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CBOT Expands And Relocates Its European Office

Date 20/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the relocation of its European office to new, modern office space in St. Michael's House, centrally located at 1 George Yard in London on January 19, 2004. The new office will continue to be headed by Cathryn Lyall, Managing Director of Business Development.
CBOE Traded Over 10.1 Million Contracts For The Week Of January 12; Third Highest Weekly Total In Exchange History

Date 20/01/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, announced that volume at CBOE last week totaled 10,178,564 contracts. This total represents the third highest weekly volume total in Exchange history. The high mark for all-time weekly volume at CBOE occurred during the week of September 17, 2001 when 11,655,378 contracts were traded.
Baltic Exchange Extends BHMI Publication - And Reviews BITR Routes

Date 20/01/2004

The Baltic Exchange has announced that the daily handymax vessel assessments making up the Baltic Handymax Index (BHMI) will continue to be published until at least 1 January 2006.
TSX Venture Exchange Summary (December 2003)

Date 19/01/2004

The following is a brief overview of statistic highlights from the TSX Venture Exchange for December 2003. Graduates There were 3 Graduates to the Toronto Stock Exchange in December 2003. The total number of TSX Venture graduates in 2003 increased 88% to 47 from 25 in 2002. The total number of Graduates represented 36.7% of the senior market's new listings in 2003 compared to 23.4% in 2002. Additionally, 12 TSX Venture companies were acquired/merged with TSX
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 19/01/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Tuesday, January 20, 2004: The relative weight of Research in Motion Limited (TSX:RIM - GICS 45201020 - Communications Equipment) will increase by approximately 0.16% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite Indices, by 0.99% in the S&P/TSX MidCap Index, by 2.43% in the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index and by 0.18% in the TSX 100 Index. The relative wei

New Chairman For Baltic Freight Derivatives Brokers

Date 19/01/2004

Andy Lucey of UK freight derivatives broker, Freight Investor Services, has been elected as the new chairman of the Forward Freight Agreement Brokers' Association (FFABA) for 2004.
MICEX: Total Volume Of Trading Exceeded 280 Billion Dollars In 2003

Date 19/01/2004

The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) has declared the results of its work in 2003. The total volume of trading in all markets of the MICEX reached 280.7 billion US dollars, which exceeds 2.4 times the same figure for 2002 (117.3 billion dollars). In the trading structure, the share of operations in securities grew to 48.1% from 44.3% in 2002.
MICEX Begins To Calculate A Corporate Bond Index (RCBI)

Date 19/01/2004

Implementing the program of development of the corporate bond market, the MICEX has begun to publish the index of corporate bonds (Russian Corporate Bond Index - RCBI). This index has been calculated since 1 January 2003. One-year experience has shown that RCBI index accurately reflects the price situation in the Russian market of corporate borrowings. RCBI is weighted by market capitalization. It is the index of bonds traded in the MICEX Stock Market Section. RCBI is a so-called price index, ca
Labuan International Financial And International Islamic Financial Market Sign MOU To Jointly Develop An Enhanced Islamic Capital Market

Date 19/01/2004

Labuan International Financial Exchange (LFX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bahrain based International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) today.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For December 2003

Date 19/01/2004

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 4,790.2 points at the end of December 2003, an increase of 268.4 points from the closing value at the end of November, 2003. The weighted index reached 291.34 points at the end of December, an increase of 14.19 points from the closing value at the end of November 2003.