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Changes In Most Traded And ATTRACT40 Segments At Stockholm Stock Exchange

Date 15/12/2004

Stockholm Stock Exchange’s segments Most Traded and Attract40™ will be updated as of January 1, 2005. The Most Traded segment of the A List will remain unchanged. The O List segment, ATTRACT40, will have 13 new companies, while 13 will be removed from the segment.
CBOT Board Bulletin, December 2004

Date 15/12/2004

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade at its regular meeting held Tuesday, December, 2004, took the following actions summarized in the attached document.
WCE Clearing Corporation Announces New Clearing Firms

Date 14/12/2004

WCE Clearing Corporation (“WCECC”) announces that J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. will become Clearing Participants effective at the beginning of electronic trading on December 20, 2004.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 14/12/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. These changes will be effective after the close of business on Friday, December 17, 2004.
Securities Industry Association: Industry Responds Successfully To Market Challenges Of 2004 - Solid Productivity Gains Offset Impact Of Rising Oil Prices And Interest Rates

Date 14/12/2004

While the securities industry enjoyed exceptional results in the first quarter, industry performance reverted to more normal levels during the remainder of 2004. Uncertainty over the impact of rising interest rates, increasing oil prices, U.S. elections, and the Iraq War reduced both investor interest and issuer activity in capital markets during the summer. As these concerns were partially dispelled, activity picked up, and industry performance slightly exceeded expectations in the final quar

SEC Chief Accountant Welcomes PCAOB Involvement In Independence Standards-Setting

Date 14/12/2004

In response to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) action earlier today, proposing certain ethics and independence rules for public comment, the Commission’s Chief Accountant, Donald T. Nicolaisen, noted that he welcomed PCAOB involvement in this important area. The PCAOB’s proposed rules grew out of its public roundtable on auditor independence held in July, and address issues relating to tax services and contingent fees.
Record Volumes On Sydney Futures Exchange

Date 14/12/2004

Sydney Futures Exchange experienced the largest transacted volume in its history yesterday with 954,642 contracts traded. This represents an increase of 5% from the previous record of 908,693 set on March 12, 2004.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/MIB Index

Date 14/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding for the S&P/MIB effective at the open of business Monday, December 20, 2004.
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,050,000

Date 14/12/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, Dec. 14, 2004, for $1,050,000, up $20,000 from the previous regular seat sale earlier today.
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,030,000

Date 14/12/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, Dec. 14, 2004, for $1,030,000; down $70,000 from the previous regular seat sale on Dec. 3, 2004.