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National Stock Exchange(SM) Daily Trades Top Two Million First Time Ever - New Single-Day Records Set January 4

Date 05/01/2005

Trades on the National Stock Exchange (NSX(SM)) surpassed the two-million mark yesterday, January 4, 2005, for the first time in the Exchange's 120-year history. The new daily record of 2,081,186 trades tops the previous daily trade record of 1,750,288 set October 27, 2004.
IPE Finance Director Promoted To Chief Operating Officer

Date 05/01/2005

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe’s leading energy futures and options exchange, today announced the appointment of David Peniket as Chief Operating Officer.
International Securities Exchange Will List Options On Spider ETF (SPY)

Date 05/01/2005

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that it intends to list options on SPDR® (SPY), an Exchange Traded Fund. ISE said the product will be allocated later this week.
Iceland Stock Exchange Three Minutes Of Silence Today 5 January At 12:00 noon

Date 05/01/2005

To honour the victims of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia on 26 December, the Iceland Stock Exchange observed three minutes of reflection and remembrance at 12:00 noon. The trading system was not be closed; however, we asked all ICEX member to respect the three minutes of silence.
HKEx Statistics: Transaction In Terms Of Turnover And Number Of Trades Conducted On-Floor And Off-Floor

Date 05/01/2005

Click here to download HKEx statistics relating to transaction in terms of turnover and number of trades conducted on-floor and off-floor.

FTSE Indices - Three Minutes Silence

Date 05/01/2005

Employees of FTSE Group in London will observe a three minute silence at 12 noon GMT on Wednesday 5 January 2005 as a mark of respect for the victims of the tsunami disaster.
CBOE Names Chicago Trading Company, LLC (CTC) As DPM In SPDRs Options (SPY)

Date 05/01/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced it has selected Chicago Trading Company, LLC (CTC) as Designated Primary Market Maker in preparation for trading options based on Standard and Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPDRs), an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Details of a launch date for the options (ticker symbol SPY) will follow.
American Stock Exchange Signs To List And Trade Russell Equity Indexes Options - Will Launch Options Based On Russell U.S. Equity Indexes, Joining Current Options Trading In Russell-Based ETFs

Date 05/01/2005

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today it received rights to trade options based on all of the 21 Russell U.S. equity indexes, including the Russell 1000 Index, which tracks large-cap stocks, and the Russell 2000 Index, which tracks small-cap issues.
American Stock Exchange Offers Tribute To Tsunami Victims – A Moment Of Silence In Recognition Of Immense Devastation And Loss

Date 05/01/2005

Traders, floor officials and employees at the American Stock Exchange (Amex) today observed a moment of silence in recognition of the immense loss and devastation caused by a tsunami that struck parts of Thailand, India, Indonesia and elsewhere on December 26, 2004.
Thailand Securities Depository Prepared To Provide e-IPO Service Ahead of 2005 Initial Offerings

Date 04/01/2005

Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd celebrates its 10th year anniversary with planned introduction of e-IPO for brokers to accommodate new IPOs from more than 100 companies plan to list on both the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Market for Alternative Investment. New service is believed to be available for securities companies and brokerage firms in February 2005.