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Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Nordea Strengthens Its Commitment To The Danish Market For Futures And Options

Date 17/03/2005

Nordea Bank Danmark has entered into an agreement with the FUTOP Clearing Centre about market making in futures and options on Danish shares. Under the agreement, Nordea undertakes to quote both bid and ask prices for futures and options on Danish shares.
CME Equity Options Break Volume And Open Interest Records - New CME® Globex® Volume Record Set With 3.85 Million Contracts Traded

Date 17/03/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, announced today that more than 100,000 equity options traded yesterday and as a result, the following volume records were set in the equity index product group:
CBOT Sets New Exchange-Wide Open Interest Record - Electronic Volume In Treasury Options Rises To New All-Time High

Date 17/03/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that on Wednesday, March 16, Exchange-wide open interest rose to a new record of 13,583,836 contracts, exceeding the previous record of 13,481,427 contracts set on February 17.
CBOT Fed Watch - March 17 Market Close

Date 17/03/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 22, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Warsaw Exchange Announces A Quarterly Revision In The WIG, WIRR And WIG-PL Indices

Date 16/03/2005

Following the trading session on March 18, 2005, there will be a quarterly revision and composition of the WIG, WIRR and WIG-PL indices will be changed: MOL and BMPAG will join WIG index and INSTALKRK will enter WIRR index, TELMAX and UNIMIL will be moved from WIRR index to WIG index and KABLE, OPTIMUS, IRENA, ROPCZCE, EUROFAKTOR and ZREW will be moved from WIG index to WIRR index, SWARZEDZ will be removed from WIRR index, TELMAX, UNIMIL and SRUBEX will enter and INTERIA

State Aid: European Commission Outlaws Italian Tax breaks For Companies Listed For The First Time On EU Stock Exchanges

Date 16/03/2005

The European Commission has decided that an Italian scheme reducing the nominal and effective corporate tax rates of companies listed for the first time on a regulated EU stock exchange in 2004 violates EU Treaty state aid rules (Article 87). The decision follows an in-depth investigation opened in February 2004. The scheme distorts competition because it is limited to a small number of undertakings able to list within the narrow timeframe provided for by the law (i.e. 2004) and cons
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 16/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 16, 2005: Nuvo Network Management Inc. (TSXVN:NNM) will consolidate it’s shares on a 1-for-6 basis. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol “NVO” and under the new CUSIP number 67065J 20 8. The name of the company is not being changed.
RTS Customers To Stream Quotes On AMEX ANTE Trading Platform- Connectivity To All Us Option Exchanges Completed

Date 16/03/2005

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global Independent Software Vendor, today announces the connectivity to the new fully electronic trading system ANTE of the American Stock Exchange AMEX. The AMEX ANTE system combines the price discovery of open outcry exchange with the increase of speed and efficiency of an electronic trading platform.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Latin America 40, And S&P/ASX 50 Indices

Date 16/03/2005

Standard & Poor's, as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding for the S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P ASX 50, and the S&P Latin America 40 Indices. In addition, Investible Weight Factors for some constituents in the S&P/ASX 50 will also be updated effective after the close of business Friday, March 18, 2005. New shares outstanding and Investible Weight Factors can be downloaded in Excel format using the links provided below.
NYSE Issues 2004 Annual Report And Proxy Statement To Members For Annual Meeting And Election

Date 16/03/2005

The New York Stock Exchange today issued its 2004 annual report and mailed its proxy statement to members for the April 7 annual meeting and election. The annual report, which includes 2004 financial results, and the proxy statement are available on nyse.com. In addition to presenting several amendments to the Exchange’s Constitution and Certificate of Incorporation, the proxy statement includes the list of nominees for the NYSE’s Board of Directors.