New collar levels; better bond trading; NYSE beating the odds -- today's links

By: Ray Pellecchia

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NYSE Announces Second-Quarter 2007 Circuit-Breaker and Trading-Collar Levels -- NYSE will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2007 effective Monday, Apr. 2, 2007. Welcome to a new quarter, folks. (NYSE)

Bond Investing Gets Friendlier; New Services Simplify Pricing, Improve Access For Small Investors; Deciphering the MarkupThe recent moves to make pricing more transparent can save investors time and money. "The fixed-income market is very fragmented," says John Holman of the NYSE, which will roll out its new pricing service at www.nyse.com/bonds . "What we're trying to do is create a more efficient, centralized marketplace, where multiple firms are competing in one arena." (Wall Street Journal Online/Subscription)

In the Spotlight: John Thain - Exchange chief who defies the odds Larry Tabb of Tabb Group, the respected US exchange analyst, admitted he was "amazed". "They overcame the sceptics. The NYSE pulled off the acquisition of a lifetime, implemented the hybrid, cut costs to the bone, increased revenue, became profitable and held off virtually all of the upstart and recapitalised regional exchanges and electronic communication networks," he said. "I thought it was beyond [the] odds. I guess everyone has to eat a bit of crow once in a while." (Financial Times)

Today in NYSE History --
02 Apr 1963: The NYSE, NASD and American Stock Exchange announced plans to combine their qualifying examination for registered representatives into a single test. (NYSE)

Born On This Day: Emmylou Harris, 60 -- Have you ever heard a sweeter voice?

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