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CBOT Fed Watch - November 5 Market Close

Date 05/11/2004

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on November 10, 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 amon
Boston Options Exchange Trading Volumes For October, 2004 Up 82% Over Previous Month

Date 05/11/2004

Trading volumes on the Boston Options Exchange, the only options exchange with price improvement for customer orders, set new records for the month with dramatic increases in both daily trading volume and national market share.
Bolsa de Madrid: Sadia To List On Latibex On November 15 - It Is The Biggest Food Company In Brazil, With A Market Capitalisation Of €1bn - Espirito Santo Investment Will Act As The Company’s Specialist

Date 05/11/2004

The preferred stock of Sadia, a Brazilian food company, will be listed on Latibex as of November 15. Sadia has received all the authorisations necessary to its listing on the Latibex market and Espirito Santo Investment will act as the company’s specialist.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange: Western Barley Prices Lowest In 3 Years

Date 04/11/2004

Western barley futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished the month of October on a weak note, with the December contract ending the month at its lowest closing price of $117.00 per metric tonne. This was also the lowest monthly close for the nearby Western barley futures price in over three years. Reasons for the price weakness include a large barley and feed wheat crop in western Canada at the same time as the United States harvests a record large corn crop. Trade sources suggest
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Open Interest Significantly Higher Than A Year Ago

Date 04/11/2004

Total open interest in Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. futures and options contracts stood at 76,469 contracts at the end of October 2004. This represents an increase of 24.7% from the level at the end of October 2003 and is 11.3% higher than at the end of September 2004.

Tokyo Grain Exchange Revised the Margin Requirements For November, 2004

Date 04/11/2004

Click here to view the margin requirements for November 2004.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces October Volume - “PHLX Volume Increases Across-The-Board In All Products”

Date 04/11/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today volume increased in all product lines compared to the previous month’s trading.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to S&P Indices

Date 04/11/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 and S&P REIT Composite Indices: S&P REIT Composite Index constituent CRT Properties Inc. (NYSE:CRO) will replace QRS Corp. (NASD:QRSI) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Friday, November 12. QRS is being acquired by privately-held Inovis International in a deal still subject to shareholder approval. CRT had originally been announced as a replacement for InVision Technologies Inc. (NASD:INVN),
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 04/11/2004

Standard & Poor’s made the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, November 3, 2004: Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSXVN:SSO) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “SSO” at the open on Thursday, November 4, 2004.
SGX And FTSE Group Sign MOU To Explore Development Of Singapore and Regional Indices

Date 04/11/2004

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and global index provider FTSE Group (FTSE) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the creation of internationally recognised indices for the Singapore and regional markets.