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European Repo Market Size Hits EUR 5 Trillion Latest ISMA Survey Reveals Strong Growth

Date 17/03/2005

The International Securities Market Association (ISMA) today released the results of its eighth semi-annual survey of the repo market in Europe, conducted on December 8, 2004. The repo market is pivotal to other financial markets, particularly those in bonds and derivatives, as it is the main source of financing for dealers. Repo, being a collateralized loan provides a secure means of lending and, for borrowers, an economic means of leverage.
Euronext.liffe’s Eurodollar Celebrates First Year Anniversary With Open Interest At All Time High

Date 17/03/2005

Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext N.V, celebrated the first year anniversary (launched on 18 March 2004) of its Three-Month Eurodollar futures and options contract with an open interest record of over 200,000.
Eurex Introduces Equity Option On The Scandinavian Company Sampo Oyj - Advanced Market Making Expanded To Include Scandinavian Equity Options

Date 17/03/2005

The international derivatives market Eurex will be launching options on the equity of Sampo Oyj on March 21. This brings the total number of Scandinavian equity options listed on Eurex up to seven. The derivatives market is also expanding its European market-making program: As of April 1, Eurex will be offering advanced market making for Scandinavian equity options with the aim of increasing the liquidity of trading in these options.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Nordea Strengthens Its Commitment To The Danish Market For Futures And Options

Date 17/03/2005

Nordea Bank Danmark has entered into an agreement with the FUTOP Clearing Centre about market making in futures and options on Danish shares. Under the agreement, Nordea undertakes to quote both bid and ask prices for futures and options on Danish shares.
CME Equity Options Break Volume And Open Interest Records - New CME® Globex® Volume Record Set With 3.85 Million Contracts Traded

Date 17/03/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, announced today that more than 100,000 equity options traded yesterday and as a result, the following volume records were set in the equity index product group:

CBOT Sets New Exchange-Wide Open Interest Record - Electronic Volume In Treasury Options Rises To New All-Time High

Date 17/03/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that on Wednesday, March 16, Exchange-wide open interest rose to a new record of 13,583,836 contracts, exceeding the previous record of 13,481,427 contracts set on February 17.
CBOT Fed Watch - March 17 Market Close

Date 17/03/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 22, 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.
Warsaw Exchange Announces A Quarterly Revision In The WIG, WIRR And WIG-PL Indices

Date 16/03/2005

Following the trading session on March 18, 2005, there will be a quarterly revision and composition of the WIG, WIRR and WIG-PL indices will be changed: MOL and BMPAG will join WIG index and INSTALKRK will enter WIRR index, TELMAX and UNIMIL will be moved from WIRR index to WIG index and KABLE, OPTIMUS, IRENA, ROPCZCE, EUROFAKTOR and ZREW will be moved from WIG index to WIRR index, SWARZEDZ will be removed from WIRR index, TELMAX, UNIMIL and SRUBEX will enter and INTERIA
State Aid: European Commission Outlaws Italian Tax breaks For Companies Listed For The First Time On EU Stock Exchanges

Date 16/03/2005

The European Commission has decided that an Italian scheme reducing the nominal and effective corporate tax rates of companies listed for the first time on a regulated EU stock exchange in 2004 violates EU Treaty state aid rules (Article 87). The decision follows an in-depth investigation opened in February 2004. The scheme distorts competition because it is limited to a small number of undertakings able to list within the narrow timeframe provided for by the law (i.e. 2004) and cons
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 16/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 16, 2005: Nuvo Network Management Inc. (TSXVN:NNM) will consolidate it’s shares on a 1-for-6 basis. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol “NVO” and under the new CUSIP number 67065J 20 8. The name of the company is not being changed.