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CBOE Creates Two New Indexes Based On The Dow Jones Industrial Average

Date 12/01/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it plans to publish two new benchmark indexes, under an agreement with Dow Jones Company, based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average: the CBOE Dow Jones Industrial Average BuyWrite Index (BXD) and the CBOE Dow Jones Industrial Average Volatility Index (VXD).Both will be based on prices of Options on the Dow (DJX), traded at CBOE.
CBOE And CFE Trading Schedule For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Date 12/01/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Friday, January 14: CBOE Interest Rate products close at 12:00 p.m. CST (Chicago Time). Regular trading hours for all other equity and index products at CBOE. Regular trading hours for all futures products at CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE).
Bursa Malaysia Securities Sector Update: Advance Synergy Capital Berhad

Date 12/01/2005

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) has decided to update the classification of sector for Advance Synergy Capital Berhad (ASCAP) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 17 January 2005.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Amendments To Listing Requirements : Employee Share Schemes And Public Spread Requirement

Date 12/01/2005

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) has made amendments to the Listing Requirements. The first category of amendments, referred to as Amendments in relation to ESOS relates to employee share schemes (ESOS) and affects both the Listing Requirements for the Main and Second Boards (LR) and the MESDAQ Market Listing Requirements (MMLR). The second category of amendments, referred to as Amendments in relation to Public Spread relates to public spread and only affects the LR of the Mai
Borsa Italiana Modifies Trading Ticks As From 31 January 2005

Date 12/01/2005

As from 31 January 2005, Borsa Italiana shall modify the trading ticks of equity instruments and stock futures listed on the IDEM.

Banc One Securities Corporation Fined $400,000 For Supervisory Failures Relating To Late Trading - NASD Also Cites Banc One For Inaccurate Recording Of Order Entry Times

Date 12/01/2005

NASD announced today that it has censured and fined Banc One Securities Corporation $400,000 for failing to implement adequate supervisory systems and written procedures designed to detect and prevent “late trading” of mutual funds, and for inaccurately recording the entry time for customer orders.
Ad-hoc Publicity: Preliminary Enquiries Against Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. Halted

Date 12/01/2005

In November 2004, the SWX Swiss Exchange announced that it had instituted preliminary enquiries against Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. (SWISS) with regard to a possible breach of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules (ad-hoc publicity). In the course of these enquiries, SWX concluded that SWISS did not breach the ad-hoc publicity rules. SWX has thus halted proceedings.
LME Announces Full Year Exchange Volumes For 2004

Date 12/01/2005

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today announced the annual volume figures for 2004. The results reveal another successful year for the Exchange, maintaining the record levels set in 2003. Total lots traded were just under 72 million with a value of over $3,000 billion for 2004.
Two Former Registered Representatives Of A Boca Raton Broker-Dealer/Investment Adviser Settle SEC Charges In Connection With Fraudulent Mutual Fund Market Timing And Late Trading Activities

Date 11/01/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settled administrative proceeding against Respondents Lawrence S. Powell and Delano N. Sta.Ana in connection with their participation in a scheme to defraud mutual fund shareholders through improper market timing and late trading. Powell and Sta.Ana were formerly associated as registered representatives at Kaplan & Co. Securities, Inc., a Boca Raton-based broker-dealer and investment adviser. The Commission ordered Powell and Sta.Ana to pa
Trading In Russell Index Futures On Eurex US Supported By Strong Network Of Market Makers - Russell 1000® And Russell 2000® Futures To Begin Trading On February 4 - Three Month Fee Waiver For Russell Products

Date 11/01/2005

Eurex US, the fully-electronic U.S. futures and options exchange, today confirmed February 4 as the launch date for its new futures on the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000 index and the U.S. small-cap Russell 2000 index. The introduction of these products will expand Eurex US's product portfolio to include U.S. index derivatives for the first time.