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Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 21/06/2004

For the week of June 15th – June 18th, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 891 thousand contracts and 6 909 million rubles. Total open interest as of June 18th, 2004, equaled 5 211 million rubles and 648 thousand contracts.
CBOT June 2004 10-year Municipal Note Index Settlement

Date 21/06/2004

The CBOT® 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures contract for the June 2004 expiry will be cash settled at a final settlement price of 100-07 or 100-07/32nds following today's market close at 2:00 p.m. Central time.
CBOT Independence Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 21/06/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Independence Day holiday: Friday, July 2: Open auction: Financial contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. All other open auction contracts (Agricultural and Stock Index) will close at their normal times. Electronic trading: Dow-AIG Commodity Index contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. Financial and Metal contracts will c
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 21/06/2004

The market picked up slightly helped by Engen which rose to a record high of P17.50 but on only 100 shares!
Bolsa De Madrid Admits To Trading 158 New Warrants

Date 21/06/2004

Bolsa de Madrid today began trading 158 new warrants, of which 78 have been issued by Bankinter and 80 by Banco de Financiación.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces Quarterly Changes In Main Indices Portfolios

Date 18/06/2004

After close of business on May 18, 2004, WSE executed periodic changes in main indices portfolios.
US Agencies Extend Comment Period On Statement Concerning Complex Structured Finance Activities

Date 18/06/2004

Five federal agencies today agreed to extend for 30 days the comment period on the proposed Interagency Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Complex Structured Finance Activities published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2004.
UK’s HM Treasury And Financial Services Authority: Consultation On Implementing The EU Market Abuse Directive

Date 18/06/2004

HM Treasury and Financial Services Authority (FSA) today published a joint consultation document on proposals for UK implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 18/06/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, June 18, 2004: Alamos Gold Inc. (TSXVN:AGI) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “AGI” at the open on Monday, June 21, 2004.
Singapore Exchange And Bursa Malaysia To Jointly Develop Cross-Trading Linkage

Date 18/06/2004

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Bursa Malaysia met today to discuss the joint development and establishment of a cross-trading linkage for securities.