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Boston Options Exchange Celebrates Six Month Anniversary With Record Trading Volume On QQQs

Date 06/08/2004

Today was the six month anniversary of the opening of trading on BOX. BOX initially listed six options classes on the morning of Friday, February 6, 2004; a total of 4,433 contracts were traded that day. Six months later, BOX lists 248 options classes and is averaging roughly 100,000 contracts per day.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - July 2004

Date 06/08/2004

Turnover for July was EUR 51,547.1 million. This compares to EUR 64,841.5 million in June. Domestic turnover in July was EUR 44,457.9 million, foreign turnover EUR 5,780.9 million, Nuovo Mercato, Domestic, EUR 1,247.4 million, Nuovo Mercato, Foreign EUR 30.9 million and on the Mercarto Expandi market EUR 30.0 million.
ASX: Application To Split The National Guarantee Fund

Date 06/08/2004

Australian Stock Exchange Limited has received advice from the Federal Government that it is not intending to make a decision on ASX’s application to split the National Guarantee Fund for the time being.
The RTS Stock Exchange To Calculate New Technical Indices

Date 05/08/2004

As of august 9th 2004 the RTS Stock Exchange starts to calculate new technical indices in accordance with the securities market regulations.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces July Volume

Date 05/08/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that volume increased across the board for all products compared to the previous month’s volume.

Share & IWF Changes In The S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 05/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Thursday August 12th 2004: Bellsystem24 Inc. (Japan, SEDOL: 6100056, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20201060) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 5,200,000 to 10,098,700 and its IWF will be updated to0.286 due to its private placement.
Securities And Exchange Commission Reappoints Bill Gradison To Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

Date 05/08/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the reappointment of Bill Gradison to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The Commission unanimously selected Gradison to serve a five-year term as a PCAOB board member upon the completion of his current term.
SEC Releases Strategic Plan For 2004-2009

Date 05/08/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today posted the 2004-2009 Strategic Plan on its Web site. The plan, approved by the Commission on July 9, 2004, identifies the vision, mission, values, and goals shaping the agency's activities during the next five years and details the initiatives being undertaken to achieve the SEC's goals.
Program Trading Averaged 53.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 26-30

Date 05/08/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for July 26-30.
NYBOT Volume (YTD) Up Thirty-Nine Percent From 2003 Highlighting Twelve Straight Monthly Gains - Sugar No. 11 Futures And Options Set New Daily Open Interest Records

Date 05/08/2004

The historic markets at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, have again shown impressive volume totals -- the twelfth consecutive month of growth, with most products experiencing gains. Through July 2004, year-to-date (YTD) total futures and options volume was 19,065,503 futures and options contracts, a 39% increase over the same period from last year.