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Date 16/09/2003

Extraordinary General Meeting of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles - BME's Structure Is Consolidated - Banco De España Transfers Its Stake In Iberclear To BME In Exchange For A 9.78% Of Its Share Capital

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), the company that integrates the Spanish stock markets and the registry, clearing and settlement systems today held its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). During the EGM a capital increase of € 65.4 Million was approved which will allow BME to integrate 39.7 % of Iberclear's stock capital, which until the transaction was held by Banco de España. Also BME has partially reshuffled its Board of Directors by incorporating Ignacio Benjumea, who will replace Jo
Date 16/09/2003

Eurex US To Launch On February 1, 2004 - Eurex US To Offer U.S. And European Fixed Income And Index Derivatives - Ferscha: Eurex US To Accelerate Growth In The US Financial Industry/ Eurex Offers U.S Market Participants Equity Partnership In Eurex US - G

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, announced today that it will launch its new fully-electronic US based exchange, Eurex US, on February 1, 2004. Eurex US will be a U.S. regulated exchange and will offer a full range of products including derivatives on U.S. and European interest rates and indices. With this step Eurex US will offer customers worldwide 20-hour electronic trading and clearing in U.S. Dollar- and Euro-denominated futures and options on futures. It will give U.S. cust
Date 16/09/2003

Commencement Of Real-Time Dissemination Of TOPIX 1000, Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index And Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index

As Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.(TSE) previously announced, TSE. began calculation and publication of TOPIX 1000, Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index and Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index on a real-time basis on Friday, September 16, 2003.
Date 16/09/2003

CME Open Interest Reached Record 29.9 Million Positions

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reached a record 29.9 million positions on Sept. 11, prior to regular September quarterly interest rate contract expirations. During the month, CME set eight consecutive open interest records before reaching this all-time high, which also represents a world open interest record for futures and options on futures.
Date 16/09/2003

CBOT Names Jackie M. Clegg Director

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today the appointment of Ms. Jackie M. Clegg to the CBOT Board of Directors.

Date 16/09/2003

CBOT Fed Watch: September 2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 16, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.<
Date 16/09/2003

Boston Consulting Group To Study Russian Securities Market

On September 16th, 2003, the RTS Stock Exchange and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) signed an agreement to undertake comparative study of securities markets in Russia and abroad and outline the perspectives of the market's development. The study will be financed by RTS, National Depositary Center (NDC) and National Association of Professional Market Participants (NAUFOR).
Date 16/09/2003

Attorney General Spitzer And Securities And Exchange Commission File Charges Against Bank Of America Broker - BOA Employee Faces State Criminal Charges And Federal Civil Enforcement Action

New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Enforcement Stephen M. Cutler today announced state criminal and federal civil charges against a Bank of America (BOA) broker for his role in a scheme involving unlawful trading of mutual funds.
Date 15/09/2003

TSX Group Announces Market Closings For Thanksgiving Day

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 13, 2003. Trading will resume again on Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Date 15/09/2003

TAL Announces Availability Of OneChicago - Townsend Analytics, Ltd. Is Now Offering Market Data From OneChicago.

OneChicago trades single stock futures contracts, narrow-based indices, and futures on ETFs as a joint effort of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).