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CBOT Sets All-Time Daily Trading Volume Record

Date 27/02/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that the exchange had its busiest trading day ever on February 26, with volume reaching 3,354,490 contracts. The prior record was 3,331,999 set on July 31, 2003.
ASX Options Record For February

Date 27/02/2004

The ASX options market continues to go from strength to strength, with a new average daily volume* record set for the month of February of almost 79,000 contracts per day.
Trading On Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange Is Covered By RBC-TV

Date 26/02/2004

The RTS Stock Exchange experts have begun to provide live comments about trading on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) to RBC-TV.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Seeks Public Comment On Concept Release Concerning Free-Float Adjusted Indices

Date 26/02/2004

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) today issued a concept release concerning the calculation and publication of free-float adjusted indices.
Standard And Poor's Re-Affirms High Level Of Corporate Governance At HKEx

Date 26/02/2004

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the overall corporate governance score of 8.3 out of a possible 10 from Standard and Poor's (S&P) which said a score of 8 reflected strong corporate governance processes and practices. The overall score of 8.3 matches the results of the previous evaluation, which were announced in October 2002.

SGX Taiwan Futures Breaks Records

Date 26/02/2004

MSCI Taiwan futures contract sets new daily volume and open interest records at 113,422 and 117,777 contracts respectively on Wed, 25 Feb. These surpassed the daily volume and open interest records set on 27 Jan (92,529 contracts) and 28 Jan (112,527 contracts) respectively.
Program Trading Averaged 37.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 17-20

Date 26/02/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 17-20.
Open Briefing - ASX CEO On $42.5m Profit & Outlook

Date 26/02/2004

Please click here for an open briefing by the ASX CEO.
NZX Board Retirement

Date 26/02/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) today announced that Bill Trotter has advised the NZX Board that he will not be seeking re-election at the annual meeting scheduled for May this year, and will retire from the board at the conclusion of that meeting.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 25 February 2004

Date 26/02/2004

At its meeting on 25 February 2004 the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit Opera Software ASA to listing on condition that the company raises a minimum of NOK 80 million of new capital through its planned share issue.