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Dow Jones Indexes Launches Turkish Blue-Chip Index - Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Expected To Attract Financial Products

Date 03/08/2004

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today launched the Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Index, a country blue-chip index that covers companies headquartered in Turkey.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Summer Holidays Once Again Meant Less Activity On The Equity Market In July

Date 03/08/2004

The share turnover in July amounted to DKK 35.0 billion, which corresponds to an average daily turnover of DKK 1.6 billion. Compared with the month of June, the average daily turnover has decreased by 39 per cent. In comparison with July 2003, the share turnover is up 23 per cent, and the share trading this year has thus month-by-month surpassed the share trading of the corresponding months in 2003.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Launches Enhanced Functionality For Trading Electronic Eurodollar Options - More Than 22,000 Contracts Traded On First Day - Addition Of Sophisticated Technology Advances CME’s Leadership In Electronic Trading

Date 03/08/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, yesterday launched its enhanced options system for electronic Eurodollars, combining committed market making, indicative quotes, complex spread combinations and electronic request for quote (e-RFQ) functions. The new state-of-the-art electronic options functionality for Eurodollars will facilitate trading of complex combination and spread trades typically used with short-term interest rate options on futures, within a ful
CBOT Fed Watch - August 2004

Date 03/08/2004

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 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 among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro SPA IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 03/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective the close of trading Thursday, August 05, 2004: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA (Italy, SEDOL: 5528604, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.778 to 0.665. This is following an increase by Dorint Holdings and Magiste International in their holdings of the

UK’s Financial Services Authority Fines Individual For Market Abuse On OFEX

Date 02/08/2004

The FSA has today fined Michael Davies £1000 for committing market abuse in shares traded on OFEX. Mr Davies, who was in a position of trust at OFEX company Berkeley Morgan Group (BMG) plc, purchased 4000 BMG ordinary shares while in possession of information concerning BMG's interim results.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Derivatives Market Highlights

Date 02/08/2004

TSE periodically publishes "TSE Derivatives Market Highlights", which introduces outline of the markets and rules about TSE derivative products including JGB Futures and TOPIX Futures.
TeliaSonera AB (ADR) To Be Removed From The S&P ADR Indices

Date 02/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P ADR Indices, effective at the close of trading on Friday, August 6, 2004: TeliaSonera AB (ADR) (Sweden, NASDAQ: TLSN, CUSIP: 87960M106, Sedol: 2166289) will be removed from the S&P ADR Indices. The company has announced its intention to voluntarily cease quotation of its ADRs on NASDAQ due to negligible trading volumes.
Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) July Trading Statistics

Date 02/08/2004

22 trading days Average daily trading volume (futures & options): 187,722 contracts
SWX Swiss Exchange: Key Figures July 2004

Date 02/08/2004

Trading days SWX: 22 Trading days virt-x: 22