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CBOE And CFE Trading Schedule For Veterans Day - Regular Trading Hours, Except For Interest Rate Products

Date 01/11/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that on Thursday, November 11, CBOE interest rate products will be closed. Regular trading hours will be in effect for all other CBOE and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) products.Also on November 11th, a moment of silence will be observed on the CBOE trading floor, at a time to be determined, in honor of Veterans Day.
Boston Options Exchange: October Is Best Month Yet For BOX

Date 01/11/2004

Average daily volume for the month was nearly 175,000 contracts, a new record for BOX and almost 80% above September volume. BOX market share in the 349 classes it lists was 4.6% for October, compared to 3.4% for the previous month.
UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes Consultation Paper On International Accounting Standards

Date 29/10/2004

The FSA has today announced that it proposes to keep to a minimum the changes needed in its regulatory accounting rules in the light of new accounting standards. The proposed changes are published in a consultation paper today and reflect the introduction of International Accounting Standards (IASs) and the increased use of fair value principles. Under EU accounting requirements all listed companies will be required to use IASs for their annual consolidated financial statements from 1 January 20
Treatment Of News Corporation Ltd. Shares In The S&P ADR Index

Date 29/10/2004

News Corporation (ADR) (AUSTRALIA, NYSE: NWS, CUSIP: 652487703, Sedol: 2630063) and News Corporation (DP) (ADR) (AUSTRALIA, NYSE: NWSa, CUSIP 652487802, Sedol: 2617680) will change its domicile from Australia to the United States, effective November 3, 2004. Holders of ADRs will be required to exchange their depositary receipts for common and preferred shares, respectively. As per the announcement “Standard & Poor’s Announces Transition Period For News Corporation Ltd.” from August 6, 2004, both
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of October 29, 2004

Date 29/10/2004

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.

The New York Mercantile Exchange To Expand Position Limits For Light, Sweet Crude Oil Futures And Other Related Contracts

Date 29/10/2004

Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will expand the expiration position limits for its light, sweet crude oil futures contract and certain other crude oil contracts, effective November 16 for the December 2004 contract month.
Stockholm Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee Orders Pricer To Pay Fine

Date 29/10/2004

Pricer AB has breached the listing agreement with Stockholm Stock Exchange by not correctly disclosing information that affected the price of its shares. As a result, Stockholm Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee has ordered the company to pay a fine of SEK 192,000.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, DTCC Chairman And CEO Jill M. Considine To Receive 2004 Travers J. Bell Memorial Award

Date 29/10/2004

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jill M. Considine, chairman and chief executive officer, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, will receive the Travers J. Bell Memorial Award of Distinction on Monday, December 6, 2004 at the Marriott Marquis.
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,035,000

Date 29/10/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, Oct. 29, 2004, for $1,035,000; down $15,000 from the previous regular seat sale on October 25, 2004.
Nymex Announces Margins, Position Accountability Levels, And Reporting Requirements for Two Coal Swap Futures Contracts

Date 29/10/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced the margins, position accountability, and reporting levels for its new Eastern Rail CSX and Western Rail Powder River Basin (PRB) coal swap futures contracts that will be launched at 7:00 PM Sunday on NYMEX ClearPortsm for the November 1 trading session.