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Innovative Solution From Tullett Liberty And CME Attracts More Than 40 Market Participants: TLfast – Provides Futures Automated Switch Trading

Date 07/07/2004

Tullett Liberty, one of the world’s leading wholesale financial brokers and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced that their joint venture has attracted more than 40 interested market participants in North America and Europe to use TLfast, the electronic trade-matching tool for trading daily 3-month Eurodollar futures.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Three-month HIBOR Futures Contract

Date 07/07/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 8 July 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.
Danske Bank A/S Shares Decrease In The S&P European Indices

Date 07/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P Euro Plus indices effective the close of trading Friday, July 09, 2004: Danske Bank A/S (Denmark, SEDOL: 4588825, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P Euro Plus indices, shares will decrease to 672,265,752. This follows the company’s buyback, and subsequent cancellation, of 39,410,097 ordinary shares.
CFTC Proposes Amendments To Regulation 1.38 And To Its Guidance On Execution Of Transactions Off The Centralized Market

Date 07/07/2004

As part of its continuing efforts to update its regulations in light of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing to revise its regulation concerning trading off the centralized market and to add guidance on contract market block trading rules.
CalPERS Names Leon Shahinian Senior Investment Officer For Alternative Investment Management Program

Date 07/07/2004

Mark Anson, Chief Investment Officer of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), announced today the appointment of Leon Shahinian as Senior Investment Officer for the pension fund’s Alternative Investment Management (AIM) program. He replaces Rick Hayes who left to become a managing partner of Oak Hill Capital Management.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Feed Grain Volumes Record Strong Gains In June

Date 06/07/2004

Futures volume for feed wheat and western barley contracts posted significant gains on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. during June.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Feed Grain Futures Prices Trended Lower In June

Date 06/07/2004

Western barley futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange sold off sharply through the month of June, with the July futures contract closing on June 30 at $142.00 per metric tonne, its lowest level since March 8, 2004. The price decline was steady throughout the month, as the July contract closed lower in 16 of the 21 trading days in June. The contract high for the July contract came on April 5, 2004 at $168.50 per tonne. The price decline is consistent with the trend seen in other feed grains a
Total Trading Volume On MICEX Reached 220 Bln US Dollars In First Six Months Of 2004

Date 06/07/2004

The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) has summed up the results of its work in the first six months of 2004. From 1.01.2004 till 30.06.2004, the total volume of trading in all of the MICEX markets amounted to 218.8 bln US dollars, which exceeded 1.8 times the total trading volume in the same period of 2003.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 06/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 6, 2004: Intermap Technologies Corporation (TSXVN:IMP.A) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “IMP” at the open on Thursday, July 8, 2004.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Names New Vice President Regulatory Programs

Date 06/07/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) recently named Joseph P. Cusick vice president regulatory programs. In his new position, Cusick will be responsible for coordinating and implementing regulatory programs and policies that include maintaining and amending operational procedures, training of regulatory staff, and providing regulatory support for new products and business initiatives.