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International Securities Exchange To List Options On Spider ETF

Date 07/01/2005

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that it will trade options on the Standard & Poor's Depository Receipts® (SPY). ISE said it will begin trading on Tuesday, January 11, 2005. ISE will begin trading on Monday if another exchange commences trading at that time.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Three-month HIBOR Futures Contract

Date 07/01/2005

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 11 January 2005, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodolog
HKEx’s Achievements And New Initiatives

Date 07/01/2005

Click here to downloada presentation on HKEx’s achievements and new initiatives.
HKEx Market Statistics 2004

Date 07/01/2005

Click here to download HKEx's market statistics for 2004.
CBOT January 5 Bund, Bobl, And Schatz Conversion Factors

Date 07/01/2005

The attached conversion factor table for CBOT Bund, Bobl, and Schatz futures indicates securities that, as of 5 January 2005, will be included in reference baskets for March 2005 expiries.

CBOE Futures Exchange To Begin Trading Two Russell Indexes - Russell 1000 Index And Mini-Russell 2000 Index Futures To Start On February 4

Date 07/01/2005

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that the exchange will list futures contracts on the Russell 1000 Index (ticker symbol RS) and the mini-Russell 2000 Index (ticker symbol RM) which are expected to begin trading on Friday, February 4, 2005, pending final regulatory approval. CFE, which launched on March 26, 2004, is a new, all-electronic, futures exchange.
Bovespanews - Novo Mercado Monthly Bulletin - December 2004

Date 07/01/2005

Click here to download the Novo Mercado monthly bulletin for December 2004.
Boston Options Exchange Trading Volume Tops One Million For The Week

Date 07/01/2005

Total BOX volume was 1,026,463 contracts, the first time average daily volume for a week has topped 200,000.
Archipelago Holdings Appoints Former Fidelity Capital Markets COO Matthew Gelber Managing Director, Options - Gelber To Head Archipelago's Newly-Acquired Options Business

Date 07/01/2005

Archipelago Holdings, Inc., operator of the Archipelago Exchange(SM) (ArcaEx(R)), the world's first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange, today announced the appointment of former Fidelity Capital Markets Chief Operating Officer Matthew Gelber to the position of Managing Director. In Gelber's new role, he will be responsible for driving Archipelago's options business and will initially be charged with managing the integration of the newly acquired PCX's options exchange.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange: Feed Wheat Futures Continue To Set Record Lows

Date 06/01/2005

Feed wheat futures prices at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange closed out the month of December at new record lows. The March 2005 futures contract closed at $79.50 per metric tonne on December 31, a drop of $7.40 per metric tonne from the closing price on November 30 and down more than 50 percent from the contract high of $161.00 on June 15, 2004. Reasons for the continued decline in feed wheat prices include a very large percentage of the wheat crop in western Canada grading at feed quality due