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OM Rejects Lawsuit And Damage Claim From eSpeed

Date 27/05/2004

As announced in July 2003, OM Technology and Broker Tec USA are among those being sued by eSpeed in a US court for the alleged infringement of U.S. patent 6,560,580 B1. OM Technology is being sued in connection with its delivery of software specially made for BrokerTec, a US electronic fixed income marketplace.
Nymex To Increase Margins On Aluminum Futures Contracts

Date 27/05/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins on its aluminum futures contract at the close of business tomorrow.
Nymex To Increase Margins For Henry Hub Gas Futures And Swap Futures

Date 27/05/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will increase the margins on its Henry Hub natural gas futures and swap futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.
NYBOT New Margin Requirements

Date 27/05/2004

Click here to view details of the NYBOT new margin requirements.
NASD Names 20 To Mutual Fund Task Force - Goal Is To Bring Greater Transparency To Fund Costs, Distribution

Date 27/05/2004

NASD Chairman and CEO Robert Glauber today announced the appointment of 20 individuals to NASD's new Mutual Fund Task Force, whose mission will be to consider ways to bring greater transparency to mutual fund costs and distribution arrangements. The task force members, who represent a cross-section of the broker-dealer and mutual fund communities, will meet for the first time on June 23, 2004.

Memoirs of Melamed Slated For Chinese Version - Chinese Version Of Melamed Memoirs Slated In Effort to Further Development Of Financial Futures Markets In China

Date 27/05/2004

“Escape to the Futures,” the published memoirs of Leo Melamed (John Wiley & Sons), which was described by Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman as “a well-written, fascinating memoir of a remarkable man,” has been translated into Chinese as part of an effort to further develop financial futures markets in China. Mr. Melamed, Chairman Emeritus and Senior Policy Advisor of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest futures exchange in the United States, is recognized as the “father of
Kerstin Hessius To leave OMHEX

Date 27/05/2004

Kerstin Hessius, Executive Vice President (EVP) of the HEX Integrated Markets Division and President of Stockholmsbörsen, is leaving OMHEX to become CEO of Tredje AP-fonden (The Third Swedish National Pension Fund). Hessius has been head of Stockholmsbörsen since August 2001 and will leave the company on August 31, 2004.
John A. Thain, CEO, New York Stock Exchange: Remarks To Economic Club Of New York City Investor Confidence And The Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets - Investor Confidence And The Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets

Date 27/05/2004

Thank you Barbara (Franklin). It is an honor to have this opportunity to address the Economic Club of New York. Your organization has long been valued for its role in providing a nonpartisan forum to discuss great issues of the day. The Economic Club of New York also has the reputation for attracting interesting and important people.
Euronext First Quarter 2004 Results: A Continued Strong Improvement In Profitability

Date 27/05/2004

Strong revenue growth: up 10.5% to €236.7m (compared to pro forma 2003) Ongoing EBITA improvement: up 23%, to achieve an EBITA margin of 35 % Increase in Profit before tax: up 26.3% Increase in Net Profit: up 26 % Dividend increase of 11 % on 2002 Commitment to strong share buy-back programme
EuroMTS Launches Dedicated Inflation-Linked Market

Date 27/05/2004

EuroMTS is pleased to announce the launch of a new market dedicated to the trading of inflation-linked benchmark securities, further promoting liquidity and creating a single point of access for this growing asset class. All euro-denominated inflation-linked government bonds of €3 billion or greater supported by a minimum of eight market makers will be eligible for trading on the EuroMTS Linkers market, which was created in response to the expansion of the European inflation-linked bond market.