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Copenhagen Stock Exchange Focus: Digital Financial Statements

Date 31/08/2004

For a long time, companies, public authorities and auditors have wanted to beable to digitalise companies’ annual reports and other types of reporting tothe external environment. This may soon be possible because there is nowbroad support for a common market standard, says State Authorised PublicAccountant Lars J. Dyrner, KPMG, Chairman of XBRL Denmark, in Focusno. 88, which was published today.
CFTC Staff Allows The Mercato Italiano Dei Derivati’s Futures Contracts Based On The S&P/MIB Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 31/08/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on August 30, 2004, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the Mercato Italiano Dei Derivati’s (“IDEM’s”) futures contracts based on the S&P/MIB Index (“S&P/MIB”)—the S&P/MIB Futures Contract and the miniFutures Contract.
American Stock Exchange To Develop A European Presence

Date 31/08/2004

The American Stock Exchange(Amex) today announced a series of initiatives to increase its European presence.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Latest Edition Of Swapnote<SUP>TM</sup> Quarterly Review is Now Up!

Date 30/08/2004

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Statement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Re Closure of Natural Gas Price Spike Investigation

Date 30/08/2004

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has completed its seven-month investigation of the sharp upward movement in prices in the natural gas market that occurred in late 2003. The CFTC’s investigation, which was initiated in early December 2003, did not uncover evidence that any entity or individual engaged in activity with an intent to cause an artificial price in natural gas in late 2003. According to the information obtained during the investigation, the increase in natural gas

RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market

Date 30/08/2004

For the week of August 23rd – August 27th, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) reached 7 851 million rubles. Internet trading accounted for 57%, up from 42% last week. 16 740 transactions were executed, the 225% jump.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: August 23rd – August 27th, 2004

Date 30/08/2004

For the week of August 23rd – August 27th, 2004, the RTS Index gained 4.24% points and closed at 575.10. The RTS Current Quotes Index (RTST) increased by 3.96%, from 608.26 to 632.37.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 30/08/2004

Volume Highlights Each single stock futures contract is equal to 100 shares of the underlying stock or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Aug. 24 Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC1C): 738 contracts traded, 650 SEP04 in an EFP Aug. 25 PepsiCo. Inc. (PEP1C): 2,746 contracts traded, 1,770 SEP04 as part of a block trade, 975 SEP04 as part of another block trade Aug. 26 PepsiCo. Inc. (PEP1C): 2,700 SEP04 contracts traded al
NYSE Closed For Labor Day On Monday, September 6

Date 30/08/2004

The NYSE will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 6.
NYBOT Announces New Cotton Margins

Date 30/08/2004

The New York Board of Tradeâ (NYBOTâ) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Tuesday, August 31, 2004, the new cotton margin requirements are as follows: