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NASD Fines Piper Jaffray $2.4 Million For IPO Spinning - Corporate Executives Favored In Bid For Investment Banking Business

Date 12/07/2004

NASD announced today that it has censured and fined Piper Jaffray & Co. $2.4 million for engaging in improper spinning of hot initial public offerings (IPOs). Piper Jaffray violated NASD rules by allocating and selling profitable hot IPOs to executives of corporations from which Piper Jaffray was seeking, or had obtained, investment banking business.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announced New Margin Requirements

Date 12/07/2004

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) Board of Directors approved margin requirements and spread credits for the futures contracts listed below, effective July 9, 2004.
KCBT Lowers Wheat Margins - Minimum Margins Lowered For KCBT Wheat Futures

Date 12/07/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective Monday, come as a result of decreased market volatility and are as follows:
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 09.07.2004

Date 12/07/2004

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.
Highlights From June 2004 Cyprus Stock Exchange Bulletin

Date 12/07/2004

PricesOn the last day of the month the General Price Index was 74,66 points. It is worth to mention, however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 79,49 points. On a sectoral level, sub-indices reached the following points: Banking sector, 95,85 Approval Investment companies sector 71,22, and Insurance companies sector 11,44 , Manufacturing sector 48,47, Tourism sector 45,53, Trading sector 21,54, Building Materials and Construction sector 63,05, Information Techn

Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 12/07/2004

For the week of July 5th – July 9th, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 818 thousand contracts and 5 926 million rubles. Total open interest as of July 9th, 2004, equaled 5 991 million rubles and 784 thousand contracts.
FFastFill Announces Acquisition Of Future Dynamics - FFastFill And Future Dynamics Lead The Consolidation Of The Sector

Date 12/07/2004

Today, FFastFill made the next move in its aggressive market growth strategy when it announced that it is acquiring Future Dynamics, a private software company, in an all share deal.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Adjustment Of Futures And Options Contracts On Group 4 Falck A/S

Date 12/07/2004

On 24 February 2004, Group 4 Falck A/S and Securicor plc announced that it had been agreed to demerge Group 4 Falck A/S into the companies Group 4 A/S and Falck A/S. Subsequently, Group 4 A/S will be merged with Securicor plc and found the company Group 4 Securicor plc. Falck A/S and Group 4 A/S will be listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, whereas Group 4 Securicor plc will be listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee To Meet Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Date 12/07/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) will hold its 30th meeting on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Commission’s Washington, D.C. headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., in the first floor hearing room. The meeting will be conducted by Chairman James E. Newsome and Commissioner Walt Lukken, who serve, respectively, as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee, and will be open to the public.
CBOT: Listen To The Archived Crop Report Press Briefing July 12, 2004

Date 12/07/2004

On Wednesday, July 12, 2004 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its latest acreage and grain stocks report. Following the report's release, the Chicago Board of Trade conducted a press briefing/panel analysis to discuss the results.