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Kaidi Oone Appointed Acting Chairman Of The Tallinn Stock Exchange

Date 11/04/2005

As of today the Council of the Tallinn Stock Exchange decided to appoint Ms Kaidi Oone as new acting Chairman of the Tallinn Stock Exchange Management Board and Vice President Baltic Markets. The OMX also decided to appoint Mr. Gert Tiivas as a Member of the Council.
JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" Weekly Trading Data: April 04th – April 08th, 2005

Date 11/04/2005

During the week of April 4 th – April 8 th , 2005, total trading volume on the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" increased by 56% and reached 1 646 million rubles compared with 1 058 million rubles the week before. Second-tier stock turnover equaled 746 million rubles, 45% of the total trading volume.
JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" Board Of Directors Elects Order-Driven Market Committee

Date 11/04/2005

At its April 1 st , 2005, proxy meeting the joint-stock company "RTS Stock Exchange" Board of Directors elected the Order-Driven Market Committee.
Industry Classification At The Baltic Stock Exchanges

Date 11/04/2005

As part of the integration of the Nordic and Baltic securities markets, the Baltic stock exchanges (Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius) will introduce the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) as of July 1, 2005. Common Nordic and Baltic industry classification increases the international comparability of listed companies and provides the companies with a clearly defined and larger peer group.
IDEM Stock Futures Of Borsa Italiana: New Daily Record

Date 11/04/2005

The IDEM Stock Futures contracts today reached a new volume record of 109,938 contracts traded (the previous record was set on December 16th 2004, with 86,063 contracts traded).

H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler Of Dubai Appoints Two Judges To Dubai International Financial Centre Court - Sir Anthony Evans P.C. Appointed Chief Justice - Michael Hwang S.C. To Serve As Deputy Chief Justice - First Two Judges Of DIFC

Date 11/04/2005

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) yesterday welcomed the appointment of two judges to the DIFC Court by His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai. This announcement follows the enactment in December 2004 by His Highness of two laws creating the DIFC Judicial Authority and the establishment of the DIFC Court with the status and function of a Dubai Court.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market Weekly Trading Data: April 4th – April 8th, 2005

Date 11/04/2005

For the week of April 4th – April 8th, 2005, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) increased by 6% in rubles and 3% in contracts and reached 6 546 million rubles and 752 thousand contracts. Total open interest as of April 8th, 2005, increased by 10% in rubles and 9% in contracts and equaled 14 775 million rubles and 1 695 thousand contracts.
Five Years Of Deutsche Börse’s XTF Segment - XTF Is The Leading Market Place For ETFs In Europe - Q1/2005 The Most Successful Quarter Since The Introduction Of The Segment - Deutsche Börse Receives Award As Europe’s Most Proactive ETF Exchange - Indexchan

Date 11/04/2005

Five years after the introduction of the XTF segment, Deutsche Börse has further solidified its position as the leading marketplace for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). "The XTF segment presently boasts 68 index funds, the largest range of ETFs offered by any exchange in Europe," said Rainer Riess, Managing Director of Stock Market Business Development at Deutsche Börse, and responsible for the XTF segment. "In the first quarter of 2005, XTF generated with more than EURO 11 billion the highest quar
Eurex Repo Continues To Grow In The First Quarter - Euro Market Up By 76 Percent - Successful Start For The New Euro GC Pooling Segment

Date 11/04/2005

The repo markets of the worlds largest derivatives exchange Eurex continued to grow in the first quarter of this year. The average outstanding volume, the key performance figure for repo market and the number of trading participants continued to increase. Eurex Repo thus further cemented its position as a pan-European marketplace for repo trading.
Deutsche Börse To Begin Share Buyback On Wednesday

Date 11/04/2005

Deutsche Börse will begin its share repurchase program on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. This share repurchase program is part of an ongoing effort to optimize the capital structure of the Group and will terminate on 20 May 2005, two trading days prior to the AGM on May 25. The company will use the current authorization by its shareholders to repurchase up to 10 percent of its share capital, or up to 11,180,288 shares. However, the buyback is limited to a number of shares, equivalent to the re