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  • The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On Wellspring Bio-Clinical Trials Index (WHC)- “Trading To Begin On Tuesday, May 24”

    Date 23/05/2005

    The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on the first of a series of healthcare/biotechnology indexes developed by WellSpring BioCapital Partners. The new index, the WellSpring Bio-Clinical Trials Index (WHC) will begin trading on Tuesday, May 24.

  • Share Changes In S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

    Date 23/05/2005

    Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Monday May 30th, 2005: Osaka Gas Co. (Japan, SEDOL: 6661768, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55102010) a member of the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will decrease by 133,342,000 to 2,235,669,539 due to the repurchase of shares. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan, SEDOL: 6563024, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) a me

  • S&P 500 Index Options (SPX) Set New Weekly Volume Record At CBOE - Over 500,000 SPX Contracts Traded Friday, May 20th, 2.0M Contracts Traded For The Week Of May 16 - 20

    Date 23/05/2005

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that trading volume at CBOE in Standard & Poor's 500 Index options (SPX) for the week of May 16 - 20 was 2,081,537 contracts, the busiest week ever for SPX trading.On Friday May 20, 503,528 SPX contracts traded at CBOE, short of the daily record setting volume of 540,850 contracts traded on November 20, 1997.Open interest in SPX options stood at 6,447,732 contracts at the close of trading on Friday.

  • OTC Derivatives Markets Activity In The Second Half Of 2004

    Date 23/05/2005

    According to the data released on 20 May by the BIS, positions in the global over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market recorded a robust expansion in the second half of 2004. Overall amounts outstanding were up by 12.8%, to $248 trillion at the end of December. The growth in the latter half of the year was slightly higher than in the first six months, when positions had grown by 11.6%. In sharp contrast to the trend that had emerged in the

  • Next NYSE Holiday: May 30, 2005

    Date 23/05/2005

    The NYSE will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2005 in honor of Memorial Day.