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AP3 Chooses FTSE Global Equity Index Series

Date 05/08/2004

FTSE Group, the global index provider, announces today that the FTSE Global Equity Index Series has been chosen by the Tredje AP-fonden Swedish buffer fund (AP3) as the benchmark for the entire equity allocation of the fund, totalling approximately €6.2 billion.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Volume Posts Increase For 2003/04 Crop Year

Date 04/08/2004

Total volume of trade on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. for the 2003/04 crop year, which ended July 31, 2004, was 2,016,546 contracts. This level of trade represents an increase of 3.9% from the total volume recorded for the 2002/03 crop year. Futures contract trade for the crop year was 3.1% higher than a year ago, with feed wheat futures posting the strongest gains in volume. Feed wheat futures volume rose 40.3% from a year ago with 77,857 contracts trading during the crop year
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange New Crop Canola Futures Prices Fell Sharply In July

Date 04/08/2004

New crop canola futures prices at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange fell sharply through the month of July. The November 2004 canola futures contract closed the month of July at a life-ofcontract low of $327.70 per metric tonne. The price dropped $33.50 per tonne from the closing price at the end of June, which equates to an over 9 percent decline in value. The price of the November 2004 contract is $80.00 per metric tonne lower than, or almost 20 percent off of, the contract high establish
Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In WIG, WIG-PL And WIG-CONSTRUCTION Indices Portfolios

Date 04/08/2004

Following the trading session on August 4, 2004, shares of company PBG (4 500 000 shares) will join WIG, WIG-PL and WIG-CONSTRUCTION indices.
USA Options Industry Council Announces New Month-End Open Interest Record - Year-To-Date Volume Up By 37.38 Percent

Date 04/08/2004

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that for the fourth consecutive month, options exchanges set a new record for month-end equity options open interest with 130,701,418 contracts. This beats the record of 128,369,293 contracts set in June, and is a 22.7 percent increase over equity options open interest of 106,462,423 contracts in July 2003.

TSX To Suspend Hollinger Canadian Newspapers, Limited Partnership (HCN.UN) On August 6, 2004

Date 04/08/2004

The Limited Partnership Units of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") (Symbol: HCN.UN) will be suspended from trading effective at 5:01 p.m. Friday August 6, 2004 for failure to meet the continued listing requirements of Toronto Stock Exchange.
Thailand Futures Exchange Ready For Index Futures Trading Next Year - TFEX Academy’s Inaugural Course Fully Booked, Ready To Educate All Related Parties

Date 04/08/2004

Thailand Futures Exchange Pcl. (TFEX) will get everything ready for the inauguration of the derivatives market, with “index futures” to be its first product, in 2005. This product will be a risk management tool as well as another valuable investment alternative. TFEX will also launch the TFEX Academy to educate all related parties, including investors. Its first program received a magnificent response by hopeful attendees.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 04/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 4, 2004: Argo Energy Ltd. (TSXVN:AAE) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “AAE” at the open on Thursday, August 5, 2004.
Securities Industry Association: Tax Law Changes Have Spurred Dividend Growth

Date 04/08/2004

Securities Industry Association: Tax Law Changes Have Spurred Dividend Growth
Securities Industry Association Survey: Reflecting Market Gains, Registered Reps’ Commissions, Fees, Earnings Increased In 2003 - Fee-Based Services Rise In Importance, As Reps Build Long-Term Relationships And Investor Choices Increase

Date 04/08/2004

As the financial markets posted solid gains in 2003 after three years of decline, registered representatives have generated modest increases in gross commissions and fees and in their own earnings. Although commissions, fees, and earnings posted gains in 2003, the figures are still well below the highs in 2000, according to the Securities Industry Association's 2003 Report on Production and Earnings of Registered Representatives.