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NASD Fines CSFB $170,000 - Orders $600,000 in Restitution For Failure To Give Best Execution To Customer Orders After IPO

Date 02/02/2004

NASD today announced that Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (CSFB) has been censured, fined $150,000 and required to pay more than $600,000 in restitution for failing to provide six customers with the best available price at the opening on the first day of trading of MP3.com. NASD also found that CSFB failed to honor its published quotations for MP3 in 30 instances on the same day and fined it $20,000.
KCBT January Volume And Open Interest - KCBT Trading Volume Best On Record For January

Date 02/02/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade started off 2004 with several new volume records, giving the KCBT its best start in exchange history. Exchange volume traded in January set a new record for the calendar month of January. A total of 250,075 contracts were traded, breaking the previous record of 230,553 set in January 1996 by 8.5 percent. An increase of 14.1 percent was seen when compared to January of last year, while a 22.8 percent increase was seen when compared to last month.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 30.01.2004

Date 02/02/2004

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.
January 2004 - Euronext Key Indicators - 18.8% Growth In Daily Average Share Trading In January YOY - Record January For Derivatives - Volumes Ahead By 19%

Date 02/02/2004

Cash products In January Euronext cash markets saw a significant increase in trading on last year: the average daily number of transactions, 662,000, was up 18% year-on-year. A total of 14 million transactions were completed during the month.
International Securities Exchange Reports Monthly Volume For January 2004

Date 02/02/2004

The International Securities Exchange (ISE), the world's largest equity options exchange, reported an increase in January trading volume compared to the same year-ago period.

HEX Integrated Markets Monthly Statistics: January 2004

Date 02/02/2004

The share trading in January amounted to EUR 53.6 billion, on a daily average EUR 2 682 million, which was the best month since January 2002 for OMHEX`s marketplaces (compared to monthly pro forma). It was also the best month for Stockholmsbörsen since November 2001, the trading amounted to EUR 34.6 billion, on a daily average EUR 1 728 million. At HEX Helsinki January was the best month since April 2002. The share trading amounted to EUR 19.0 billion, on a daily average EUR 950 mill
FTSEurofirst 80 And FTSEurofirst 100 Index Futures Receive CFTC Approval

Date 02/02/2004

Euronext.liffe today announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted permission for Euronext.liffe's futures contracts based on the FTSEurofirst 80 and FTSEurofirst 100 Indices to be offered and sold in the United States.
Eurex Turns Over More Than 91 Million Contracts In January - Record Results In Equity Options And Option On DJ Euro STOXX 50 index

Date 02/02/2004

Eurex, the international derivatives market, started out the year 2004 with good results. The world's leading derivatives exchange turned over 91.4 million contracts in January, about 7 percent higher than the volume posted in January 2003 (65 million contracts). The month's total corresponds to 4.35 million contracts traded and cleared on a daily average. The highest growth rates were achieved in equity-based products, with several record results. Eurex Bonds also got the new year off
Deutsche Boerse Group: 36 Percent Rise In Equities Turnover In January - 321 Billion Euros In Overall Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges - 13 Percent More Transactions On Xetra

Date 02/02/2004

The order-book statistics, which are based on single counting of all transactions in the order book of Xetra and broker-supported trading on the floor, show that a total of 97.9 billion euros in equities volume was traded on the German stock exchanges in January - about 36 percent higher than the year before (January 2003: 71.9 billion euros). Of this total, 90.9 billion euros was traded in German equities, and 7 billion euros in foreign equities.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New Principles Defining 'Benchmark Bonds'

Date 02/02/2004

As of today, the principles defining 'benchmark bonds' have been changed. The new principles ensure that the most liquid bonds are presented in the most expedient way for both borrowers and investors.