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CBOT Fed Funds May Settlement

Date 01/06/2004

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for May 2004 was cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.995 , for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 1.005 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOE Volume Gains For The Ninth Consecutive Month - Rises 22% In May

Date 01/06/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, announced today that May volume totaled 27,906,821 contracts traded, an increase of 22% over the May 2003 volume of 22,928,895 contracts. This was the ninth consecutive month that CBOE registered volume gains over year-ago levels. Through the end of May, CBOE's year-to-date volume of 154,176,810 contracts traded is 41% ahead of 2003's pace.
Bolsa de Madrid - 2003 Investor Ombudsman Report: One Third Of The Complaints Are Resolved Through Mutual Agreement

Date 01/06/2004

The increase in the number of investor’s enquiries gives evidence of the rebound in the equity market.
44th General Assembly And Annual Meeting Of The World Federation Of Exchanges (WFE) In Tokyo

Date 01/06/2004

The 44th General Assembly of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) will be held in Tokyo from October 11 to 13, 2004, hosted by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.The WFE is an international organization that comprises of major 54 exchanges in the world including Tokyo, New York and London and holds its General Assembly and Annual Meeting once a year.
2-year US Treasury News June 1, 2004 - CBOT® 2-Year US Treasury Futures Traded More Than 490,000 Contracts Last Week

Date 01/06/2004

During the holiday shortened week of May 24th, the CBOT 2-year traded more than 490,000 contracts. In addition, it had three of its busiest trading sessions in its history. On Wednesday, May 26th CBOT 2-years traded a record 155,153 contracts followed by 140,105 contracts on Thursday, May 27th and its fifth highest volume of 101,997 contracts on Tuesday, May 25th.

"Cherry-Picked" Data Is Now A Thing Of The Past, Says UK’s Financial Services Authority

Date 01/06/2004

Financial firms will no longer be allowed to use "cherry picked" data about historic fund performance in their advertisements under new rules, introduced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), that come into force from today (1st June).
Taiwan Futures Exchange Launched 30-Day Commercial Paper Interest Rate Futures

Date 31/05/2004

Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) on May 31 launched 30-day commercial paper interest rate futures (CPF) and signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Debt Instruments Depository and Clearing Co.(DIDC). The launch of CPF not only signifies important development to Taiwan’s monetary market, it also means Taiwan’s futures market has entered into a new era and kept pace with top markets around the world. The Administrative Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Shuh Chen, and Chairman of Securities
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 31/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, May 31, 2004: Aquest Energy Ltd. (TSXVN:AEX) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “AEX” at the open on Wednesday, June 2, 2004. WPN Resources Ltd.. (TSXVN:WPR) will change its name to Grove Energy Limited. The new ticker symbol will be “GRV.” There is no consolidation of capital.
Singapore Exchange Rewrites Electronic Trading Rules For Derivatives Market

Date 31/05/2004

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is issuing a Consultation Paper with proposed amendments to Chapter 11 of the SGX Derivatives Trading Rules. It is inviting feedback from market participants and members of the public between 1 and 15 June 2004.
Singapore Exchange And SingTel Launch Mobile Data Service

Date 31/05/2004

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX), in a joint partnership with SingTel, has launched Mobile Stock Live!, a mobile data service which provides investors and industry professionals access to live stock prices through their mobile phones.