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HKEx Introduces DCASS Today

Date 06/04/2004

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) introduced the Derivatives Clearing and Settlement System (DCASS) today (Tuesday), following successful conversion to DCASS from the Traded Options System (TOPS) and the INTRACS/400 system on Saturday, 3 April and Sunday, 4 April.
Fair Disclosure Management To Market IR Global's Talon<FONT SIZE=-1><sup>TM</FONT SIZE=-1></SUP> Service In France

Date 06/04/2004

IR Global is pleased to announce the signing of a marketing agreement with Fair Disclosure Management (FDM) and the French launch of TalonTM, a new service that assists listed companies in managing their relationships with international institutional shareholders in a more effective manner.
Euronext.liffe Commodity Products - Record Breaking March 2004 Trading Volumes

Date 06/04/2004

Euronext.liffe's Commodity futures and options contracts set a new monthly traded volume record of 669,744 contracts in March 2004, breaking the previous record of 643,239 set in October 2002.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Launches A Consultation On CESR's Role At Level 3 Under The Lamfalussy Process

Date 06/04/2004

CESR launches discussion to establish how regulators can fully play their part in ensuring firstly, that there is greater consistency across Europe in the process of implementation (where CESR Members contribute towards the local transposition of European financial services legislation in their Member States), and secondly, to ensure greater EU-wide convergence through the application of this legislation (that is undertaken on a day-to-day basis through the exercise of their supervisory tasks).
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Announces Appointments

Date 06/04/2004

CESR announces the re-appointment of CESR's Secretary General for a further 3 year term and the nomination of Chairmen to lead CESR's work on Investment Management and the Transparency Directive.

Changes in the S&P ASX 50 Index

Date 06/04/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Tuesday April 13, 2004:
CFTC Proposes Changes To Requirements For Foreign Futures Firms

Date 06/04/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing amendments to Part 30 of its rules to clarify previous interpretative statements and no-action letters. The proposed amendments would affect foreign futures and options brokers (FFOBs); generally that is, non-U.S. firms that engage in transactions on non-U.S. markets on behalf of persons located in the U.S. This is a reproposal of rules first published in 1999.
CBOT To Launch Bund, Bobl And Schatz Futures On April 23

Date 06/04/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that it will launch Bund, Bobl and Schatz futures on April 23, 2004, with seven firms serving as market makers within the CBOT German debt complex.
CBOT Options On Mini-Sized Dow Futures Set Open Interest Record

Date 06/04/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that open interest in its options on mini-sized DowSM Jones futures reached a new record yesterday, surpassing the 10,000 mark for the first time.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Flash - March 2004

Date 06/04/2004

IDEM (Italian Derivatives Market): annual highs in trading in equity derivatives, with a daily average of 88,200 standard contracts, the most relevant figure since March 2003 and the third figure since ever (+43.1% vs February). Total monthly turnover reached more than two million of standard contracts for the first time. All the instruments traded were affected by overall growth: the stock futures rose to 18,000 daily standard contracts (up 57.1% vs February); the mini-futures to 8,500 (up 4