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NYBOT Seat Price Sets New Record

Date 28/10/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that a full seat on its exchange yesterday sold for $270,000, a new record. The previous high, established on August 11th, 2004, was $240,000.
NASDAQ Announces Third Quarter 2004 Results - Total Expenses Reduced $31.0 Million From Prior Year Quarter

Date 28/10/2004

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ(R)"); (OTC Bulletin Board: NDAQ), today reported a net loss of $5.5 million or $(0.08) per common share for the third quarter versus a net loss of loss of $38.0 million or $(0.52) per common share for the third quarter of 2003 and net income of $4.8 million or $0.02 per common share in the second quarter of 2004.(1)
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 27 October 2004

Date 28/10/2004

At its meeting on 27 October 2004, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in Active 24 ASA to listing on Oslo Børs. At the same meeting the Board resolved to impose a violation charge of NOK 100,000 on Petroleum Geo-Services ASA for a breach of the Stock Exchange Regulations, and to issue a warning to Smedvig ASA for a breach of the Stock Exchange Regulations.
Marks & Spencer Group PLC Shares Decrease In The S&P European Indices

Date 28/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices effective the close of trading Monday, November 01, 2004: Marks & Spencer Group PLC (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 3127489, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25503010), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, shares will decrease to 1,645,373,759. This is following the company’s tender offer to repurchase shares for cancellation.
LME Integrates Plastics Futures Content Into LME.Com

Date 28/10/2004

The LME has today re-launched its website www.lme.com to integrate information relating to the launch of plastics futures contracts for Polypropylene (PP) and Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LL) in May 2005.

HKEx Submits Views On Abolition Of Estate Duty And Exempting Securities Dealings From Profits Tax

Date 28/10/2004

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has submitted a response to the Government's consultation paper on estate duty and its views on exempting securities dealings from profits tax.
European Commission Proposal For Amending The Accounting Directives - Frequently Asked Questions

Date 28/10/2004

European Commission proposal for amending the Accounting Directives - Frequently Asked Questions (see also IP/04/1318) Collective responsibility of board members Why is the Commission proposing to make board members collectively responsible for the financial statements of the company? Under the national law of
Eurex US: Total Trading Volume Of 79,175 Contracts

Date 28/10/2004

Total trading volume of 79,175 contracts Total trading volume of 79,175 contracts Total turnover (in contracts traded) New record: 79,175 contracts Previous record (August 31, 2004): 74,280 contracts
CME Foreign Exchange Futures Set New Overall Electronic Trading Volume Record As $30 Billion In Contracts Trade - Euro Futures Also Establish New Trading Volume Record

Date 28/10/2004

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange and the largest regulated foreign exchange marketplace, announced that on Wednesday, October 27 the exchange set a new trading volume record of 226,405 contracts in its electronic foreign exchange (eFX) market on CME Globex®. Wednesday’s volume was up four percent from the previous eFX volume record of 217,683 set on September 10, 2004, and represented $30 billion in notional value.
Change Of Telephone And Fax Numbers: Bolsa Electronica De Chile

Date 28/10/2004

The following numbers apply with effect from November 2: New Telephone Number +56 2 4840 100 New Fax Number