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FTSE: No Changes To Greece’s Country Classification In 2005

Date 14/09/2004

Global index provider FTSE Group said today that no changes will be made to the current classification of Greece. Greece will continue to be classified as a Developed market within the FTSE Global Equity Index Series during 2005. The decision has been confirmed by the FTSE Equity Index Committee, following a six-month engagement period between FTSE Group and the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), including a close examination of market structures and conditions.
Europe’s Main Emitters Meet In London - First Meeting Of Industrial And Financial Committees Of European Climate Exchange

Date 14/09/2004

Yesterday in London, representatives of 20 of Europe’s largest emitters of carbon dioxide met for the first time as the founding members of the European Climate Exchange’s (ECX) industry committee. The group, which accounts for roughly 65 percent of total emissions targeted under the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS), included all of Europe’s largest power utilities and the world’s top oil companies amongst others.
CME Launches New X-Funds To Provide Investors Short-Term Flexibility

Date 14/09/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) announced today it will be launching CME X-Funds ™, cash settled “baskets” of up to four futures contracts in an index that settle every two weeks, beginning Monday, October 4, 2004.
CBOT Fed Watch - August 2004

Date 14/09/2004

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 21, 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.
CBOE Board Approves Details Of Purchase Offer For CBOT Exercise Rights - Purchase Offer Information To Be Sent By September 20

Date 14/09/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Board of Directors approved the final details of a proposed offer to purchase a number of CBOE exercise rights held by Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Full Members.

CBOE and NSX Boards Approve Plan To Reduce CBOE Interest In NSX

Date 14/09/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSX) today announced that their governing Boards have approved a proposal for CBOE to sell most of its NSX Certificates of Proprietary Membership ("Certificates") to NSX, and to relinquish CBOE's accompanying rights to NSX Board positions. CBOE's Board of Directors approved the proposal at its meeting today. NSX's Board of Trustees approved the proposal at its meeting on August 10, 2004.
Borsa Italiana: Futures Based On The S&P/MIB Index: "No-Action Letter" By The CFTC - Futures And MiniFutures Based On The S&P/MIB Can Now Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 14/09/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on August 31, 2004, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the Mercato Italiano Dei Derivati's ("IDEM's") futures contracts based on the S&P/MIB Index ("S&P/MIB") %u2014 the S&P/MIB Futures Contract and the miniFutures Contract - in accordance with the relevant US Regulations.
TSX Venture Statistics – August 2004

Date 13/09/2004

Click here to download TSX Venture statistics for August 2004.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Concludes There Was No Manipulation In SCIB-C1 Trading

Date 13/09/2004

Executive Vice President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Mrs. Patareeya Benjapolchai revealed that the SET has investigated the trading of Siam City Bank Pcl.’s securities (SCIB) and its derivative warrants (SCIB-C1) during August 9 –13, 2004, and concluded that: The prices of SCIB-C1 moved in accordance with its underlying security SCIB as the exercise price of SCIB-C1 was at THB 20.85. Thus, when the price of SCIB decreased, that of SCIB-C1 similarly decreased and became v
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 13/09/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, September 13, 2004: Coral Gold Corp. (TSXVN:CLH) will change its name to Coral Gold Resources Ltd. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol “CGR” and the shares will be consolidated on a 1-for-10 basis.