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Nymex Sets Annual e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Futures Volume Record

Date 24/05/2005

The e-miNYsm futures contract surpassed its previous annual volume record on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., on May 19 when the total reached 1 million contracts for the year, surpassing the annual record of 856,544 contracts set in 2004.
NYBOTs Cocoa Contract Now Deliverable On eCOPS

Date 24/05/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that it has added the unique capability to process Cocoa delivery on its eCOPS® system and has begun the process of converting each paper warehouse receipt for cocoa to an eCOPS Electronic Warehouse Receipt (EWR). The system, which is now active for the July Cocoa delivery, offers the user increased cost savings and efficiency, with greater speed and convenience of electronic documentation and transfer.
NASD Unveils Online "Smart Bond" Learning Center Aimed at Growing Number Of Retail Investors In Bond Markets - Demystifying Coupon Rates, Call Risk, Yield-To-Worst, TIPS, STRIPS And More While Offering Access To Real-Time Bond Prices And Most Active Corpo

Date 24/05/2005

Retail investors are now responsible for nearly two of every three corporate bond transactions. But surveys show that retail investors are not very knowledgeable about how bonds, and bond markets, work.
Mergers: European Commission Conditionally Clears Reuters’ Acquisition Of Competitor Telerate

Date 24/05/2005

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of the financial data provider Moneyline Telerate Holding (“Telerate”) by its major global competitor, Reuters Limited (“Reuters”). The Commission’s review of the operation highlighted a competition concern for financial market data platforms (“MDPs”), but the parties were able to address this concern by committing themselves to providing a global exclusive licence for Telerate’s MDP product to US Hyp
LME To Investigate Feasibility Of Launching Steel Futures

Date 24/05/2005

The London Metal Exchange (LME) today announced that it will establish a Steel Group, which will advise on the feasibility, and desirability, of launching steel futures on the Exchange.

JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 20.05.2005

Date 24/05/2005

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.
Joint-Stock Company "RTS Stock Exchange" Will Be Providing Services For Trading Mutual Funds

Date 24/05/2005

The joint-stock company "RTS Stock Exchange" shareholders at their annual meeting held on May 23 rd , 2005, has decided to create the section for trading mutual fund units. The Board of Directors and the executive bodies of the companies will be responsible for organizing trading on the new market.
ISE Trades One Billionth Contract

Date 24/05/2005

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) said today that it traded its one billionth contract, an important milestone in the evolution of the first fully-electronic options market in the US.
Instinet Expands Direct Market Access Through Membership Of Oslo And Copenhagen Exchanges

Date 24/05/2005

Instinet, The Institutional Broker, today announced that it has increased its market connections with the addition of direct membership to the Oslo and Copenhagen Stock Exchanges. As of 27 May, Instinet will offer fast*, anonymous, fully automated exchange access to these equity markets through the OMX SAXESS platform.
Instinet Europe Ltd. New Member Of Oslo Børs

Date 24/05/2005

The British investment firm Instinet Europe Ltd. will start direct trading in shares on Oslo Børs from Friday 27 May. Instinet become a member at Copenhagen Stock Exchange from the same time. Including Instinet, 17 out of at total of 40 members now have remote membership at Oslo Børs.