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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 11.03.2005

Date 14/03/2005

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 Securities Exchange South Africa.
International Securities Exchange Announces Closing Of Initial Public Offering - Underwriters Exercise Full Over-Allotment Option

Date 14/03/2005

The International Securities Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ISE) today announced the closing of its initial public offering. As part of the offering, ISE sold 4,602,115 shares of Class A common stock, including 602,115 shares upon the exercise in full of the underwriters' over-allotment option, at $18.00 per share. Certain ISE shareholders sold an additional 6,954,590 shares of Class A common stock, including 905,282 shares sold in connection with the underwriters' over-allotment option.
Instinet Joins With LatentZero To Offer Algorithmic Trading Services

Date 14/03/2005

Instinet, LLC, the Unconflicted Institutional Broker, announced today that its algorithmic trading services can now be accessed by clients through LatentZero's Minerva trading and order management system.
HKEx: Local Retail Contribution To Stock Market Increases

Date 14/03/2005

A recent survey by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) shows that local retail investors have overtaken overseas institutional investors for the first time in four years to be the largest contributors to market turnover value in the HKEx securities market.
GL TRADE Confirms Strong Growth In Both Turnover And Margins For 2004

Date 14/03/2005

GL TRADE’s Board of Directors met on March 11th, 2005 to approve accounts for 2004.

Frankfurt Stock Exchange: Restriction Of Broker Commission - Increased Attractiveness Of Exchange Trading At FWB Over Off-Exchange Trading - Maximum Commission Of EUR3 For Leveraged Products - EUR12 For Investment Products

Date 14/03/2005

Lead brokers at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) will introduce upper limits on fees for brokerage transactions in certificates, reverse convertibles, warrants, and knock outs, with effect from 4 April 2005. Brokerage commissions will thus be capped at a maximum of €3 in the case of leveraged products, and €12 in the case of investment products, per order executed. With the introduction of capped broker fees, the FWB is increasing the attractiveness of exchange trading and will thus be able to
FFastFill Enables Go-live Of CME FX On Reuters - Linking OTC With Exchange Traded, Cleared/CCP Markets

Date 14/03/2005

FFastFill today announced the go-live of its application service in London in support of the new CME FX on Reuters service, which gives Reuters Dealing 3000 users direct access to CME’s foreign exchange (FX) futures and enhance the ability to seamlessly trade FX spot and futures. FFastFill was chosen by Reuters as the launch partner for this project in May 2004, and has been responsible for building and maintaining a trade order routing service that enables traders using Reuters Dealing 3000 to
Deutsche Börse Statement Regarding OFT And FCO Approval Process

Date 14/03/2005

On 6 March, 2005, Deutsche Börse AG (Deutsche Börse) announced that it has withdrawn its proposed pre-conditional cash offer for the London Stock Exchange plc. (London Stock Exchange). It also stated that it reserved the right to make an offer if Euronext or another third party were to announce an offer for the London Stock Exchange or in such other circumstances as are permitted by the UK Takeover Code.
CME FX On Reuters Goes Live

Date 14/03/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX), and Reuters (LSE: RTR, NASDAQ: RTRSY), the global information company, today launched CME FX on Reuters. The launch of CME FX on Reuters paves the way for more dynamic and efficient markets as the first major linkage between sell-side traders in the interbank FX market and electronic CME FX futures markets, where hedge funds and other major buy-side participants play a major role.
CFTC And SEC Announce $50 Million Distribution To Former Customers Of Princeton Economics International, Ltd., And Princeton Global Management, Ltd.

Date 14/03/2005

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that a court-appointed receiver (Receiver) is in the process of distributing over $50 million as part of an interim distribution to former customers of Princeton Economics International, Ltd. and Princeton Global Management, Ltd. (the Princeton Companies). The Princeton Companies and Martin Armstrong are defendants in continuing litigation brought by the CFTC and SEC inv