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CBOT Quarterly Volume Soars To New Record

Date 01/07/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that overall exchange volume set a new quarterly record. For the quarter ended June 30, 2004, volume reached an all-time high of 158,509,267 contracts, up 37.1 percent from the same quarter last year and up 16.1 percent from last quarter. In addition, volume in June was up 20.7 percent from June 2003 at 49,738,302 contracts and up 40.0 percent year-to-date (YTD) at 295,082,458 contracts.
Baltic Stock Exchanges: Baltic List To Be Expanded

Date 01/07/2004

As a next step towards the creation of a joint Baltic market, the current Baltic List consisting of 15 largest listed companies of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian stock exchanges will be expanded to comprise all main list companies of the three exchanges as of today, 1 July 2004.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission And ASX Sign Supervisory MOU

Date 01/07/2004

A new agreement to improve the efficiency of market supervision by minimising overlap and increasing regulatory cooperation has been signed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).
Tokyo Stock Exchange Requests UBS Securities Japan Ltd. Submit A Business Improvement Report

Date 30/06/2004

TSE requested UBS Securities Japan Ltd. (UBS Securities) submit a business improvement report regarding enforcement of its internal control system and clarification of locus of responsibility, etc.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes A Penalty On TOYO SECURITIES CO., LTD.

Date 30/06/2004

TSE imposed a penalty on TOYO SECURITIES CO., LTD. (Toyo Securities) of a fine of JPY 3 million and requested a business improvement report.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposed A Penalty On OKACHI SECURITIES CO., LTD.

Date 30/06/2004

TSE imposed a penalty on OKACHI SECURITIES CO., LTD. (Okachi Securities) of a fine of JPY 1 million and requested a business improvement report for the act of conclusion of a contract to manage a discretionary account.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Rollover Of Three-Month Euroyen Futures Leading Contract Month - Leading Contract Month Will Be June 2005 From June 29, 2004

Date 30/06/2004

On both June 29 and 30, the Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE) saw the trading volume of the current leading contract month of Three-month Euroyen Futures -March 2005- being exceeded by the next contract month -June 2005-, which marked the highest volume on both trading days among all Euroyen futures. As such, TIFEE has approved a shift of the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current March 2005 contracts to the June 2005 contracts. The new leading contract
The UK Financial Services Authority Publishes Annual Report For 2003/04

Date 30/06/2004

The Financial Services Authority today publishes its Annual Report for 2003/04. It describes in detail the FSA's work during the year on its three business priorities: to maintain efficient, orderly and clean financial markets; to help retail consumers achieve a fair deal; and to make the FSA itself a more efficient organisation, easier to do business with.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Transfer Of Books From SLK-Hull Derivatives To Timber Hill LLC

Date 30/06/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (Phlx) announced today the transfer of 75 equity options books from the specialist unit for SLK-Hull Derivatives to Timber Hill, LLC, effective Thursday, July 1, 2004.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Appoints Dr. Santi Kiranand As The CEO Of Bond Electronic Exchange

Date 30/06/2004

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Assistant Professor Dr. Santi Kiranand as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) effective from July 1, 2004 onwards. Asst. Prof. Dr. Santi’s previous positions have included Executive Vice President of the Thai Bond Dealing Center (ThaiBDC), Manager of the M.S. in Finance Program, Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University, and Associate Dean-research of the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy