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Singapore Commodity Exchange: Changes To The RSS3 Contract Specifications On 21 June 2004

Date 21/06/2004

SICOM will be changing the lot size of the RSS3 Contract from 5 metric tonnes to 20 metric tonnes for the single month contracts. The quarter month contracts will be correspondingly changed from 15 metric tonnes to 60 metric tonnes. The delivery units will be in multiples of 20 metric tonnes. These changes will only apply to the JULY 05 contract month and subsequent contract months. Please read the circular to get the f
SEC: Pilgrim Baxter & Associates Agrees To Pay $90 Million To Settle Fraud Charges Concerning Undisclosed Market Timing

Date 21/06/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the settlement of charges against Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd. (PBA) in the Commission's pending action in federal district court in Philadelphia.
SEC Cancels Registrations Of Two Broker-Dealers

Date 21/06/2004

On June 17, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission cancelled the registrations of two broker-dealers — Nationwide Securities Corporation and Global Strategies Group, Inc. — that are former members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market

Date 21/06/2004

For the week of June 15th – June 18th, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) increased by 39% and reached 10 816 million rubles. Internet trading accounted for 39%. 10 934 transactions were executed, 28% higher than the previous week.
RTS Stock Excghange - Classic Market Weekly Data: June 15th - June 18th, 2004

Date 21/06/2004

For the week of June 15th – June 18th, 2004, the RTS Index gained 6 points and closed at 600.86. The RTS Current Quotes Index (RTST) closed 7.16 points higher than the previous week’s 620.93 points.

Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index

Date 21/06/2004

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding for the S&P/HKEx LargeCap effective at the open of business Wednesday, June 30, 2004.
Premiere Of The SXI Family - SWX Swiss Exchange Launches New Sector Indices

Date 21/06/2004

The SWX Swiss Exchange today will launch two new sector-specific indices: the SXI LIFE SCIENCES® as well as the SXI Bio+Medtech®. The SXI LIFE SCIENCES® index includes both domestic and foreign companies from the fields of biotechnology, medical technology and pharmaceuticals, while the focused SXI Bio+Medtech® sub-index does not include the pharmaceuticals group. With these new indices, SWX is meeting the needs of sector-oriented investors.
PEAK6 Launches Trading Post On Pacific Exchange

Date 21/06/2004

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that Chicago-based PEAK6 Capital Management, Inc. will begin operating as a Lead Market Maker (LMM) on Tuesday, June 22, 2004. Rob Kovell, a former vice chairman of the PCX Board of Governors, is PEAK6's head trader in San Francisco.
OMHEX Rejects Lawsuit On Further VAT Repayment In Finland

Date 21/06/2004

HEX Integrated Markets Ltd and Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd (APK), subsidiaries of OMHEX AB, have been sued by 22 banks and brokerage firms in Finland. The claim, amounting to about EUR 5 million plus interest, is related to value added tax that the banks and brokerage firms paid to Helsinki Exchanges and APK for trading and clearing services during the years 1995-2000.
OM Technology Client Conference Turns Spotlight On Technological Leadership

Date 21/06/2004

OM Technology, a world leading provider of technology, processing and outsourcing solutions for the securities industry, hosted its 2004 Technology of the Future client conference for marketplace, clearing/settlement and depository customers last week, June 14-16. The conference was attended by senior executives from leading exchanges, clearing organizations and CSDs worldwide.