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SWX Monthly Report: February 2004

Date 03/03/2004

The SWX Monthly Report with statistics as at February 2004 can be accessed by clicking here.
Speech By Frits Bolkestein Member Of The European Commission In Charge Of The Internal Market, Taxation And Customs - The European Commission's Strategy On Accounting And Auditing - Address At Annual Dinner For Institute Of Chartered Accountants In Eng

Date 03/03/2004

Speech by Frits Bolkestein Member of the European Commission in charge of the Internal Market, Taxation and Customs The European Commission's Strategy on Accounting and Auditing Address at annual dinner for Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales London, 2nd March 2004 Mr President, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honour and a pleasure to be with you this evening. I paid my first visit to your splendid headqu
SFE Announces 2003 Full Year Result

Date 03/03/2004

SFE Corporation, owner of the Sydney Futures Exchange, today released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2003. The complete, audited, Annual Report has been released to the ASX and has been posted to SFE's website as set out at the end of this release. The highlights include: Net profit after tax (NPAT) of $38.8 million, up from $26.8 million for 2002. The profit growth was driven by the combination of record trading volumes, further reductions in cash operating expens
SEC Grants Extension Of Intermarket Trading System <I><i>de minimis</i></I> Exemption

Date 03/03/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today granted an extension of the de minimis exemption from the provisions of the Intermarket Trading System Plan (ITS Plan) governing intermarket trade-throughs. The de minimis exemption was originally issued by the Commission on Aug. 28, 2002, and extended on May 30, 2003. The Commission's orders exempted from the trade-through provisions of the ITS Plan transactions in three specific exchange-traded funds (ETFs): the Nasdaq-100 Index ETF (Q
RTS Stock Exchange Board: February 2004 Data

Date 03/03/2004

For the month of February 2004, total trading volume on the RTS Board increased by 64% and reached 18 million US dollars, up from 11 million dollars in January. The most popular were the Tyumen Oil Company (15% of total trading volume), Uralelectromed (14%), and Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Corporation (13%).

OMHEX Acquires Shares In The National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania

Date 03/03/2004

OMHEX has agreed with various leading Lithuanian securities market participants and financial investors to acquire their shares in the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL). OMHEX has today filed an application with the Lithuanian Securities Commission for permission to obtain 34 percent of the shares in the NSEL. Permission is required when acquiring more than 10 percent of the shares.
NQLX February 2004 Volume

Date 03/03/2004

NQLX LLC announced today that 13,579 contracts were traded on its market in February.
NewEuroMTS Continues Growth With Addition Of Lithuania Bonds

Date 03/03/2004

NewEuroMTS, the market for euro-denominated government securities of the May 2004 EU Accession States, today announced that the Republic of Lithuania became the third eligible issuer to have its bonds included in the market. As of today, Republic of Lithuania 4.50% 2013 bonds will join issues from Poland and Hungary in benefiting from the transparency and liquidity offered by NewEuroMTS and its market makers.
New SFE Director

Date 03/03/2004

SFE Corporation, the owner of Sydney Futures Exchange, today announced the appointment of Dr Stephen Grenville, AO as a non-executive director to its board, with effect from 4 March 2004.
New Delivery Day For NYBOTs U.S. Dollar-South African Rand Contract

Date 03/03/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that because of the bank holiday in South Africa on Wednesday, June 16, 2004, the Delivery Day for the June 2004 U.S. Dollar-South African Rand futures currency contract is Thursday, June 17, 2004. The Last Trading Day remains the same, Monday, June 14, 2004.