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Nymex To Add Trading Months For Crude Oil Calendar Spread Options

Date 12/01/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., tomorrow morning will begin listing five additional calendar spread options contracts based on the June to June and December to December differentials of the light, sweet crude oil futures contract.
Nasdaq CIO Steven Randich Spoke At CXO Media's Fourth Executive Policy Forum - Forum Kicked Off An Official U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Event

Date 12/01/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ;" OTCBB:NDAQ) announced that Steven J. Randich, Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology and Chief Information Officer, NASDAQ, served as a panelist at CXO Media's Executive Policy Forum on January 12th at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The forum, convened hundreds of government leaders with corporate CEOs, chief information officers (CIOs), chief security officers (CSOs) and other security professionals, featured a live e
NASDAQ Announces Dual Listing Program With Six Participating Companies

Date 12/01/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ;" OTCBB:NDAQ) today announced its dual listing initiative and concurrently the decision of six New York Stock Exchange companies to dually list their stock on the NASDAQ® and the NYSE. The six companies, the first to list on both markets under this program, are Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA), Cadence Design Systems (NYSE: CDN), The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCH), Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Walgreens (NYSE: WAG
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Three-Year Exchange Fund Note Futures Contract

Date 12/01/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 14 January 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
European Union: Internal Market: Big Disparities Between Member States In Implementing And Applying Rules

Date 12/01/2004

Member States are still failing to implement many EU Internal Market laws correctly and on time. According to the latest figures released by the European Commission, 131 Directives (around 8.5% of Internal Market Directives) have still not been implemented into national law in every Member State, though the deadlines agreed by the Member States themselves when they adopted the Directives have passed. Some Member States, notably Denmark, Spain, Finland and the UK, have organised themselves

December 2003: Performance Of The MICEX Markets With Comment On The Situation

Date 12/01/2004

In December, 30,4 billion dollars worth of transactions were concluded in all of the MICEX markets, 48% more than in November. The stock market In December, the MICEX Index grew by 6% to 514.71 points, while the MICEX 10 Index went up by 4% to 1009.28 points. The common shares of Sibneft went up by 19%, the common shares of Norilsk Nickel - by 11.5%, the common shares of Surgutneftegaz - by 9.8% and the common shares of Rostelecom - by 5.5%. Also grew the common shares of LU
CMS WebView And CBOT Announce Successful Launch Of New TDI<SUP>™</SUP> Market Data Feed

Date 12/01/2004

CMS WebView plc (CMS), a leading provider of software systems for real-time financial data distribution and management, and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) confirm that the Exchange's new market data feed has successfully "gone live". The new market data feed provides the CBOT's customers with access to real-time information about the financial products traded, such as prices and volumes. CMS announced that it had won the contract to develop the CBOT's market data feed in April.
CME Sets New Single-Day Trading Volume Record On Friday, Jan. 9 - Total Volume Of Tops 4.5 Million Contracts

Date 12/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that it set a new single-day trading volume record on Friday, Jan. 9 when trading topped a total of 4.54 million contracts, exclusive of CME's non-traditional TRAKRSSM contracts.
CME Acquires Liquidity Direct Technology, LLC - New Options And Spread Trading Technology Will Enhance GLOBEX® Eurodollar Options And Other CME Options Markets

Date 12/01/2004

To further provide market users with innovative technology solutions to support their electronic trading needs, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced the acquisition of Liquidity Direct Technology, LLC, a privately held trading technology firm founded in 2000 by a number of options industry participants. Liquidity Direct has developed an innovative patent-pending technology to effectively facilitate trading of the complex combinations and spreads typically used with options pro
CFTC Staff Allows Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited's Futures Contract Based On The Standard and Poors CNX Nifty Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 12/01/2004

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on January 7, 2004, permitting the offer and sale of the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited's (SGX-DT's) futures contract based on the Standard and Poors CNX Nifty Index (S&P CNX Nifty) in the United States.