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Date 26/05/2004

CBOT Full Seat Sells For A Record $885,000

Today, Wednesday, May 26, a Full Membership at the Chicago Board of Trade sold for $885,000, surpassing the exchange's all-time high seat sale of $857,500 in May 1997.
Date 25/05/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For May 2004

As of mid-May, short interest in 2,753 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,784,352,682 shares compared with 4,784,290,236 shares in 2,770 National Market issues for the month of April.
Date 25/05/2004

Thailand Securities Depository Sets Up A Clearing House For Derivatives, To Start By Next May

President of Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD), Mrs. Nongram Wongwanich, reported that in its May 24, 2004 meeting, the TSD board resolved to establish a new company to do all clearing and settlement for derivatives of the Thailand Futures Exchange Pcl. (TFEX). TFEX was formed in accordance with the resolution of the board of The Stock Exchange of Thailand on March 24, 2004 to be the center of derivative trading. Having the new clearing house would, therefore, add efficiency and cre
Date 25/05/2004

SunGard To Sell Brut ECN To NASDAQ

SunGard (NYSE:SDS), a global leader in integrated software and processing solutions primarily for financial services and the pioneer and leading provider of information availability services, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement for the sale of 100% of the membership interests of Brut LLC, an electronic communications network, to NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”; OTCBB: NDAQ) for a total consideration of $190 million of cash. In addition and conditioned upon completion o
Date 25/05/2004

RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: Weekly Market Data May 17th – May 21st, 2004

For the week of May 17th – May 21st, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) reached 8 147 million rubles. Internet trading accounted for 44%, slightly up from 40% the week before. 9 467 transactions were executed.

Date 25/05/2004

OKO Bank Joins BondVision Dealer Group

BondVision is pleased to announce the addition of OKO Osuuspankkien Keskuspankki Oyj to its group of dealers, thereby strengthening its position in Scandinavia and reinforcing its status as the leading European dealer-to-client platform. With the inclusion of OKO, the only Finnish primary dealer still based locally in Helsinki, BondVision now provides clients with unparalleled access to a wide spectrum of securities including Finnish bonds.
Date 25/05/2004

Nymex To Increase Margins On Gasoline Futures Contracts

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that it will increase the margins on its gasoline futures, gasoline calendar swap futures, and gasoline crack spread calendar swap futures contracts at the close of business today.
Date 25/05/2004

New York Mercantile Exchange Will Expand Electronic Trading Hours For Metals and Propane

The New York Mercantile Exchange announced today earlier openings for after–hours trading in its metals and propane futures contracts beginning on June 1.
Date 25/05/2004

NASDAQ To Acquire BRUT ECN

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ® ”; OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brut LLC, the owner and operator of the BRUT ECN, for a total consideration of $190 million in cash, from SunGard Data Systems Inc. (NYSE: SDS). The board of directors of each company has approved the transaction, which is expected to close during the third quarter of 2004, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. It is anticipated the transaction
Date 25/05/2004

NASD Fines And Suspends Phua Young, Former Merrill Lynch Research Analyst - Young Issued Research in Violation Of NASD Rules, Selectively Disclosed Material Nonpublic Information, Gave Prohibited Gift To Tyco's Former CEO

NASD announced today that it has fined Phua Young, a former managing director at Merrill Lynch, $225,000 and suspended him from the industry for one year for a series of NASD rule violations relating to his activities as a research analyst.