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Korea Exchange: Specific Plans For Stimulating The KOSDAQ Market

Date 29/03/2005

The KOSDAQ Market Division of Korea Exchange (KRX) has submitted a request to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) for the review and approval of its new regulations revised to reflect the follow-up measures to the government plans to support venture start-ups, and plans to implement the revised regulations from March 28, 2005 (except some parts of the regulations) after approval by the FSC on March 25.

KCBT Wheat Margins Change - KCBT Raises HRW Wheat Margin Requirements

Date 29/03/2005

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility and are as follows: Hard Red Winter Wheat Initial Maintenance

JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 25.03.2005

Date 29/03/2005

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/03/2005

Click here to download HKFE revised margins for futures contracts.

Euronext Response To OFT Announcement

Date 29/03/2005

Euronext N.V. (“Euronext”) notes today’s OFT announcement and confirms that it will work closely with the Competition Commission.

Dubai International Financial Exchange Announces Launch Date Of Its Academy, Plus Training Link With FT Knowledge

Date 29/03/2005

The DIFX Academy, the training arm of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), will hold its inaugural course on May 23rd.

Clearstream Rated World’s Best Tri-Partite Repo Service Provider

Date 29/03/2005

Clearstream has been rated as the leading global provider of Tri-Partite Repo services to the international securities market for 2005 by the closely-watched annual survey undertaken by the respected Global Custodian magazine. The survey conducts a detailed review of a wide range of service elements ranging from collateral optimization through to reporting and communications.

Cheryl Linthicum, Mark Taylor And Teri Yohn Named Academic Accounting Fellows In SEC Office Of The Chief Accountant

Date 29/03/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant today announced the selection of Cheryl Linthicum, Mark Taylor and Teri Yohn as Academic Accounting Fellows for one-year terms that begin August 2005.

CFTC Staff Permits FCMs And IBs To Rely Upon Certain CTAs To Perform Elements Of Their Customer Identification Programs

Date 29/03/2005

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight issued a no-action letter on March 14, 2005, that permits futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs) to rely upon certain commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to perform procedures of the FCM’s or IB’s customer identification program (CIP). The relief is available where a CTA is registered with the CFTC or is exempt from registration and is registered with the Securities a

CBOT To Expand Its Listings Of Options On U.S. Treasury Futures

Date 29/03/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that the Exchange’s Board of Directors approved an initiative to expand CBOT listings of U.S. Treasury options on futures to include expirations that match all of the listed months of its U.S. Treasury futures. The move will enable market participants to trade options on U.S. Treasury futures one year in advance of their expiration.