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NYBOT Announces New Cotton Margin Requirements

Date 12/09/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Tuesday, September 16, 2003, the margin requirements for Cotton are as follows:
New Russell 2000® Index And Russell 3000® Index Futures And Options Contracts Launched At NYBOT - Futures Contracts Trade September 19th And The Options Start September 26nd-

Date 12/09/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that it will launch two new futures and options contracts based on the Russell 2000 Index (Symbol "TO") and the Russell 3000 Index (Symbol "TH"), with the futures to begin trading Friday, September 19, and the options on Friday, September 26. The products will trade on NYBOT's Index market (formerly known as the New York Futures Exchange, or NYFE), from 9:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. (NY Time).
New Legislation To Regulate UK Financial Services Authority Access To Communications Data

Date 12/09/2003

The Government has laid a Parliamentary Order that lists the Financial Services Authority as one of a number of public authorities whose access to information known as "communications data" from providers of communications services will be regulated under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). Communications data is information about the use people make of services such as the post, telephone or e-mail. The FSA already has powers to obtain communications data under existing legislati
Lithuanian Capital Market Ready To Take Challenges Of Membership In The European Union

Date 12/09/2003

Marking its 10th anniversary, the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) held a conference in Vilnius "Accession of the Lithuanian Capital Market to the Single Market of the EU". About 300 people attended the conference including representatives from brokerage firms, capital market institutions from Lithuania and abroad, Federation of European Stock Exchanges as well as listed companies at the NSEL.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Budget 2004 A Stimulus For Capital Market

Date 12/09/2003

The National Budget 2004 is significant in complementing the stimulus measures and policies announced earlier in the year, for the Malaysian capital market and securities industry.

International Securities Exchange To List 16 Options Classes

Date 12/09/2003

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that 16 equity options classes will be listed for trading on Friday.
Instinet Announces August 2003 Transaction Information

Date 12/09/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ:INET) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in August 2003 was 9,446 million shares.(1) This compares to 12,511 million shares in July 2003 and 7,489 million shares in August 2002.
Deutsche Börse: Four New ETFs Tradable At Deutsche Börse - Credit Suisse Asset Management Expands Portfolio

Date 12/09/2003

Four new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment since Thursday. The new ETFs are issued by Credit Suisse Asset Management and track the MSCI Euro index and three Dow Jones Sector Titans indices. With an investment in the XMTCH (Lux) on MSCI Euro, investors can participate in the performance of the 120 or so largest companies in the Eurozone. The three new Sector Titans ETFs - XMTCH (Lux) on DJ Banks Titans, XMTCH (Lux) on DJ Healthcare Titans and XMTCH (L
Cotton Options Contract Sets New Volume Record At NYBOT

Date 12/09/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that its cotton options contract set an all-time volume record on September 10, 2003, of 28,220 contracts. The previous record was 23,091 contracts established on September 21, 1995.
CBOT Fed Watch: September 2003

Date 12/09/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 16, 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.