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NYSE Member Firms Report 3rd Quarter 2004 Results

Date 20/12/2004

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported third-quarter 2004 after-tax profits of $1.43 billion and revenues of $37.76 billion, compared to $1.96 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $33.71 billion in third-quarter 2003. In the first nine months of 2004, the firms reported after-tax profits of $5.86 billion on revenues of $113.25 billion, compared with after-tax profits of $7.77 billion on revenues of $108.30 billion in the first nine months of
NYBOT Announces Revised Christmas, Boxing Day And New Year’s Holiday Schedules

Date 20/12/2004

Click here to view the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) revised 2004 Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s holiday schedules.
London Stock Exchange Statement Re Further Approach

Date 20/12/2004

London Stock Exchange plc announces that it has received an approach from Euronext N.V. The approach is at an early stage and therefore does not require a response at this point. Discussions with Deutsche Börse AG and Euronext N.V. will continue.
London Stock Exchange - Home To Europe’s Most Active IPO Market In 2004

Date 20/12/2004

In 2004 the London Stock Exchange attracted a total of 275 IPOs to the Main Market and AIM, accounting for 80 per cent of all IPOs in Western Europe. Both markets have performed strongly during the year, raising a total of £7.6 billion in new issues - an increase of 64 per cent on 2003.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Reduction Of Monthly User Fees For AMS/3 Trading Devices

Date 20/12/2004

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the Stock Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has informed its participants the monthly user fees for the trading devices of AMS/3, the Third Generation of the Automatic Order Matching and Execution System, will be reduced by 20 per cent on 1 January 2005.

Finance Street Holding Co., Ltd. Shares And IWF Increase In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 20/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Tuesday, December 21, 2004: Finance Street Holding Co., Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6177685, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40401020), a member of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index, free-float A shares will increase by 76,000,000 to 256,570,000. This change is due to a new issue of shares. There will also be a change to the IWF.
Euronext: Next Steps In Market Reform

Date 20/12/2004

As part of a drive to overhaul and harmonize its listing structure and thus improve the visibility and liquidity of small- and mid-size stocks traded on its markets, Euronext will introduce changes to its range of indices in Brussels in the first half of 2005.
Euronext Confirms Discussions With London Stock Exchange

Date 20/12/2004

Following the announcement by the London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE") on 20 December, Euronext NV ("Euronext") confirms that it has made an approach to the LSE with a view to entering into preliminary discussions about a possible offer for the LSE.
Dow Jones/STOXX: Due To Christmas And New Years Respective Indexes Are Not Calculated And Disseminated

Date 20/12/2004

Due to Christmas and New Year’s some of the Dow Jones/STOXX indexes will not be calculated and disseminated as some markets will be closed.
CBOT Successfully Launches Hosting Of Leading North American Commodity Exchanges

Date 20/12/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today a seamless implementation of its initiative to host on its electronic trading platform the agricultural futures and options products of the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT®), the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) and the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE).