NYSE Group, Inc. today announced that it has received the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval for exemptive relief from the provisions of section 12(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934 permitting NYSE members and member organizations to trade certain unlisted debt securities on the Exchange.
The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Nov. 6-10.
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and Clean Edge, Inc. today announced that First Trust Advisors L.P. has licensed the NASDAQ® Clean Edge® U.S. Liquid Series Index, an innovative and powerful tool for clean-energy investors, in order to launch a new exchange traded fund (ETF). The First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® U.S. Liquid Series Index Fund will begin trading in January 2007. The ETF will be managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. and listed on NASDAQ.
A total of £3.5 billion was raised by companies undertaking an IPO on the London Stock Exchange’s markets in October, up 40 per cent on the same month last year. This takes the total money raised through IPOs on the Exchange’s market to £22.3 billion so far this year, more than any other exchange in the world.
Euronext, the pan-European stock exchange, is delighted to have been named Exchange of the Year in Structured Products magazine's European Awards for 2006. This is welcome recognition for the work Euronext has put in and the effective innovation it has deployed in the field of listed structured products including warrants, certificates and structured funds.
SGAM Alternative Investments has launched an ETF with embedded capital protection on Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50®. The ETF has been admitted for listing on Euronext.
The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 30-Nov.3.
NYSE Group, Inc. reported October 2006 transaction volume in all securities traded by NYSE Group. This report represents the NYSE Group monthly volume release issued on a combined basis for NYSE and NYSE Arca.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced plans to establish clearing services for two new over-the-counter (OTC) Ethanol Calendar Swap contracts. The new products, which will include contracts for both forward and previous month calendar swaps, will be based on the price of CBOT Ethanol futures contracts. Scheduled to be introduced on December 4, 2006, CBOT Ethanol Swap contracts are the first exchange-cleared OTC products to be specifically tailored for use in the ethanol industry.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced that it successfully launched open auction trading of its options on Full-sized Gold (100 oz.) and Silver (5,000 oz.) futures contracts. The contracts now trade side-by-side on the Exchange’s electronic trading platform and open auction arena. On the first day of trading, Gold and Silver options open auction volume totaled 381 contracts.
