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Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: Sector Rotation Will Benefit Pharmaceutical Stocks In 2004

Date 27/01/2004

In Focus no. 73 Equity Analyst Bjarne Gier, Jyske Bank, looks at the investment openings in Health Care, and the investors' classic dilemma of whether to invest in the sound pharmaceutical companies or instead take to the growth-oriented biotech companies.
CFTC To Hold Open Meeting On February 4, 2004, To Consider The Application Of The U.S. Futures Exchange, LLC, For Contract Market Designation

Date 27/01/2004

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold an open meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, February 4, 2004, to consider the application of the U.S. Futures Exchange, LLC (EUREX US), for contract market designation. The meeting will be held in the Commission's Washington, D.C. headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., in the first-floor hearing room.
CBOE Futures Exchange To Begin Trading On March 26, 2004 - Futures On VIX Will Be Initial Product Offering

Date 27/01/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that the CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) will begin trading on Friday, March 26, 2004, pending final regulatory approval. The first product to be traded on CFE will be futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). CFE received formal approval as a designated contract market from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in August 2003.
Barbara Judge Appointed Deputy Chair Of The Financial Reporting Council

Date 27/01/2004

Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade & Industry, today announced the appointment of Barbara Judge as Deputy Chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
Singapore Exchange Adds Nikkei 225 Futures To Mutual Offset Link From 23 February 2004

Date 26/01/2004

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the addition of SGX's Nikkei 225 Futures onto its successful Mutual Offset link with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). This will take effect on 23 February 2004 immediately after CME launches an identical contract to be traded during the other half of the day.

SEC Fee Rate Advisory #7 For Fiscal Year 2004

Date 26/01/2004

President Bush signed H.R. 2673, the omnibus appropriations bill that includes funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of fiscal year 2004, on Jan. 23, 2004. Accordingly, effective Jan. 28, 2004, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rates applicable to proxy solicitations and statements in corporate control transactions will increase to
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: Weekly Market Data January 19th - January 23rd, 2004

Date 26/01/2004

For the period of January 19th - January 23rd, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) equaled 8 103 million rubles, compared with 7 202 million rubles for the week of January 12th - January 16th, 2003. Internet trading accounted for 26% of total trading volume, down from 29% the week before. 9 883 transactions were executed, up from 9 625 transactions the week before.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: Weekly Market Data

Date 26/01/2004

For the week of January 19th - January 23rd, 2004, the RTS Index gained 5.31% and closed at 624.87. The RTS Technical Index increased by 5.27% and reached 687.70.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 26/01/2004

Liquidity and Volume Highlights Average daily trading volume was 28,067 contracts last week. Each single stock futures contract is equal to 100 shares of the underlying stock or ETF.
NASDAQ Announces Dual Listing Of Apache Corporation

Date 26/01/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ;" OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced that Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) has been approved for listing on the NASDAQ National Market®.