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CBOE Futures Exchange Variance Futures Begin Trading Today, May 18

Date 18/05/2004

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced that it launched trading in CBOE S&P 500 Three-Month Variance Futures (symbol VT) today. VT is an exchange-traded futures contract based on the realized variance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("S&P 500") over a three-month period. Variance Futures are the second product listed on CFE, where futures on the CBOE Volatility Index, VIX, debuted on March 26, 2004.
An Open Index-Based Mutual Fund "Birzhevaya Ploshchad – The MICEX Index" To Be Formed

Date 18/05/2004

Today, the management company of the Bank of Moscow begins to form the open index-based mutual fund "Birzhevaya Ploshchad – the MICEX Index". The Bank of Moscow will act as distribution and redemption agent for the new mutual fund’s shares.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 18 May 2004

Date 17/05/2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 18 May 2004, responding to the release of a GDP figure at 8:50am.
The NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ) Exchange Traded Fund available To Japanese Investors - World's Most Actively Traded ETF Available From Japanese Brokers

Date 17/05/2004

NASDAQ Financial Products Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ;” OTCBB:NDAQ), today announced Japan's Financial Services Agency received a notification on May 14th for the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ) to be sold as a security through brokers in Japan. This move reflects strong demand from leading distributors of investment products.
SWX Swiss Exchange: austriamicrosystems AG Opens At CHF 35

Date 17/05/2004

The shares of austriamicrosystems AG, an Austrian semiconductor manufacturer, were traded today for the first time in the SWX Swiss Exchange's main trading segment. The offering price was set this past weekend at CHF 35 and the stock opened at the same price in its debut on SWX, thus representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 385 million.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 17/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Wednesday May 19th, 2004:
SEC: Barry Rashkover, Northeast Regional Office Associate Regional Director And Co-Head Of Enforcement, To Leave Commission

Date 17/05/2004

Barry W. Rashkover, Associate Regional Director and Co-Head of Enforcement for the Commission's Northeast Regional Office, announced today that he will leave the Commission in June to become a partner in the law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP. Rashkover, 43, has served as served as Co-Head of Enforcement of the SEC's Northeast Regional Office since June 2000. Before that, he held various other positions as part of the office's enforcement staff including Assistant Regional Director and S
S&P Equity Long/Short Index Goes Live - Newest Alternative Index Data Now Available

Date 17/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s, the independent financial research, ratings and indices leader, today announced the launch of the S&P Equity Long/Short Index. Performance, constituents and index methodology are available on www.sp-hedgefundindex.comand by the ticker symbol SPHGELS.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: Weekly Market Data May 5th – May 14th, 2004

Date 17/05/2004

For the week of May 5th – May 14th, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) reached 12 400 million rubles. Internet trading accounted for 40%, slightly up from 37% the week before. 15 704 transactions were executed, 28% more than the week before.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: Weekly Market Data May 11th – May 14th, 2004

Date 17/05/2004

For the week of May 11th – May 14th, 2004, the RTS Index lost 0.71points and closed at 596.87. The RTS Technical Index closed 0.27 points down from the previous week’s 657.19 point.