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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
Daily Trading Volume On JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" Exceeded 500 Million Rubles

Date 11/04/2005

On April 8 th , 2005, total trading volume on the Order-driven market of the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" reached the all-time record of 527,5 million rubles (18.9 million dollars), 58% higher than the previous record posted on March 31 st , 2005 (334 million rubles). The daily average trading volume since the launch of the market on November 23 rd , 2004, equals 123 million rubles. The daily number of registered trades also reached the record value of 1348.
CME Announces Weekly Expirations For CME Eurodollar One-Year Mid-Curve Options

Date 11/04/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced that it will launch weekly expirations on the One-Year Mid-Curve options on CME Eurodollar futures, the world’s most actively traded interest rate futures contract. The new expirations are scheduled to commence trading at 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on Sunday, April 24, 2005, on the exchange’s CME® Globex® electronic trading platform. On Monday, April 25, the contracts will be available first on the CME enhanced options system electronic pla
Boston Options Exchange Market Share Sets New Weekly Record

Date 11/04/2005

For the week ending April 8, 2005, BOX market share in the 347 classes listed was 7.5%, a new record. BOX market share of all OCC-listed equity options classes for the week was 5.6%, also a new record.
UK's Office Of Fair Trading: Anticipated Acquisition By Euronext NV Of The London Stock Exchange Plc

Date 08/04/2005

The OFT's decision on reference under section 33(1) given on 29 March 2005. Full text of decision published 7 April 2005. PARTIES Euronext N.V. (Euronext) is a pan-European exchange offering listing and trading services in Belgian, Dutch, French and Portuguese securities through the Brussels, Amsterdam, Lisbon and Paris bourses respectively. Euronext is active in derivatives trading via Euronext.liffe, which comprises the London-based derivatives exchange, LIFFE, togeth

UK’s Office Of Fair Trading: Anticipated Acquisition By Deutsche Borse AG Of London Stock Exchange Plc

Date 08/04/2005

The OFT's decision on reference under section 33 (1) given on 29 March 2005. Full text of decision published 7 April 2005 PARTIES Deutsche Boerse AG (DBAG) operates the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapier Boerse, FWB). DBAG demutualised in 2001. The main business activities of the DBAG corporate group are: trading services in spot markets (which include listing and trading services); trading services for financial derivatives; the generation and distribut
UK’s Financial Services Authority Fees Update

Date 08/04/2005

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will shortly finalise its fees for 2005/06 and will issue combined invoices, covering FSA fees and Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) levies, from June onwards. Provisional figures were published in the FSA fees consultation paper in January (CP05/2). The final figures will reflect the result of the FSA's year end audit and take into account any reduction to FSA fees as a result of enforcement fine income for
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes Penalty On Aizawa Securities Co., Ltd.

Date 08/04/2005

TSE imposed a penalty on Aizawa Securities Co., Ltd. ("Aizawa Securities") of a fine of JPY 12 million for a series of transactions to create an artificial market without any reflection of the actual state of market and a fine of JPY 10 million for acceptance of a series of transactions to create an artificial market without any reflection of the actual state of market.
The Stock Exchange Of Thailand, Prof. Sangvian Indaravijaya Foundation, And Thammasat’s Faculty Of Commerce And Accountancy Jointly Launch The First Corporate Governance Course In Thailand

Date 08/04/2005

The SET and Prof. Sangvian Indaravijaya Foundation, in collaboration with TU’s Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy will offer a Corporate Governance Course as an elective subject starting in the 2006 academic year.
The 24th General Assembly Of East Asian And Oceanian Stock Exchange Federation (EAOSEF) Held In Busan, Korea On April 7, 2005.

Date 08/04/2005

Chairman Young-Tak Lee of the Korea Exchange, the host of the 24th General Assembly, welcomed the delegates from 13 member exchanges and presided over the Assembly. The delegates were also welcomed by the Mayor of the host city, Busan, Mr. Nam-Sik Hur.