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CBOT To Delay Opening Of Agricultural Floor Until 11:30 A.M.

Date 13/05/2003

Chicago Board of Trade to delay opening of agricultural floor trading until 11:30 a.m.
Benn Steil: The Economics Of Soft Dollar Trading

Date 13/05/2003

"The industry has long maintained that paying for 'research' with institutional trading commissions was good for investors. The numbers tell another story entirely." says Benn Steil. Please click here to view Benn Steil's paper "The Economics of Soft Dollar Trading".
Stockholmsbörsen: Considerable Interest In Liquidity Providers

Date 12/05/2003

The new system of liquidity providers is being introduced on Stockholmsbörsen today and, to date, 13 listed companies have decided to use a liquidity provider. The system is designed to create the conditions for more liquid trading that will result in lower costs and reduced risks for investors. Nine members of Stockholmsbörsen, that is, banks and brokers, have signed agreements with the Exchange under which they will act as liquidity providers.
Statement Of The Securities And Exchange Commission Regarding Distribution Funds From The Global Settlement

Date 12/05/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today provided preliminary information, in question and answer format, regarding the Distribution Funds that will be established as a result of the Global Settlement.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 12/05/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Thursday, May 15, 2003: The relative weight of Moore Corporation Ltd. (TSX: MCL) will increase by approximately 0.12% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite Indices, by 0.74% in the S&P/TSX MidCap Index, by 1.64% in the S&P/TSX Capped Industrials Index and by 0.12% in the TSX 100 Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares of

Semi-Annual Changes To The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index

Date 12/05/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index® (NASDAQ: NBI), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, May 19, 2003.
Robert Greifeld Joins Nasdaq As President And CEO - Announces Addition Of Glen Wolyner To Executive Team

Date 12/05/2003

The NASDAQ Stock Market® (OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced that Robert Greifeld has joined the organization as President and Chief Executive Officer. He marked his first day as Chief Executive Officer by opening the market at the NASDAQ MarketSite with Mercury Interactive Corporation, a NASDAQ-100 company.
Positive Performance For Majority Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Listed Companies

Date 12/05/2003

The majority of companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) continue to register positive results notwithstanding challenging economic and market conditions.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 12/05/2003

Futures on the DIAMONDS (DIA1C) bid/ask spread performance last week: 5.3¢ spread on average, a 7% improvement over the prior week* OneChicago DIAMONDS spread was equal to or tighter than the DIA Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on AMEX 78% of the time* OneChicago DIAMONDS spread was equal to or tighter than the DIA ETF on Nasdaq 43% of the time*
NYSE LiquidityQuote<SUP>SM</SUP> To Debut May 21 - Dual Quoting To Begin In 28 NYSE-listed Component Stocks Of Dow Jones Industrial Average

Date 12/05/2003

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that it would begin publishing NYSE LiquidityQuotes in the 28 NYSE-listed component stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average beginning May 21, 2003.