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European Commission Releases EUR 28 million Of Risk Capital Facility For Mediterranean Countries

Date 23/02/2004

The European Commission has released under the MEDA programme €28 million of risk capital for the following Mediterranean neighbours: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The facility will focus on up-grading the financial sector of these countries and territories, on raising the competitiveness of their enterprise sector and will put emphasis on privatisation. Support will also be available to financial intermediaries acti
CME Plans Electronic Trading Of Futures And Options Contracts Based On Fertilizers

Date 23/02/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced plans to list futures and options on futures contracts based on three of the most commonly used varieties of fertilizer. The contracts will trade exclusively on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform.
CBOT President Dan's Remarks At Risk Management Conference - Monday, February 23, 2004

Date 23/02/2004

Thank you for that kind introduction. This year has already been an exciting one for the Chicago Board of Trade. On January 1, we made a final, seamless transition to a superior electronic trading platform and an innovative clearing solution, systems and processes that were designed to provide you with the very best trading environment available. Already this year, the CBOT® has built upon last year's record performance. Overall average daily volume is up about 50 percent to more than two mil
CBOT Dow News & Highlights: February 23, 2004 - Steady Growth - Tight Markets

Date 23/02/2004

Both mini-sized DowSM Futures Options & TMI Futures continue to grow in daily trading and open interest. Both products set trading and open interest records within the last week.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 23/02/2004

The market leapt 2% on thin volumes this week to breach the psychologically important 2600 barrier. The last time it broke above 2600 was in March 2002 before peaking at 2648 on the 5th April 2002.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of February 20, 2004

Date 20/02/2004

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo International Financial Futures ExchangeTrading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 27 February 2004

Date 20/02/2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 27 February 2004, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
The Archipelago Exchange Calls For the Repeal of Anti-Competitive Rules And Policies - Jerry Putnam, CEO Of The World's Largest Fully Electronic Stock Exchange, Testifies To Congress About The Need For Competition In Both The Trading And Listing Of U.S. E

Date 20/02/2004

In testimony to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises on February 20, 2004, Jerry Putnam, CEO of the Archipelago ExchangeSM (ArcaEx®), asserted that a healthy dose of dynamic competition was the best cure for the ills plaguing the U.S. equities marketplaces today. Like NYSE® Rule 390 that "imprisoned investor trade execution on the floor of NYSE" and NYSE Rule 500 that "imprisoned issuer listings on the floor of the NYSE", both repealed under pr
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 20/02/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, February 20, 2004:
SGX Securities Trading Rules

Date 20/02/2004

You may view the updated version of SGX Securities Trading Rules by clicking here.