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Banche Popolari Unite SCRL Will Replace Alitalia SPA In The S&P European Indices

Date 07/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices effective the close of trading Monday, May 10, 2004: Banche Popolari Unite SCRL (Italy, SEDOL 7622225, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) will replace Alitalia SPA (Italy, SEDOL 5140343) in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices after the close of trading on Monday, May 10, 2004. Alitalia SPA is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Position Limits Of Equity Options

Date 06/05/2004

Neither a trading participant (for its own account) nor a customer may hold an aggregate position in contract units on an Equity Option in excess of such number of contracts units having shares of underlying stock equal to following amounts of combining short positions in put options with long positions in call options of the same underlying stock or combining long positions in put options with short positions in call options of the same underlying stock.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces April Volume - Sectors Index Option Volume Up Nearly 258% Compared To Same Year-Ago Period

Date 06/05/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that volume in sectors index options trading reached 652,295 contracts marking a nearly 258% increase in volume compared to the same year-ago period when 182,254 contracts traded. Sectors index options trading increased 28.37% from the previous month when 508,134 contracts traded.
Thailand Securities Depository To Be The Registrar For Baht Bond

Date 06/05/2004

The Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD) is forging ahead with its registrar services by providing services for the “Baht Bond” (baht-denominated bond). The TSD has been designated by the Ministry of Finance to serve this duty for any baht-denominated bonds issued by international organizations.
Stockholmsbörsen Monthly Report - Total Share Trading April 2004

Date 06/05/2004

Click here for Stockholmsbörsen detailed share trading statistics per list for the last 13 months.

Standard & Poor's Index Services Launches New Global Custom Index Unit

Date 06/05/2004

Standard & Poor's, a leading provider of independent investment research, indices, and ratings, has created an S&P Global Custom Index Solutions group dedicated to developing custom indices to match the increasingly focused investment requirements of professional money managers and institutional investors. The custom unit leverages the recent addition of the broad S&P/Citigroup Global Equity Indices with S&P's traditional index database that includes over 10,000 stocks across 75 countries, one o
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 06/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Monday May 10th, 2004: Mirvac Group (Australia, SEDOL: 6161978 , GICS Code: 40401010) member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares by 12,305,371 to 694,781,135. This change is due to a dividend reinvestment plan. There is no change to the IWF.
SETTRADE Introduces “Streaming”, The New Stock-Trading Program Via Your Mobile Phone

Date 06/05/2004

Settrade.com has unveiled the latest stock-trading program for investors’ mobile phones called “Streaming”, which offers “Real-time Streaming” stock updates, aimed at hi-tech investors who always want to be informed of the latest data just like if they were sitting in the trading room.
SEC Files Civil Fraud Charges Against The PIMCO Equity Funds' Mutual Fund Advisers, Distributor, CEO And Chairman Of The Board Of Trustees, And A Portfolio Manager For Undisclosed Market Timing Arrangements

Date 06/05/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil fraud charges in federal court against PIMCO Advisors Fund Management LLC (PAFM), PEA Capital LLC (PEA), PIMCO Advisors Distributors LLC (PAD), Stephen J. Treadway, the chief executive officer of PAFM and PAD as well as the chairman of the board of trustees for the PIMCO Funds: Multi-Manager Series, and Kenneth W. Corba, PEA's former CEO, for their defrauding of PIMCO mutual fund investors, in connection with an undisclosed market timing a
Program Trading Averaged 46.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Apr. 26-30

Date 06/05/2004

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 Apr. 26-30.