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CBOE To Launch "Mini Russell" Options

Date 20/12/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced it will list options based on one-tenth of the value of the Russell 2000 Index, subject to SEC approval. The reduced-value Russell options will trade on CBOE's Hybrid Trading System. CBOE will continue to trade RUT options, which are based on the full value of the Russell 2000 Index. CBOE also trades options on the iShares Russell 2000 Index Exchange Traded Fund (IWM), along with options on 12 other Russell Indexes.
CBOE Experiencing Systems Problems

Date 20/12/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that as of 9:21 a.m. CST (Chicago time) today CBOE is experiencing a floor-wide trading halt due to systems problems.
Bucharest Stock Exchange Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Wiener Boerse

Date 20/12/2004

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wiener Boerse AG (WBAG), which establishes the basis of a cooperation between the two institutions.
Boston Options Exchange: New Trading Volume Record

Date 20/12/2004

273,460 contracts were traded on BOX today, a new record for a single session, breaking the record set on November 19, 2004.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes Penalty, Etc. On Chuo Securities Co., Ltd.

Date 17/12/2004

TSE imposed a penalty on Chuo Securities Co., Ltd. ("Chuo Securities") of a fine of JPY 2 million for conclusion of a contract to manage discretionary accounts and for displaying advertisements that caused misapprehension concerning important facts in relation to securities trading.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Trades 19 New Warrants Issued By Société Générale

Date 17/12/2004

The Spanish stock exchange today began trading 19 new warrants issued by Société Générale. The underlying assets for the new warrants are commodities, Spanish and foreign stocks and exchange rates.
Single Approving Authority For Issue And Listing Of Securities On MESDAQ Market

Date 17/12/2004

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) will cease to approve the issue and listing of securities on the MESDAQ Market with effect from 1 January 2005. With this, all applications for issue and listing of securities on the MESDAQ Market and any appeals in relation to such applications will be processed and decided solely by the Securities Commission (SC).
Singapore Exchange Update On CAO

Date 17/12/2004

The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) understands the continued media and market interest surrounding the investigation of China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd (CAO). The following are updates relating to the CAO incident, information which is additional to statements made by SGX on 1, 2, 3 and 8 December 2004.
Securities And Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting - Federal Register Citation Of Previous Announcement: [69 Fr 75360, December 16, 2004]

Date 17/12/2004

STATUS: Open Meeting PLACE: 450 Fifth Street, N.WWashington, D.C. ANNOUNCEMENT OFADDITIONAL MEETING: Additional Meeting An Open Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at 10:00
Review Of Myners Principles For Institutional Investment Decision-making

Date 17/12/2004

Progress positive but further work needed, the Government said today, as it brought forward new proposals to strengthen the Myners principles. This follows the conclusion of its review into how effective the Myners principles have been in improving pension schemes’ investment decision-making.