors and the general public in addition to those pieces focusing on macro-economics, sector or company analyses already
RTS Group May Holiday Schedule

Date 22/04/2005

In accordance with Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation the May 1st day-off that falls on a Sunday is being transferred to May 2 nd , 2005, Monday.
Reuters To Receive Approximately $1 Billion For Stake In Instinet Group

Date 22/04/2005

Reuters (LSE: RTR, NASDAQ: RTRSY), the global information group, today confirmed that it expects to receive net cash proceeds of approximately $1 billion from its 62% holding in Instinet Group, after tax and transaction fees and subject to adjustments at close. This follows Instinet Group’s announcement today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. Reuters has agreed to vote its stake in Instinet Group in favour of this acquisition.
Nymex Announces Margins For New Natural Gas Swing Swap And Index Swap Futures Contracts

Date 22/04/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin rates for its 16 new natural gas index swap and swing swap futures contracts that will introduced on NYMEX ClearPortsm for trading and clearing on Monday.

Nasdaq/Instinet Deal Fact Sheet

Date 22/04/2005

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NASDAQ To Acquire Instinet - Acquisition Expected To Be Accretive To NASDAQ Shareholders Within One Year Of Closing – NASDAQ To Retain INET ECN, Silver Lake Partners To Acquire Instinet Institutional Broker, Bank Of New York To Acquire Lynch Jones Ryan -

Date 22/04/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NASDAQ: NDAQ), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Instinet Group Incorporated and that it has concurrently entered into a definitive agreement to sell Instinet’s Institutional Broker division to Silver Lake Partners. As a result of these transactions, NASDAQ will own INET ECN. Instinet has also entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Lynch, Jones & Ryan (LJR) subsidiary to Bank of New York prior to consummati
Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 22/04/2005

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Instinet Institutional Broker To Be Independent Firm - Silver Lake Partners Joins With Instinet Management

Date 22/04/2005

Instinet, The Institutional Broker, today announced that it will be acquired from The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) by a group led by Silver Lake Partners and Instinet senior management following NASDAQ's acquisition of Instinet Group Incorporated. Ed Nicoll, Chief Executive Officer, Instinet Group Incorporated, will become the CEO of Instinet.
Instinet Group To Be Acquired By Nasdaq - Silver Lake Partners To Acquire Instinet, The Institutional Broker - The Bank Of New York To Acquire Lynch, Jones & Ryan

Date 22/04/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP), the largest global electronic agency securities broker, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will acquire Instinet Group. NASDAQ will acquire all outstanding shares of Instinet Group for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.88 billion in cash, or $5.44 per share(1)(on a fully diluted basis).