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CME To Launch Seasonal Weather Contracts On May 26

Date 08/05/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that it will list six additional weather futures and options contracts beginning on Monday, May 26, at 5:30 p.m. (Central time). CME's new seasonal degree day index futures and options will offer coverage in the November-March heating season and the May-September cooling season. Initially, futures based on the degree day indexes for Chicago, Cincinnati and New York will be listed for trading.
CME eFX Trading Sets New Volume Record On GLOBEX® As E-mini™ S&P 500 Open Interest Breaks 700,000 Mark

Date 08/05/2003

Volume in electronic foreign exchange (eFX) futures and options on futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) GLOBEX®electronic trading platform set a record yesterday, May 7, of 77,236 contracts. The new record surpasses one set on March 13 at 76,217 contracts.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend Of 14 Cents Per Share

Date 08/05/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share, payable on June 25, 2003 to Class A and Class B shareholders of record on June 10, 2003. At April 30, 2003, the company had approximately 32.6 million Class A shares and 3,138 Class B shares of common stock.
Amsterdam Is Europe's Fastest-Growing Equity Options Market New Figures Show

Date 08/05/2003

Figures released today revealed Euronext.liffe's Amsterdam exchange as Europe's fastest-growing equity options market since its migration from open-outcry to electronic trading.
Stockholmsbörsen: Serious Criticism Of Scandiaconsult AB For Breach Of Listing Agreement

Date 07/05/2003

Stockholmsbörsen is directing serious criticism against Scandiaconsult AB (SCC) for the company's breach of the listing agreement with the Exchange. The breach of agreement occurred when the Chairman of the Board of Scandiaconsult, in an interview with a daily newspaper, provided information of the type that could have an effect on the price of Scandiaconsult shares, without the prior public disclosure of the information in accordance with the listing agreement. Since Scandiaconsult has a

Promina Group Limited To Take First Dual Primary Listing On NZSE

Date 07/05/2003

NZSE Limited ("NZSE") is pleased to announce that Promina Group Limited ("Promina") will be the first Dual Primary Listed Issuer on the New Zealand Stock Exchange when it lists on Monday May 12 2003. In taking a Dual Primary listing, Promina will have two "home exchanges" and will comply with both the Australian Stock Exchange ('ASX') and NZSE Listing Rules. Promina's Dual Primary Listing status marks the first of its kind for the NZSE where an Australian company has requested a full listing on
Panelists Set For SEC Hedge Fund Roundtable; May 14-15 Discussions To Be Webcast In Real Time

Date 07/05/2003

A wide range of stakeholders in the hedge fund industry - including fund managers, service providers, attorneys, accountants, investor advocates and foreign and U.S. regulators - will participate in the Securities and Exchange Commission Roundtable Discussions regarding hedge funds on Wednesday, May 14, 2003, and Thursday, May 15, 2003. The Roundtable Discussions are part of the SEC's formal fact-finding investigation of the hedge fund industry, which was launched in the spring of 2002.
Pacific Exchange Names Options Veteran To Key Post

Date 07/05/2003

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that Christopher P. Gleason has been named Director, Client Services. The appointment is effective immediately.
Nasdaq Shareholders Elect Six New Board Members, Re-Elect Three Members At Annual Meeting

Date 07/05/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., today announced the approval of its shareholders to appoint the following new members to its Board of Directors: Lon Gorman, Vice Chairman of The Charles Schwab Corporation, Head of Schwab Institutional and Asset Management and President of Schwab Capital Markets; John P. Havens, Global Head of Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division; Thomas M. Joyce, Chief Executive Officer and President of Knight Trading Group, Inc.; Thomas F. O
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Certifies New Financially Settled Hard Winter Wheat Contracts; Launch Day Detailed

Date 07/05/2003

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) announced today that on May 6, 2003, the exchange certified to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the rules and regulations of its new financially settled hard winter wheat futures and options comply with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and its regulations. The CFTC was also notified by MGEX that trading in the new contracts commences on May 9, 2003.