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KOSDAQ Index Rises As The World’s Fastest Growing Stock Index During The First Half Of 2005

Date 22/06/2005

The KOSDAQ Index rose by 28.89% during the first half of 2005(from Jan. 2 to May 16, 2005), thereby posting the fastest growth rate of the 45 indexes of the WFE(World Federation of Exchanges) member exchanges, while the KOSPI ranked 8th with a growth rate of 11.97%.
CBOT Member/Shareholders Overwhelmingly Support “Second Approval” Proposition - 98 Percent Of The Votes Cast Were In Favor Of The Proposal

Date 22/06/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that shareholders overwhelmingly supported a proposal, commonly referred to as the “second approval,” allowing the Board of Directors of the Exchange’s parent, CBOT Holdings, to engage in a variety of capital raising transactions, including a possible initial public offering. Of the votes cast, 98 percent were in favor of the CBOT’s second approval.
CBOT Independence Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 22/06/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Independence Day holiday:
BT Radianz Signs Largest Exchange In Asia-Pacific

Date 22/06/2005

BT Radianz, the leading global provider of financial connectivity services, and Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday announced the development of a global distribution platform through the BT Radianz shared market infrastructure for the Exchange’s MAINS (MArket INformation System) data feed to customers outside of Japan. This makes Tokyo Stock Exchange the fourth major equities exchange in the Asia-Pacific region to become a BT Radianz Provider. The other Asia Pacific exchange Providers include the A
As Of July 11th, “Long Term Options” On The S&P/MIB Index Will Start Trading On The IDEM, The Italian Derivatives Market

Date 22/06/2005

As of July 11th, 2005 IDEM, the Italian Derivatives Market managed by Borsa Italiana will introduce “long term options” which allow investors to take positions on the S&P/MIB index with maturities of up to three years.

Annual General Meeting Of EEX Supports Board In Internationalisation And Broadening Of The Product Range

Date 22/06/2005

Shareholders of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) AG in Leipzig back the course of further internationalisation and broadening of the product range of Continental Europe´s largest energy exchange. This became clear during the annual general meeting in Leipzig.
WestLB AG Selects Imagine Software’s Derivatives.Com For Real-Time Derivatives Trading And Risk Management - Leading German Bank Deploys Web-Based Risk Management Solution To Manage Internal Multi-Strategy Proprietary Trading Desk

Date 21/06/2005

Imagine Software, the leading provider of full-service hosted derivatives trading and risk management solutions for the global financial industry, today announced that WestLB AG, a leading commercial bank in Germany, has selected Derivatives.com to optimize the equities and convertible arbitrage trading operations of its Proprietary Trading Desk. WestLB has replaced non-integrated vendor applications and spreadsheets with Derivatives.com to rapidly execute trading strategies, enable real time r
The MICEX Establishes New Rules Of Trading In Foreign Exchange In The Euro-Ruble Segment Of The Market

Date 21/06/2005

Trading in euro-ruble instruments has started in the MICEX Currency Market Section. Trading is conducted in compliance with new rules, which provide for the extension of the time of trading, the launch of new euro instruments and the adoption of risk management systems similar to those existing in trading in the US dollar. In the first trading session, held 20 June, over 200 transactions worth of 14.992 million euros were concluded, including contracts with today settlements (Tod) (10.475 milli
The Archipelago Exchange(SM) (ArcaEx(R)) Announces Exclusive Listing Of ZAP

Date 21/06/2005

The Archipelago Exchange(SM) (ArcaEx(R)), the world's largest fully-electronic stock exchange, today announced that Zero Air Pollution(R) (ZAP), a leader in the advancement of transportation technologies and energy products, has listed exclusively on ArcaEx, a facility of the Pacific Exchange, under the four character ticker symbol: ZAPZ.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Provide Market Data Via Bloomberg

Date 21/06/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that its subsidiary, the Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT) will distribute proprietary PHLX and PBOT market data to Bloomberg users via the PBOT Market Data Distribution Network, a newly created business line at the Exchange. Bloomberg is the first financial information service to provide this suite of market data products to its customers.