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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Announces Performance Upgrades To GLOBEX® And Modifies Schedule For Butterfly Spread Functionality To Accommodate Eurodollar Growth

Date 27/04/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that performance upgrades to advance GLOBEX® response times and throughput originally scheduled for later in 2004 will be accelerated and implemented on Sunday, June 27 (trade date June 28). These enhancements are driven by continued growth of Eurodollars on GLOBEX, up more than 360 percent in the first quarter of 2004 versus the same period last year.
CBOT To Host WCE Contracts

Date 27/04/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) announced today that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) stating that WCE contracts will be listed for trade on the CBOT’s electronic trading platform, e cbot®, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®. The WCE will be converting all of its futures and options trading facilities from open outcry trading to electronic trading in the last quarter of 2004.
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 87 - 26 April 2004

Date 27/04/2004

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
Another First For TSX -- New Stock Symbol Codes This Fall - Consistency In Symbols Offers Greater Transparency And Clarity To Investors

Date 27/04/2004

TSX Group CEO Barbara Stymiest announced today that, effective Fall 2004, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will identify stock listings by the type of voting structure each issue offers. The change will reflect only those issues with unusual voting structures. “Investors in Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange issues will soon clearly know if they own ‘Multiple Voting Shares’, ‘Subordinate Voting Shares’ or ‘Non-Voting Shares’ when changes to the stock symbol requir
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of April 26, 2004

Date 26/04/2004

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

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For April 2004

Date 26/04/2004

As of mid-April, short interest in 2,770 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,784,290,236 shares compared with 4,655,165,170 shares in 2,767 National Market issues for the month of March.
Sweden’s Prime Minister Goran Persson Visits The NYSE

Date 26/04/2004

Sweden’s Prime Minister Goran Persson visits the NYSE and rings The Opening BellSM to celebrate his official visit to the United States. The prime minister will visit U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington D.C. on April 28.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 26/04/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, April 26, 2004: Champion Resources Inc. (TSXVN:CHA) will change its name to Red Back Mining Inc. and will trade under the ticker symbol “RBI” and new CUSIP number 756297 10 7. The shares of the company will be consolidated on a 3-for-1 basis.
SEC: William Lenox Named Ethics Counsel

Date 26/04/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of William Lenox as the Commission's Ethics Counsel. In his new position, Mr. Lenox will head the Commission's Ethics Office and serve as its Designated Agency Ethics Official.
SEC: Peter Bresnan Named Associate Director Of The Division Of Enforcement

Date 26/04/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Peter H. Bresnan as an Associate Director in the Division of Enforcement. As Associate Director, Mr. Bresnan will serve as a senior official in the Division of Enforcement and will assist in planning and directing the Commission's investigations and other enforcement efforts.