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Instinet To Disclose Top Routed Volume

Date 04/12/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INGP) today announced that INET, the electronic marketplace that will represent the combination of Instinet ECN and Island ECN, will disclose routed transaction volume for its most actively routed stocks. Following the close of U.S. equity markets on Dec. 4, a "Top Routed List," will be available on INET's public website, and will sort securities based on volume routed externally using Instinet's SmartRouter. In addition, a "Top Volume List" will display the
Impressive Trading Volume Continues As NYBOT Sustains Record Pace - Ag And Financial Products Register Another Month Of Big Gains In 2003

Date 04/12/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) rolled up more dramatic gains amid intense activity across nearly every market. Heading into the final month of 2003, the NYBOT markets maintained a 17% lead over the previous year (year-to-date [YTD] 2003 = 22,593,799 vs. 2002 = 19,384,177). By the end of the first week of November 2003, the NYBOT markets had surpassed the total trading volume for the entire year of 2002.
Datavenue: Taxation of International Equity Income

Date 04/12/2003

Please click here to view an analysis of international dividend tax rates from Datavenue.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange And Merrill Lynch Launch Gold TRAKRS

Date 04/12/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) yesterday launched Gold TRAKRS(SM) futures, the sixth in a series of non-traditional futures products developed by CME and Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER).
CBOT Fed Watch - December 2003

Date 04/12/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 9, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Stats Bulletin For November 2003

Date 03/12/2003

WCE Focus On Western Barley Futures
TSX Statistics - November 2003

Date 03/12/2003

This Month's Highlights S&P/TSX Composite Index closed at the highest monthly level since March of 2002 when it closed at 7851.47. According to World Federation of Exchanges, TSX ranks 7th in the world for domestic market capitalization (quoted market value, October 2003 report.)
The UK Financial System And Major Operational Disruption

Date 03/12/2003

The Task Force considering major operational disruption in the financial system has concluded that no new legislation is needed to cater for disruption in the financial sector.
The Financial Ombudsman Service: Reviewing Some Aspects Of Its Operation And Its Interaction With The FSA

Date 03/12/2003

In her statement on 4 November announcing details of the Treasury's review of the effectiveness of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, (the "N2+2 Review") Ruth Kelly, Financial Secretary to HM Treasury also announced that the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Authority were being asked to take forward the aspect of the review concerning the Ombudsman service. The review is
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 03/12/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Thursday, December 4, 2003: The relative weight of Biovail Corporation (TSX:BVF) will increase by approximately 4.92% in the S&P/TSX Capped Health Care Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pursuant to S&P/TSX Capped Sector Index methodology. Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way ref