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HKEx Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings And Suspensions (As At 31 January 2005)

Date 31/01/2005

Click here to download the HKEx report on Initial Public Offering applications, delisting proceedings and suspensions, as at 31 January 2005.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market Weekly Statistics

Date 31/01/2005

For the week of January 24th – January 28th, 2005, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) increased by 16% in rubles and 11% in contracts and reached 8 130 million rubles and 1 025 thousand contracts. Total open interest as of January 28th, 2005, increased by 10% in rubles and 5% in contracts and equaled 10 725 million rubles and 1 299 thousand contracts.
First New Listing In Germany In 2005 - Lanxess Listed On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) - First Price Determination On Xetra

Date 31/01/2005

Lanxess AG’s listing in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) on Monday represents the first new listing of the year. The announcement was made by Deutsche Börse AG, as operator of the FWB. Lanxess’s shares were initially priced at € 15.75. The initial price was determined on Xetra, the pan-European trading platform. Lead managers of the issue were Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley.
Eurex US Extends Trading Day To 23 Hours - Trading Hour Extension Effective April 3, 2005 - Nandapurkar: Eurex US Offers Trading During Core Business Hours In All Time Zones

Date 31/01/2005

Eurex US, the fully electronic U.S. futures and options exchange, announced on Monday that it will be extending its trading day by two hours, from 21 hours to 23 hours, effective April 3, 2005. As of that date trading will begin at 5:00 p.m. Chicago time instead of 7:00 p.m.; the trading day will continue to end at 4:00 p.m. Chicago time on the next calendar day. The extended trading hours will apply to all products at Eurex US. Eurex US currently lists futures and options on 2-, 3-, 5- and 10-
Dow Jones STOXX: Development Of Crude Oil Price In US Dollar Versus Performance Of The Global And European Energy Sectors

Date 31/01/2005

The quarterly OPEC meeting has taken place in Vienna yesterday.

Deutsche Börse Expands Range Of ETFs Available In The XTF Segment On Xetra - New DAX And EURO STOXX 50 ETFs Tradable As Of Today - Additional Investment Opportunities For In-Demand Index Funds - DWS Subsidiary DVG Enters The European ETF Market

Date 31/01/2005

Deutsche Börse is expanding the XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds by two new funds. As of today, Deutsche Bank DAX® DVG (ISIN: DE0005318463) and Deutsche Bank DJ EURO STOXX 50 DVG (ISIN: DE0005318448), issued by Deutsche Vermögensbildungsgesellschaft mbH (DVG) in cooperation with Deutsche Bank, will be available for trading. This increases the number of exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) listed in the XTF segment to 57. The two newly listed index funds track the DAX® Performance Index
Committee of European Securities Regulators Publishes Answers Received To Its Consultation On The First Part Of Its Advice On Possible Implementing Measures Of The Transparency Directive

Date 31/01/2005

CESR has published the answers received to its consultation on the first part of its Advice on Possible Implementing Measures of the Transparency Directive.
Clearstream's Global Securities Financing Services Breaks New Record - Average Outstanding Volumes Breaks Through EUR 150 Billion Milestone

Date 31/01/2005

Clearstream’s industry-leading Global Securities Financing services (GSF) has recently broken through a significant milestone with average weekly outstandings reaching EUR 150 billion at the end of January 2005. This represents an increase of over 35 per cent from the same period last year. Clearstream’s GSF business unit comprises Securities Lending Services and Collateral Management Services, with Triparty Repo as the largest contributor to the growth in volumes throughout 2004. Clearstream’s
CBOT Muni Futures Open Interest Surges After Electronic Market Maker Program Launch

Date 31/01/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that total open interest in its 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures contract has seen significant growth, with levels more than doubling since the launch of an Electronic Market Maker (EMM) program on January 3, 2005. Open interest climbed to 3,455 contracts on January 28, continuing the upward trend that started at the beginning of the year.
CBOT January 5 Bund, Bobl, And Schatz Conversion Factors

Date 31/01/2005

The attached conversion factor table for CBOT Bund, Bobl, and Schatz futures indicates securities that, as of 27 January 2005, will be included in reference baskets for March 2005 and June 2005 expiries.