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SEC Issues Order Delaying Pilot Period For Suspension Of The Operation Of Short Sale Price Provisions Pursuant To Regulation SHO

Date 30/11/2004

The Commission today approved an order delaying the pilot period for suspension of the operation of short sale price provisions. The pilot, established by order of the Commission on July 28, 2004, and set to commence on Jan. 3, 2005, suspends the provisions of Rule 10a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act and any short sale price test of any exchange or national securities association for short sales of certain pilot securities. See Securities Exchange Act

Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sektor And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 30/11/2004

As of 1 December 2004, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.

Presentation By Chicago Mercantile Exchange CEO Donohue To Investors To Be Webcast

Date 30/11/2004

A presentation by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) Chief Executive Officer Craig S. Donohue is scheduled to be webcast on Thursday, December 2.

OMX: Completion Of Merger Of APK And VPC

Date 30/11/2004

VPC AB and OMX AB (publ) today announce that the parties have fulfilled the terms and conditions of the agreements regarding the merger of the OMX-owned Finnish Central Securities Depository (APK) and VPC, the Swedish equivalent, thereby creating a strong joint central securities depository group within the Nordic region.

NYBOT Announces New Coffee And Cotton Margins

Date 30/11/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Wednesday, December 1, 2004, the coffee and cotton margin requirements are as follows:

November 2004 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 30/11/2004

Click here to download the November 2004 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report. This is a monthly report from Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. on the performance of U.S., European and other global stock market indexes.

November 2004 - Euronext Key Indicators: Euronext.Liffe Sets New Annual Volume Record Of 743 Million Contracts Traded – With One Month To Go To End Of Year; 12.8 Million Cash Transactions, Up 2.2% Year-On-Year; 44 New Listings On Euronext Since The Begi

Date 30/11/2004

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NGM Exchange Concludes Agreement With Carnegie, Commerzbank And Societé Générale

Date 30/11/2004

NGM has signed a letter of intent with Carnegie, Commerzbank and Societé Générale. These institutions will now be listing warrants and other instruments on Nordic Derivatives Exchange, NDX.

New Zealanders Keen To Save, Says NZX

Date 30/11/2004

Two weeks since the launch of its newest Smartshares fund- the Fifty of New Zealand (FONZ) – close to three quarters of new investors are signing up for the fund's savings plan, according to NZX Funds Management Limited (NZXFM).

New York Mercantile Exchange: Gold Futures Set Monthly Volume Record

Date 30/11/2004

Gold futures surpassed its previous monthly volume record yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., when activity for the month reached 1,780,714 contracts, surpassing the previous monthly record of 1,649,521 contracts set in March 2004.