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NYSE Seat Sells For $1,620,000

Date 15/04/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, April 15, 2005, for $1,620,000, unchanged from the previous regular seat sale on April 13.
NYBOT Announces Removal Of Moratorium From Weser International Coffee Warehouse

Date 15/04/2005

Effective immediately, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) Cocoa, Coffee and Pulp Warehouse & License Committee approved the removal of the moratorium placed on Weser International on January 24, 2005. Weser International is an Exchange-certified Coffee Warehouse in the Port of Hamburg/Bremen.
Neal L. Wolkoff Elected Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Of The American Stock Exchange

Date 15/04/2005

The Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange (Amex) today elected Neal L. Wolkoff Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wolkoff, 49, has been Acting CEO of the American Stock Exchange since January 2005.
Investable Weight Factor Change For Banca Antonveneta In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 15/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Banca Antonveneta (Italy, ISIN IT0003270102), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.615 to 0.728 effective at the close of trading Wednesday, April 20 2005. This is following the acquisition of ordinary shares by Banca Popolare di Lodi SCRL, which has increased its holding to 14.483 percent of shares outstanding and the expiration of the current patto di sindicato (shareholders agreement).
Instinet Group Announces March 2005 Transaction Information

Date 15/04/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) today announced March 2005 transaction data for its two major business segments: Instinet, The Unconflicted Institutional Broker and INET, The electronic marketplace.

FTSE Xinhua Index Launches High Yield Index

Date 15/04/2005

FTSE Xinhua Index is pleased to announce the launch of the FTSE Xinhua High Yield 150 Index. <
Euronext BEL 20® Index - New Divisors

Date 15/04/2005

Following the 0.55 € extraordinary dividend payment by Belgacom, the current divisors of the BEL 20®-index will be replaced by the new divisors as published below, from Monday 18 April 2005 onwards:
Daily Trading Volume On JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" Exceeded 1 Billion Rubles

Date 15/04/2005

On April 14 th , 2005, total trading volume on the Order-driven market of the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" reached the all-time record of 1 billion rubles (36.7 million dollars), 22% higher than the previous record posted on April 12 th , 2005.
CME Enhances Strategic Planning And Corporate Development Team Names Ann Shuman And Kendal Vroman Co-Heads Of Corporate Development - Appoints Johannes Zhou As Director, Asian Business Development

Date 15/04/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced it is enhancing its strategic planning and corporate development capabilities by naming Ann Shuman and Kendal Vroman as Co-Heads of Corporate Development. Scott Robinson, who currently serves as Managing Director, Corporate Development, is leaving CME to pursue other business interests.
Clearing And Settlement: First Meeting Of European Commission Expert Group On Fiscal Compliance Issues

Date 15/04/2005

The European Commission’s Clearing and Settlement Fiscal Compliance (“FISCO”) expert group is holding its first meeting in Brussels on 15 April 2005. The group, chaired by the Commission, will advise on the removal of fiscal compliance barriers to the clearing and settlement of cross-border securities transactions within the EU. It is composed of 15 high-level experts, mainly from private bodies.