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FTSEurofirst October Newsletter

Date 14/10/2003

Please click here to view the October issue of the monthly 'FTSEurofirst newsletter' dedicated to the FTSEurofirst 80 and the FTSEurofirst 100 indices and their related products.
Eurex's Chicago Subsidiary Files Antitrust Lawsuit - CBOT's Financial Inducement To The Clearing Corporation Shareholders Violates Sherman Act - Charges CBOT And CME With Anticompetitive Behavior

Date 14/10/2003

U.S. Futures Exchange, L.L.C., the Chicago-based Eurex subsidiary, today is filing an antitrust action in federal court against the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) for illegally attempting to block the entrance of a new competitor to the market. The action charges the CBOT and the CME with having violated the Sherman Act by offering financial inducements, valued at over USD 100 million, to shareholders of The Clearing Corporation (TCC) to vote aga
Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index Ahead Of Switzerland Elections

Date 14/10/2003

Please click here to view a chart comparing the performance of the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index to the DJ Euro STOX X 50 and the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index. In Switzerland, general election will take place in on October 19, 2003.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Statement On US Futures Exchange

Date 14/10/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is today announcing its determination to consider the application of the United States Futures Exchange LLC outside the 60-day framework of the Commission's "fast track" contract market designation procedure. The fast track designation process requires Commission action on an application for contract market designation within 60 days of filing. The United States Futures Exchange application was filed on September 16, 2003.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Statement Regarding A News Release Distributed Today By Eurex

Date 14/10/2003

In response to a news release distributed today by Eurex, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) issued the following statement:

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Raises Daily Price Limits For Live Cattle Futures Contract

Date 14/10/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that effective Wednesday, Oct. 15, it will raise the daily price limits for its live cattle futures contract in response to the unprecedented price increase in the cash market for live cattle.
CBOT Statement Regarding A News Release Distributed By Eurex

Date 14/10/2003

In response to today's press release issued by Eurex, CBOT® President and CEO Bernard Dan issued the following statement:
BondVision Introduces Danish Government Bonds As Third Quarter Volumes Soar

Date 14/10/2003

BondVision today announced that following the recent addition of Danske and Nykredit to its Dealer community, European investors will be able to trade Danish Government bonds (DGBs) electronically on the market as of November 4, 2003. BondVision dealers supporting the liquidity of DGBs include JP Morgan, ABN Amro, Morgan Stanley and Barclays, Primary Dealers officially nominated by the Danmarks Nationalbank.
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics For September

Date 14/10/2003

Riga Stock Exchange
UK Financial Services Authority Chairman Callum McCarthy: Action Needed To Overcome Implementation Threat To EU Financial Reforms

Date 13/10/2003

A series of looming bottlenecks threatens to derail the effective implementation of the European Union’s Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), FSA chairman Callum McCarthy said in a speech.