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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to S&P Index New York, NY, September 16, 2004

Date 16/09/2004

Invitrogen Corp. (NASD:IVGN) will replace Interstate Bakeries Corp. (NYSE:IBC) in the S&P MidCap 400 Index after the close of trading on Monday, September 20, 2004. As of market close on September 15 Interstate Bakeries had a market capitalization of roughly $157 million, ranking 400th in the S&P MidCap 400.
Program Trading Averaged 54.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Sep. 7-10

Date 16/09/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Sep. 7-10.
Pacific Exchange Appoints Chief Regulatory Officer, Promotes Two To Vice President, Names Kurlan To Board

Date 16/09/2004

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced yesterday that it is promoting Alden S. Adkins to the position of Chief Regulatory Officer. Adkins, 52, joined the PCX as Senior Vice President, Regulatory Policy and Equities Surveillance, in March, 2003. The appointment is effective immediately.
MICEX Stock Exchange Obtains License To Organize Trading In Securities Market

Date 16/09/2004

The RF Federal Service for Financial Markets has granted the MICEX Stock Exchange the License to organize trading in the securities market. The appropriate documents were submitted to the RF Federal Service for Financial Markets on 16 August 2004.
KOFEX Weekly Bulletin No.202 – September 10 2004

Date 16/09/2004

Please click here to view the KOFEX Weekly Bulletin No. 202 – September 10, 2004.

ISDA Comments To SEC On Proposed Registration Of Hedge Funds

Date 16/09/2004

Click here to view ISDA's letter to the SEC on the proposed registration of hedge funds.
IPE Commits To Extension Of Electronic-Only Trading Hours - Evolutionary Step To Take Effect On November 1 For Brent Crude Futures

Date 16/09/2004

The Board of Directors of the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe’s leading energy futures and options exchange, today announced that it will extend exclusive electronic trading hours to meet growing demand from energy market participants worldwide.
Euronext Included In Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index

Date 16/09/2004

Euronext, the first pan-European stock exchange, is to become a component stock of the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index (DJSI STOXX1) with effect from 20 September 2004.
Corporate Governance: European Commission Consults On Shareholders’ Rights

Date 16/09/2004

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on facilitating the exercise of basic shareholders’ rights in company general meetings and solving problems in the cross-border exercise of such rights, particularly voting rights. Responses will be taken into account in a forthcoming proposal for a Directive – part of the Commission Action Plan on Corporate Governance. The deadline for responses is 16 December 2004.
CBOT Mini-Sized Dow Options Contract Sets New Volume Record

Date 16/09/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that volume in the CBOT mini-sized DowSM options contract, which trades exclusively on the exchange's premier electronic trading platform, jumped to a new record high. mini-sized Dow options volume rose to 10,772 contracts on Wednesday, September 15, surpassing the previous record of 4,233 contracts set on September 7. In addition, open interest in mini-sized Dow options continues its strong performance, setting its fifth consecutive record.