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CME Introduces Options on Futures Trading On Handheld Devices - New Trading Functionality On CME®Galax-C Handhelds Will Further Improve Electronic Liquidity Of CME Options Markets

Date 22/03/2005

CME, the largest futures exchange in the United States, announced the launch yesterday of new software for the CME Galax-C™ handheld trading devices that enables trading of options on futures for any options contracts currently listed on CME Globex®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform.
American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 22/03/2005

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations yesterday reported short interest of 722,105,442 shares as of the March 15 settlement date, an increase of 64,849,683 from the 657,255,759 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-February. The March figure represents trades through March 10, 2005.
Thailand: All mai-Listed Firms Participate In e-Dividend Program, Enabling Shareholders To Receive Dividends Through Bank Transfers In April

Date 21/03/2005

President of the mai (Market for Alternative Investment), Mr. Vichate Tantiwanich, said that: “Presently all 24 companies on the mai have joined the e-Dividend payment program provided by the Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD). This enables all 20,000 shareholders of the mai-listed companies to receive their payments through direct bank transfers when these companies pay out their dividends.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: 231 Listed Cos. Collectively Pay Out Nearly THB 150 Bln. In Dividends, Almost THB 60 Mln. Rise Over 2003

Date 21/03/2005

A total of 231 out of 468 listed companies on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) have announced dividend payments for the year 2004. These companies have an average 4.09% dividend yield, or 1.62% higher that last year. Their total dividends were worth THB149.768 bln. (approx. USD3.744 bln.), or 42% of their total net profits of THB464.317 bln. (approx. USD11.61 bln.). The Resources Industry Group will be paying out the largest amount, totaling THB35.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

Date 21/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P 100 indices after the close of trading on Thursday, March 24: S&P 500 constituent Sears, Roebuck & Co. (NYSE:S) is merging with Kmart Holding Corp. (NASD:KMRT) in a deal subject to shareholder approval. The surviving company, Sears Holdings Corp. (NASD:SHLD), will replace Sears Roebuck in the S&P 500. Comcast Corp. (NASD:CMCSA) will replace Sears, Roebuck in the S&P 100.

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, March 21, 2005: Rentcash Inc. (TSXVN:RCS) will be removed from the index. The company is going to graduate to trade on the TSX on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 under the ticker “RCS.” BDI Mining Corp. (TSXVN:BDI) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at the request of the company. The company
Standard & Poor’s - News Corp

Date 21/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will increase News Corps. (ticker=NWS.A, sedol=B03DQ41) shares outstanding in the S&P Global 100 after the close of trading this evening to account for the 356.592 million shares issued to acquire the remaining shares of Fox Entertainment Group’s Class A stock it does not already own…News Corp. currently has 2938.341 million shares in the Index.
SEC Charges Time Warner With Fraud, Aiding And Abetting Frauds By Others, And Violating A Prior Cease-And-Desist Order - CFO, Controller, And Deputy Controller Charged With Causing Reporting Violations - Time Warner Agrees To $300 Million Penalty, Antifra

Date 21/03/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Time Warner Inc. (formerly known as AOL Time Warner) with materially overstating online advertising revenue and the number of its Internet subscribers, and with aiding and abetting three other securities frauds. The Commission also charged that the company violated a Commission cease-and-desist order issued against America Online, Inc. on May 15, 2000. In a separate administrative proceeding, the Commission charged Time Warner CFO Wayne H. Pac
Roman Gorunov And Dmitry Shatsky Become RTS Vice-Presidents

Date 21/03/2005

At its March 17 th , 2005, meeting the RTS Stock Exchange Board of Directors appointed Roman Gorunov, head of the Derivatives Department and Dmitry Shatsky, Head of the Software Development Department, vice-presidents of the Partnership. Messers . Gorunov and Shatstky will continue to be responsible for their departments .
Osaka Securities Exchange: No-Action Letter Received For Russell / Nomura Prime Index Futures

Date 21/03/2005

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) is pleased to announce that a No-Action Letter for the Futures Contract based on the Russell/Nomura Prime Index (“RN Prime Index”) was received from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of March 14, 2005 (U.S EST). In order to broaden the investor base in the RN Prime Index Futures Contract, OSE applied to the CFTC to issue a No-Action Letter in this regard. Trading in the RN Prime Futures Contract is scheduled to commence on April