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The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) Receives The No Action Letter Issued By The Commodity Futures Trading Commission On June 2, 2004

Date 10/06/2004

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) receives the No Action Letter issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on June 2, 2004, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of TAIFEX¡¦s futures contracts based on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX)-the TAIEX Futures Contract and the Mini TAIEX Futures Contract.
Substantial Increase In GL TRADE Free Float As Reuters To Divest Holding

Date 10/06/2004

GL TRADE (GLTD.FP), Reuters Group PLC (LSE: RTR) and Euronext N.V. (NXT.FP) today announced plans for Reuters to dispose of its entire holding in GL TRADE. Reuters holding of 3,535,000 shares represents 34.2% of GL TRADE’s current share capital. The divestment will be executed through three linked transactions and will result in a free float of up to 32.3% versus 10.1 % today .
Singapore Commodity Exchange Revision In The Initial And Maintenance Margins On 9 June 2004

Date 10/06/2004

SICOM has revised the initial and maintenance margins for trading in SICOM rubber contracts with effect from 9 June 2004.
Share Change For Nidec Corp In The S&P Japan MidCap 100 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 10/06/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Thursday June 17th 2004: Nidec Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6640682, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45203010) a member of the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 5,000,000 to 70,018,044 due to the public offering.
Program Trading Averaged 54.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jun. 1-4

Date 10/06/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Jun. 1-4.

Oslo Børs Completes Allocation Of Companies To Liquidity Categories

Date 10/06/2004

As already announced, Oslo Børs will implement new categories for listed companies based on liquidity with effect from Monday 4 October 2004. The allocation of companies to the five categories when they come into effect (OBX, OB Match, OB Standard, OB New and OB PCC) has now been decided, and details are available on the Oslo Børs company message system: The allocation of companies
National Stock Exchange(SM) May 2004 Trades Increase 139 Percent And Share Volume Rises 85 Percent From Year Earlier Levels

Date 10/06/2004

National Stock Exchange (NSX(SM)) today announced that the number of trades in May 2004 rose 139 percent to 24.1 million, compared with 10.1 million trades in May 2003. Share volume in May 2004 of 10.2 billion increased 85 percent from 5.5 billion a year earlier.
Merger Of Two Historic Exchanges Completed As CSCE And NYCE Become The New York Board Of Trade

Date 10/06/2004

Today, the exchanges of the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE – founded in 1882), and the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCEâ – founded in 1870), officially become one exchange – the Board of Trade of the City of New York, Inc., or as it has come to be known, the New York Board of Tradeâ (NYBOTâ).
London Metal Exchange Announces Detailed Plastics Contract Specifications

Date 10/06/2004

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today provided the detail of the contract specifications for both Polypropylene and Linear Low Density Polyethylene – the two plastics contracts that are to be traded on the LME. The specifications are being released as part of the launch process and to ensure that all interested parties, producers, consumers, traders and LME members can ready themselves for the contract launch.
ISMA Members Elect New Board Line-Up

Date 10/06/2004

Members of the International Securities Market Association (ISMA) have today elected three new members and re-elected two current members to the board of the Association for a term of office of three years each. The elections to the board took place this morning at ISMA’s Annual General Meeting in Rome.