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Date 27/09/2004

Ann Flodström, OMX, Elected Chairman Of European Association Of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses

Ann Flodström, head of derivative clearingoperations at OMX Exchanges,has been appointed Chairman of EACH, the European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses.
Date 25/09/2004

Bursa Malaysia CEO Yusli : Promote Corporate Excellence As The Hallmark Of Asian Companies And Excellence, The Flavour Of The Asian Brand

Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Encik Yusli Mohamed Yusoff urged companies in Singapore, Malaysia and the Asean region to display highest standards of corporate governance in promoting corporate excellence as the hallmark of Asian companies and excellence, the flavour of Asian brands.
Date 24/09/2004

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 1 October 2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 1 October 2004, responding to the release of BOJ's TANKAN report at 8:50am.
Date 24/09/2004

The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For September 2004

As of mid-September, short interest in 2,752 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 5,115,514,363 shares compared with 5,008,236,375 shares in 2,754 National Market issues for the month of August.
Date 24/09/2004

Sydney Futures Exchange Signs A Memorandum Of Understanding With The Shanghai Futures Exchange

The SFE today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) to record the intention of both Parties to assist one another generally in the performance of their regulatory responsibilities and to make arrangements for a sustained training initiative on the understanding that this may lead to more extensive co-operation in other areas.

Date 24/09/2004

SWX Indices: Launch Of SMIM® And SMI Expanded<SUP>TM</SUP> In Mid-November 2004

In mid-November 2004, the SWX Swiss Exchange will launch two new indices to supplement the existing SMI®: the SMIM® (SMI MID), which will focus on the mid-cap segment, and the SMI ExpandedTM, which will be composed of the SMI® and the SMIM®. The two new indices will complement the selection of high-liquidity indices and are therefore suitable as a basis for many financial products, including options, futures and ETFs.
Date 24/09/2004

SGX To Launch Phase Two Of Research Incentive Scheme

SGX-listed companies and research firms will be invited to participate in this phase of the scheme from today. The list of participating research firms and listed companies will be announced when responses have been received and collated over the next month or so.
Date 24/09/2004

OMX: Agreements Signed Regarding Merger Of APK And VPC

VPC AB and OMX AB (publ) have today signed the final agreements regarding the merger between the OMX-owned Finnish Central Securities Depository (APK), and VPC, the Swedish equivalent, as communicated earlier in the Letter of Intent described in a press release dated April 22, 2004.
Date 24/09/2004

NZFOX Options To List In Q1 2005

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to advise all market participants that the NZFOX options products will list in February 2005.
Date 24/09/2004

NYBOT Announces Change To Polarization Allowances For Its Sugar No. 11 Futures Contract

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that commencing with the October 2006 delivery month, the exchange is implementing an amendment to its sugar rule revising the polarization allowances or premiums for sugar deliverable under the Sugar No. 11 futures contract. The amendment will add a new, additional allowance of 0.1% of the notice price for each full 1/10th of a degree from 99.0 to 99.3 degrees polarization. Currently, no additional allowance is paid for polarization above