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HKEx: Suspension Of Trading In International Stock Futures And Options

Date 29/05/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), is suspending the trading of its International Stock Futures and Options (ISFO).
CBOT Daily Volume Surpasses 3 Mil. Contracts, Sets New Record; 10-And 5 Year Treasury Note futures Also Reach Record Levels

Date 29/05/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that a new exchange daily volume record was set yesterday with 3,286,987 contracts traded, surpassing the previous record of 2,750,567 set May 21, 2003. The CBOT's electronic trading platform also set a daily volume record at 1,527,160, surpassing the previous high of 1,482,442 set May 21, 2003.
ASX Announces A Record Volume For Options

Date 29/05/2003

The ASX yesterday recorded its highest ever volume in options since switching to its electronic platform in 1997.
American Stock Exchange To Reinstate Payment For Order Flow As Response To Competitor Programs - Amex Moves To Protect Competitive Position, Calls On SEC To Take Immediate Action To Halt All Payment Programs

Date 29/05/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that it would resume its payment for order flow program in options as a result of the competitive impact of similar programs, already in existence, administered by competitor exchanges.
Abi, Ania, Assogestioni, Assonime, Assoreti, Assosim And Borsa Italiana Common Position Paper On The European Draft Directive On The Prospectus To Be Published When Securities Are Offered To The Public Or Admitted To Trading And Amending Direcitve 2001/34

Date 29/05/2003

Please click here for the common position paper on the European Draft Directive On The Prospectus.

Tokyo Stock Exchange's 2nd Annual Shareholders' Meeting

Date 28/05/2003

In the May 20th Board Meeting, details for TSE's 2nd annual shareholders' meeting were decided. The meeting will be held on June 24 (Tuesday) from 10:00 AM in the TSE Hall.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Review To The ETF Listing System

Date 28/05/2003

Although ETFs were expected to be very popular among investors when first introduced into TSE's market, due to the fact that they are easy to understand in that they simply track the movement of a certain stock index, after nearly 2 years of trading they still have not gained a strong foothold in the market among the investing public. Of the 15 listed ETFs, 7 are now in danger of falling under delisting standards for not having 500 or more beneficiary shareholders. Barring a sudden change in thi
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sector And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 28/05/2003

As of 1 June 2003, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Radianz To Provide Connectivity For Boston Options Exchange

Date 28/05/2003

Radianz today announced that its global financial extranet, RadianzNet, will be used as one of the options to give institutions secure network access to the Boston Options Exchange (BOX), an all-electronic equity derivatives market that is being created as an alternative to the existing market models.
OneChicago To Extend DIAMONDS Trading Hours

Date 28/05/2003

OneChicago, LLC today announced that it will extend the daily trading hours for futures on the DIAMONDS Exchange Traded Fund (DIA1C) until 3:15 p.m. Chicago time beginning June 2. The remainder of the Exchange's 89 products will continue to trade from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chicago time.