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CBOE Volume Increases 15% In February - CBOE Futures Exchange Volume Up 80%, Sets New Monthly Trading Record

Date 01/03/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that February volume increased 15% over February 2004 volume, climbing to a total of 31,553,430 contracts traded. Index options volume at CBOE continued to post impressive growth, as February volume, driven by strong activity in several benchmark indexes, rose 33% over February 2004 volume to 11,582,971 contracts.
CBOE To Move Forward With Purchase Offer For CBOT Exercise Rights

Date 01/03/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange today announced it will move forward with plans to purchase a number of CBOE exercise rights held by Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Full Members. The planned purchase offer was temporarily postponed while the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reviewed a challenge to the CBOE's filing on the matter. On February 25, 2005, the SEC issued an order denying the challenge and approving the rule filing.
Boston Options Exchange Sets New Monthly Market Share Record

Date 01/03/2005

BOX market share (as a percentage of the OCC volume in the classes it lists) was 5.9% for the month, an improvement over the previous month's 5.6%, and a new record for BOX. For more details, click here.
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Trades Over € 150 Bn In February

Date 01/03/2005

In February trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached € 65.94 bn, 36.4% up on the same month in 2004.
BEL 20® Index - New Divisors

Date 01/03/2005

Following the announced modification of the BEL 20® Index, the current divisors have to be replaced by the new divisors as published below from Wednesday 2 March 2005 onwards:

Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd To Operate At The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 01/03/2005

Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd, a traditional Swiss private bank, has set up Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited, a joint venture with Alpen Capital Corporation Ltd., an established corporate advisory firm based in Dubai. Both companies have combined their expertise to form Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited, which has been granted a licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) to market Bank Sarasin’s services.
Toronto-Dominion Bank (US) Share Change in the S&P ADR Indices

Date 28/02/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 1, 2005: Toronto-Dominion Bank (US) (Canada, NYSE: TD, CUSIP: 891160509, Sedol: 2042516) shares will increase to 702,553,969 from 655,900,000. The share change represents the new shares issued to finance the Banknorth Group Inc. transaction.
The English Version Of Tokyo Stock Exchange's Margin/Loan Trading Regulations Is Now Available

Date 28/02/2005

The English version of TSE's Margin/Loan Trading Regulations Of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. is now available. Copies can be purchased domestically through our website or at the reception desk of the exchange. For sales outside of Japan , please contact OCS, Overseas Courier Service by e-mail at subs@ocs.co.jp.
STOXX Ltd. To Launch First Pan-European Select Dividend Indexes

Date 28/02/2005

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today announced that it will launch the first pan-European select dividend indexes. The indexes, the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Index - covering Europe - and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend Index - covering the Eurozone -track high-dividend-paying stocks. The launch of the new indexes is scheduled for the end of the first quarter of 2005.
Standard And Poor's Re-Affirms High Level Of Corporate Governance At HKEx

Date 28/02/2005

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the overall corporate governance score of 8 out of a possible 10 from Standard and Poor's (S&P), which said the score reflected strong corporate governance standards in international terms and HKEx's continuing commitment to improving its own corporate governance standards and setting a good example in leading the Hong Kong market in the area of corporate governance.