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Singapore Exchange Limited Announces FY2004 First Quarter Financial Results - Strong Performance In Securities Market - Revenue Growth In Derivatives Market - Continued Cost Management

Date 28/10/2003

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced its first quarter financial results for the fiscal year 2004.
SEC Brings Enforcement Actions Against Putnam Investment Management LLC And Two Putnam Managing Directors For Self-Dealing In Putnam Funds

Date 28/10/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced actions against Putnam Investment Management LLC (Putnam) and two former Putnam Managing Directors and portfolio managers, Justin M. Scott and Omid Kamshad, in connection with the personal trading by those Managing Directors in Putnam mutual funds.
Regular Revision And New Structure Of CESI (Central European Stock Index)

Date 28/10/2003

On 13 October 2003, a regular meeting of the CESI (Central European Stock Index) Committee took place in Ljubljana, with representatives from all the five participant Stock Exchanges (from Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague, and Warsaw) attending. Following the revision and the adoption of the new structure of the Index, its value will be calculated and published by the Budapest Stock Exchange as of 3 November 2003.
Record Open Interest In Minneapolis Grain Exchange Hard Winter Wheat Index (HWI) Futures And Options

Date 28/10/2003

Open interest in Hard Winter Wheat Index (HWI) futures and options, traded at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) since May 9, 2003, reached a record 3,243 contracts at the end of the trading day on Friday, October 24, 2003. Open interest is the number of open positions held at the end of the day by market participants in all contract months and is a measure of a market's liquidity. Of the 3,243 HWI contracts, 1,286 were futures and 1,957 were options.
NASDAQ Corporate Client Group Announces New Sales Executives

Date 28/10/2003

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) today announced the appointment of Janet Lewis as Vice President, Business Development, and Jeffrey H. Singer as Regional Vice President, Eastern Region. This marks NASDAQ's continued expansion and renewed sales focus. Based in New York, Ms. Lewis and Mr. Singer will both report directly to Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President, Corporate Client Group.

John Reed Meets With Members On Possible NYSE Governance Changes

Date 28/10/2003

New York Stock Exchange Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John S. Reed is conducting a series of meetings with small groups of members this week to discuss possible NYSE governance changes. He has scheduled two additional meetings on November 3 to review the changes, at which time members will receive copies of the formal document with the proposed constitutional changes as well as a slate of director nominees. Members will be asked to vote to approve the changes and the director slate by Nov
CME Announces Veterans Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 28/10/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Veterans Day holiday (all times are Central time): Monday, Nov. 10 All interest rate and foreign exchange products traded on CME's trading floors close at 12:00 noon Central time. Commodity, stock index and GSCI® products close at their regular times. Products traded on GLOBEX® during Regular Trading Hours (RTH) close as follows: foreign exchange and interest rates close at 3:15 p.
CBOT Fed Watch - October 2003

Date 28/10/2003

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on October 28, 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.
CBOT Continues Strong Financial Performance In 3rd Quarter 2003

Date 28/10/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced third-quarter operating income rose 97 percent over the same period the prior year, in performance fueled by record trading volume.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of October 27, 2003

Date 27/10/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.