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ASX Calls For Comment On Proposed Listing Rule Amendments

Date 20/10/2003

Australian Stock Exchange today released its Exposure Draft of proposed Listing Rule changes that are designed to deliver greater flexibility to companies wishing to raise capital while at the same time protecting investors' interests.
America's Community Bankers, Nasdaq Unveil Community Bank Index

Date 20/10/2003

The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ®), the world's largest electronic stock market, and America's Community Bankers (ACB), the national trade association for community banks, today announced the creation of the nation's most broadly diversified stock index for community banks.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 18/10/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Monday, October 20, 2003: The relative weight of RioCan REIT (TSX:REI.UN - GICS 40401010 REITs) will increase by approximately 0.17% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float units of the REIT due to the issuance of units. Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way
Contract Changes E-Mini NASDAQ Composite Futures Launch

Date 18/10/2003

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: The Fortune e-50 Futures and Options were delisted on October 9, 2003. Effective October 14, 2003, daily price limits for Live Cattle were expanced. Effective Monday, October 20, 2003, GSCI Futures and Options trading hours have changed. Effective Monday, October 20, Pork Belly Futures will trade on Globex side by side. Effective Monday, October 27, 2
Stabilisation Period For HKATS' Software Upgrade Has Been Completed

Date 17/10/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Friday, 17 October 2003) that the stabilisation period for the upgraded software in its derivatives trading system, the Hong Kong Futures Automated Trading System (HKATS), has ended.

Orange Removed From Euronext 100 Index

Date 17/10/2003

New composition of Euronext 100 index Following the official result of the takeover bid by the French company France Telecom (Euronext 100) for the French company Orange (Euronext 100), Orange will be removed from the Euronext 100 index effective Friday 24 October 2003. As of Friday 24 October 2003, the new number of shares for France Telecom in the Euronext 100 index will be 2,402,315,600. In accordance with the rules of the Euronext 100 index the removed company will not be
NZX Accredits Nine Additional Sponsors For NZAX Market

Date 17/10/2003

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is delighted to announce today that, subject to the Ministerial approval of the NZAX Listing rules, an additional nine NZX Sponsors have been accredited to support the opening of the NZAX Market in November. Bancorp New Zealand Limited, Chapman Tripp, Clavell Capital, Duncan Cotterill, First NZ Capital Securities, Grant Samuel and Associates Limited, ISAMBARD Limited, Jones Young, and Lowndes Jordan.
NYBOT’s Cotton Options Breaks Another Volume Record

Date 17/10/2003

Trading in the cotton options contract at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “softs” commodities exchange, broke another all-time volume record of 40,292 contracts on October 15, 2003. The previous record was 34,082 contracts set on October 9, 2003.
ICEX News And Views - ICEX-15 Index Sets New Record - Eclipses The Previous Record From 2000

Date 17/10/2003

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Fimat Strengthens Global FX Division - Ryan Schiff Named Head Of The Global Unit - New Hire In London

Date 17/10/2003

Fimat Group, one of the world's leading global brokerage organizations and part of Société Générale Group, announced today that it has merged its US and UK foreign exchange operations into a single global unit. This will strengthen Fimat's leading position in the foreign exchange market by providing clients with a central global order book giving more efficient, streamlined brokerage services.