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Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 26 May 2004

Date 26/05/2004

At its meeting today the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit Aker Yards ASA, Medi-Stim ASA and AXXESSIT ASA to listing on Oslo Børs. Aker Yards will be listed on the Main List, while the other two companies will be admitted to the SMB List.

Matching Halted On ICEX Equity Markets And ICEX Fixed-Income Markets

Date 26/05/2004

Due to disruptions in the trading system matching has been halted on the ICEX Equity markets and ICEX Fixed-income markets. Trade reporting is still possible but information about reported trades is not being disseminated in the trading system. ICEX will announce in the news system when matching will start again.

Jeanette Lewis Named Associate Regional Director For Examinations In The SEC's Midwest Regional Office

Date 26/05/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the selection of Jeannette L. Lewis as Associate Regional Director for Examinations in the Commission's Midwest Regional Office (MRO). Ms. Lewis began her employment with the MRO in 1988 as a staff attorney in the MRO's Enforcement group. She was promoted to Branch Chief and then Assistant Director in Enforcement before she assumed her current position in 1999 as Senior Special Counsel on the examination side of the Regional Office. In her n

Director Of The SEC Office Of International Affairs And The Secretary-General Of The Committee Of European Securities Regulators Announce Enhanced Cooperation And Collaboration

Date 26/05/2004

The Director of the SEC’s Office of International Affairs and the Secretary General of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) today announced their intention to publish terms of reference for enhanced cooperation and collaboration between the SEC and CESR at the next CESR plenary meeting, to be held on June 4.

CME To Launch FX Contracts On Polish Zloty, Hungarian Forint, Czech Koruna - Futures, Options Contracts On Three Eastern European Currencies vs. U.S. Dollar, Euro FX Planned

Date 26/05/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced that it will list six new foreign exchange (FX) futures contracts on the Polish zloty, Hungarian forint and Czech koruna as measured against both the U.S. dollar and the euro. CME also will launch options on each of the six new futures contracts.

CFTC Extends Comment Period On How Self-Regulatory Exams Of Futures Firms Are Coordinated

Date 26/05/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today extended until June 18, 2004, the comment period on how self-regulatory organization (SRO) exams of futures commission merchants (FCMs) are coordinated.

CBOT WI 2-Year Note Futures Settlement Prices

Date 26/05/2004

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CBOT Full Seat Sells For A Record $885,000

Date 26/05/2004

Today, Wednesday, May 26, a Full Membership at the Chicago Board of Trade sold for $885,000, surpassing the exchange's all-time high seat sale of $857,500 in May 1997.

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For May 2004

Date 25/05/2004

As of mid-May, short interest in 2,753 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,784,352,682 shares compared with 4,784,290,236 shares in 2,770 National Market issues for the month of April.

Thailand Securities Depository Sets Up A Clearing House For Derivatives, To Start By Next May

Date 25/05/2004

President of Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD), Mrs. Nongram Wongwanich, reported that in its May 24, 2004 meeting, the TSD board resolved to establish a new company to do all clearing and settlement for derivatives of the Thailand Futures Exchange Pcl. (TFEX). TFEX was formed in accordance with the resolution of the board of The Stock Exchange of Thailand on March 24, 2004 to be the center of derivative trading. Having the new clearing house would, therefore, add efficiency and cre