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CBOT Fed Watch - December 2003

Date 02/12/2003

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.
ASX Research Provides Insight Into Self-Managed Super Funds

Date 02/12/2003

Most self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees find developing an investment strategy the biggest challenge of having their own fund, research commissioned by ASX has found.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Short-Interest Release Dates For 2004

Date 01/12/2003

SWX Swiss Exchange: Results Of The Corporate Governance Study Presented

Date 01/12/2003

On Monday the SWX Swiss Exchange presented a study on the implementation of its Corporate Governance Directive. The survey was carried out on behalf of the SWX Swiss Exchange by Prof. Conrad Meyer, Director of the Institute of Accounting and Control at the University of Zurich. A total of 265 annual reports for 2002 were analyzed and 150,000 individual pieces of information recorded. The study concluded that financial reporting among SWX-listed companies has improved noticeably since the SWX

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 01/12/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, December 1, 2003: As the result of an amalgamation with Earth Star Diamonds Ltd. (TSXVN:ERH), Poplar Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:PPX) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company resulting from the merger, Nordic Diamonds Ltd. (TSXVN:NDL), will be added to the index. The company is classified as a "Mineral Exploration/Development" company.

Simon Nathanson To Leave Stockholmsbörsen - Henrik Paulsson Appointed New President For Derivatives Markets

Date 01/12/2003

Simon Nathanson, President of the business area Derivatives Markets and Vice President of Stockholmsbörsen is to leave the company. He has been appointed President and CEO of NeoNet AB. Henrik Paulsson, currently Vice President of Sales & Business Development, has been appointed President Derivatives Markets, effective January 2004.
SGX Amends Listing Rules

Date 01/12/2003

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced changes to its listing rules, which will take effect from 2 January 2004. This follows a public consultation by SGX in July 2003 on proposed listing rule amendments to support the recommendations of the Company Legislation and Regulatory Framework Committee ("CLRFC"), as well as other continuing listing matters.
RTS Stock Exchange: Classic Market: Weekly Market Data

Date 01/12/2003

For the week of November 24th - November 28th, 2003, the RTS Index gained 4.75 points and closed at 529.27 while the RTS Technical Index increased by 4.85% percent, from 557.71 to 584.76.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: Weekly Market Data

Date 01/12/2003

For the period of November 24th - November 28th, 2003, total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) totaled 6 605 million rubles, compared with 6 073 million for the week of November 17th - November 21st, 2003. Internet trading accounted for 40% of total trading volume, up from 34% the week before. 6 389 transactions were executed, down from 7 321 transactions the week before.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 01/12/2003

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