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Clearstream's Global Securities Financing Services Breaks New Record - Average Outstanding Volumes Breaks Through EUR 150 Billion Milestone

Date 31/01/2005

Clearstream’s industry-leading Global Securities Financing services (GSF) has recently broken through a significant milestone with average weekly outstandings reaching EUR 150 billion at the end of January 2005. This represents an increase of over 35 per cent from the same period last year. Clearstream’s GSF business unit comprises Securities Lending Services and Collateral Management Services, with Triparty Repo as the largest contributor to the growth in volumes throughout 2004. Clearstream’s
CBOT Muni Futures Open Interest Surges After Electronic Market Maker Program Launch

Date 31/01/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that total open interest in its 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures contract has seen significant growth, with levels more than doubling since the launch of an Electronic Market Maker (EMM) program on January 3, 2005. Open interest climbed to 3,455 contracts on January 28, continuing the upward trend that started at the beginning of the year.
CBOT January 5 Bund, Bobl, And Schatz Conversion Factors

Date 31/01/2005

The attached conversion factor table for CBOT Bund, Bobl, and Schatz futures indicates securities that, as of 27 January 2005, will be included in reference baskets for March 2005 and June 2005 expiries.
CBOT Fed Watch - January 31 Market Close

Date 31/01/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on February 1-2, 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.
CBOE Futures Exchange Announces Contract Specifications For Russell 1000 Index And Mini-Russell 2000 Index Futures - LaBranche Structured Products And Timber Hill Named DPMs

Date 31/01/2005

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) has announced that the exchange will list futures contracts on the Russell 1000 Index (ticker symbol RN) and the Mini-Russell 2000 Index (ticker symbol RT) for trading beginning Friday, February 4, 2005, pending final regulatory approval. CFE, which launched on March 26, 2004, is a new, all-electronic, futures exchange.

Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 105, 31 January 2005

Date 31/01/2005

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
World Economic Forum: Energy Supply Fears Exaggerated, Say Experts Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

Date 29/01/2005

Business and government leaders concerned with world oil and gas told participants in the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2005 that they consider price and supply fears exaggerated.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Board Report - January 2005

Date 28/01/2005

FY2004 Third Quarter Report (Consolidated) During the third quarter, operating revenues increased 5.434 billion yen from the third quarter of the previous year to 39.582 billion yen. Operating profits totaled 8.933 billion yen, an increase of 2.986 billion yen from the previous year's third quarter. Ordinary profit rose 3.005 billion yen to 9.860 billion yen.The net profit for the quarter rose 2.207 billion yen to 6.423 billion yen.All of these numbers are significant increases fro
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 28/01/2005

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Monday January 31, 2005: The relative weight of Viking Energy Royalty Trust (TSX:VKR.UN) will increase by approximately 0.44% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index and by 0.84% in the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects the issuance of new units as part of the Calpine Natural Gas Trust transaction.
Record Spring Wheat Open Interest At Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Date 28/01/2005

At the close of trade on January 25, open interest in spring wheat futures, traded at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) since 1883, stood at an all time high of 40,736 contracts. Open interest is the number of contracts that have not been liquidated either by an offsetting trade, delivery or expiration of the contract. The January 26 open interest number in spring wheat futures was 40,593 contracts.