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Date 27/09/2004

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OMX: VILSE Index To Replace LITIN-G

Date 27/09/2004

As of September 27, 2004, the general stock index LITIN-G will be substituted by the VILSE Stock Index.
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,210,000

Date 27/09/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, September 27, 2004, for $1,210,000; up $5,000 from the previous regular seat sale on September 14, 2004.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For August 2004

Date 27/09/2004

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 5,904.5 points at the end of August, an increase of 225.5 points from the closing value at the end of July. The weighted index reached 313.58 points at the end of August, an increase of 4.93 points from the closing value at the end of July.
HKEx Offers More Corporate Documents On Compact Disk

Date 27/09/2004

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has released for sale compact disks (CDs) containing corporate documents published for 2003 by Main Board-listed issuers. In addition, the public can now purchase Main Board issuers’ corporate documents for 1990 to 2003 and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) corporate documents for 1999 to 2003.

Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 27/09/2004

For the week of September 13th – September 17th, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 6 377 million rubles and 785 thousand contracts. Total open interest as of September 17th, 2004, equaled 4 631 million rubles and 57 thousand contracts.
Commitment To Clarity: United And Connected Securities Industry Association Annual Meeting, November 3-5 - SEC Chair William Donaldson, NASD’s Robert Glauber, NYSE’s John Thain, PCAOB’s William Mcdonough, The Fed’s Susan Schmidt Bies, Lehman’s Richard Fu

Date 27/09/2004

Leaders of securities firms, regulatory groups, and the capital markets headline the Securities Industry Association’s 33rd annual meeting, “Commitment To Clarity: United And Connected.” The program runs from Wednesday, November 3, through Friday, November 5, at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Florida.
CME Clearing House Surpasses One Billion Cleared Trades For 2004 - Electronic Trading At CME Approaching One Billion Milestone

Date 27/09/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange and largest clearing organization for futures in the world, announced today that it has officially cleared one billion contracts for the calendar year as of the end of trading on Friday, September 24. This is the first time the exchange's clearing house has achieved this milestone. Last year, CME cleared a total of 640 million contracts.
Boston Options Exchange: 25 New Options Classes To Commence Trading

Date 27/09/2004

The first 25 of the previously announced rollout of 100 new options classes on BOX commenced trading on the opening this morning, bringing the total classes listed on BOX to 273. There is an average of over ten market makers for these classes. For a list of 25 listed today, click here. For a complete list of all classes traded on BOX, click here.
Ann Flodström, OMX, Elected Chairman Of European Association Of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses

Date 27/09/2004

Ann Flodström, head of derivative clearingoperations at OMX Exchanges,has been appointed Chairman of EACH, the European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses.