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CME Adds Tiered Pricing Structure To Global Incentive Programs - Volume Discounts Offered For CME Eurodollar Trading By Program Participants

Date 26/10/2004

To build on the success of its programs launched during the past year, including the European and Asian Incentive Programs, and Electronic Corporate Membership, CME today introduced a new tiered fee structure that will provide incentives to high-volume traders participating in any of these programs for trading CME Eurodollar futures on CME Globex®.
Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad – Market Holiday

Date 26/10/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) would like to announce that the offices of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Group will be closed from Thursday, 11 November 2004 to Tuesday, 16 November 2004 in conjunction with the Deepavali and Hari Raya Aidil Fitri holidays.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports Record Revenues And Net Income For Third-Quarter 2004, And Has Declared Quarterly Dividend - Third-Quarter Diluted Earnings Per Share Rise 85 Percent To $1.72

Date 26/10/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today reported record revenues and profits for the third straight quarter, with an 89 percent increase in net income for third-quarter 2004 compared with third-quarter 2003. These results were driven by continued strong volume growth in its benchmark products, particularly on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform,and the continued impact of third-party transaction processing. Net revenues climbed 42 percent to a record $192.4 million
CBOT Veterans Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 26/10/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Veterans Day holiday:
Borsa Italiana: Reasons Behind The Technical Glitch Of MTA And MOT On 25 October 2004

Date 26/10/2004

As confirmed by Borsa Italiana's technology provider, on the Monday, 25 October session a technical glitch occurred in one of the trading servers of the Electronic Equity Market (MTA) where several dozen financial instruments were located.

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To S&P Indices

Date 25/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indices: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) will replace SouthTrust Corp. (NASD:SOTR) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. SouthTrust is being acquired by fellow S&P 500 constituent Wachovia Corp. (NYSE:WB) in a deal is still subject to shareholder approval. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) will replace AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE) in the
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 25/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, October 25, 2004: Grilli Property Group Inc. (TSXVN:GG) will be removed from the index. The company has entered into a going-private transaction and will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.
SFE Annual General Meeting

Date 25/10/2004

SFE Corporation Limited advises that its 2005 Annual General Meeting will be held in Sydney at 10:00 am EST on Thursday 28 April 2005.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 25/10/2004

Volume Highlights Each single stock futures contract is equal to 100 shares of the underlying stock or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) October 18 Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB1C): 2,001 contracts traded including 2,000 DEC04 in an EFP October 19 Coca-Cola Co. (KO1C) : 2,254 contracts traded including 2,000 MAR05 in an EFP General Motors Corp. (GM1C) : 1,412 contracts traded including 700 MAR05 in an EFP and 700 MAR05 in another
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,050,000

Date 25/10/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Oct. 15, 2004, for $1,050,000; down $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale on October 15, 2004.