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New Laws To Improve UK Corporate Conduct Published - Companies Bill Introduced In The House Of Lords

Date 04/12/2003

Protecting Britain against Enron style corporate scandals and creating a new form of company for social enterprise are at the heart of new legislation unveiled by the Government today.
New EuroMTS Market For EU Accession States Successfully Launched

Date 04/12/2003

NewEuroMTS, the market for trading euro-denominated government securities of the EU Accession States, was successfully launched on November 17. Securities from Poland and Hungary, the first countries to meet the listing requirements of the segment, immediately benefited from the liquidity, efficiency and transparency of the MTS model. New EuroMTS is aimed at promoting the efforts of the EU Accession States towards integration into the European fixed-income capital markets.
Listing On NYSE Reduces Trading Costs And Volatility, Says Study

Date 04/12/2003

Trading costs and volatility are lower at the NYSE than at Nasdaq, according to a New York Stock Exchange study that examined 39 companies that transferred to the NYSE from Nasdaq.
Instinet To Disclose Top Routed Volume

Date 04/12/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INGP) today announced that INET, the electronic marketplace that will represent the combination of Instinet ECN and Island ECN, will disclose routed transaction volume for its most actively routed stocks. Following the close of U.S. equity markets on Dec. 4, a "Top Routed List," will be available on INET's public website, and will sort securities based on volume routed externally using Instinet's SmartRouter. In addition, a "Top Volume List" will display the
Impressive Trading Volume Continues As NYBOT Sustains Record Pace - Ag And Financial Products Register Another Month Of Big Gains In 2003

Date 04/12/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) rolled up more dramatic gains amid intense activity across nearly every market. Heading into the final month of 2003, the NYBOT markets maintained a 17% lead over the previous year (year-to-date [YTD] 2003 = 22,593,799 vs. 2002 = 19,384,177). By the end of the first week of November 2003, the NYBOT markets had surpassed the total trading volume for the entire year of 2002.

Datavenue: Taxation of International Equity Income

Date 04/12/2003

Please click here to view an analysis of international dividend tax rates from Datavenue.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange And Merrill Lynch Launch Gold TRAKRS

Date 04/12/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) yesterday launched Gold TRAKRS(SM) futures, the sixth in a series of non-traditional futures products developed by CME and Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER).
CBOT Fed Watch - December 2003

Date 04/12/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 9, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Stats Bulletin For November 2003

Date 03/12/2003

WCE Focus On Western Barley Futures
TSX Statistics - November 2003

Date 03/12/2003

This Month's Highlights S&P/TSX Composite Index closed at the highest monthly level since March of 2002 when it closed at 7851.47. According to World Federation of Exchanges, TSX ranks 7th in the world for domestic market capitalization (quoted market value, October 2003 report.)