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NYSE 2003 Full-Year Results

Date 03/05/2004

NYSE 2003 Full-Year Results (in thousands of dollars) FY
New Weekly And Single-Day Volume Records Set At CBOE Futures Exchange - Open Interest Reaches New High

Date 03/05/2004

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that volume during last week's five trading days set a record at the new exchange. For the week of April 26th to April 30th, volume at CFE totaled 3,809 contracts traded, surpassing the previous high of 1,778 during the week of April 19 through 23. At week's end, open interest stood at a new high of 4,449 contracts. In addition, on Thursday, April 29th, CFE traded 1,449 contracts, a new single-day record, besting the previous total of 1,194 co

NASDAQ Hosts 12th Investor Program In London In Association With Merrill Lynch Life Sciences Forum – May 12 Technology Forum - May 13

Date 03/05/2004

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ® "; OTCBB: NDAQ), will host its 12th Investor Program, in association with Merrill Lynch, in London on May 12th and 13th 2004. Presentations will be made by the senior management of 25 companies, including 15 NASDAQ-100® companies. These presentations will be webcast live from London on Wednesday, 12th May between 0845 – 1730 (BST) and Thursday, 13th May, between 0830 – 1645 (BST).

Kansas City Board Of Trade April Volume Extends Record Streak To Four Months

Date 03/05/2004

For the fourth month in a row, the Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures contract and total exchange volume set new monthly records for the current calendar month.

JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 30.04.2004

Date 03/05/2004

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.

International Securities Exchange, Inc. Plans Initial Public Offering

Date 03/05/2004

The International Securities Exchange, Inc. (ISE) announced today that it plans to issue shares of its common stock in an underwritten initial public offering. The offering is expected to commence in the second half of 2004, subject to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) effectiveness and the receipt of all necessary approvals.
Eurex Turns Over 86 Million Contracts In April - Nine Percent Growth On The Previous Year - Robust Development In The Equity Options Segment - Record Results In Nokia Options

Date 03/05/2004

Approximately 86 million contracts were traded and cleared by the international derivatives market Eurex in April. This represents an increase of almost nine percent compared to April 2003 (approx. 79 million contracts) for the world’s largest derivatives market, and corresponds to a daily average turnover of 4.3 million contracts.
Dividend Activity Soars Among S&P 500 - Dividend Payers Outperform Non-Payers For Third Month In A Row

Date 03/05/2004

Standard & Poor's, the independent financial research, ratings and indices leader today announced an increase in the S&P 500 Indicated Dividend Rate from $18.53 to $19.22, reflecting the increased positive dividend activity among S&P 500 companies this year. The 2004 estimated dividend payment was raised from $19.25 to $19.65.
Deutsche Börse: 24 Percent Rise In Equities Turnover In April - 285 Billion Euros In Overall Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges

Date 03/05/2004

The equities turnover has risen significantly in April: The order-book statistics, which are based on single counting of all transactions in the order book of Xetra and broker-supported trading on the floor, show that a total of 89.4 billion euros in equities volume was traded on the German stock exchanges - 24 percent higher than the year before. Of this total, 82 billion euros was traded in German equities, and 7.4 billion euros in foreign equities.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Welcomes New Members From The Ten EU Accession Countries

Date 03/05/2004

CESR is pleased to announce that the following ten Authorities have now joined CESR as full members, these include: the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, the Czech Securities Commission, the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority, the Latvian Financial and Capital Market Commission, the Lithuanian Securities Commission, the Malta Financial Services Authority, the Polish Securities Exchange Commission, the Slovakian Financial Market Author