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First Trading Day For 2 New XMTCH ETFs On Swiss Confederation Bonds

Date 19/11/2003

Today marked the commencement of SWX Swiss Exchange trading in 2 new XMTCH ETFs on Swiss Confederation bonds. XMTCHes are registered investment funds established in accordance with Swiss law. The initiator and asset manager of these XMTCHes is Credit Suisse Asset Management. XMTCHes are listed and traded in SWX's Exchange Traded Funds segment, which currently comprises 18 ETF issues.
CME eFX Sets New Volume Record - Largest Regulated eFX Market Tops 100,000 Contracts For First Time In Single Day

Date 19/11/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that trading of electronic foreign exchange (eFX) products on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform totaled nearly 113,000 contracts on Tuesday. It was the first time eFX volume exceeded 100,000 contracts in a single day.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Completes Secondary Offering

Date 19/11/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today announced the successful completion of the offering of 2,366,069 shares of Class A common stock by certain of its shareholders, including the over-allotment option. The company did not sell any shares or receive any proceeds from the sale of stock by its shareholders in the offering. The offering was priced on Nov. 13 at $67.00 per share and closed on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
CBOT Thanksgiving Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 19/11/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Thanksgiving Day holiday:
CBOT Board Bulletin, November 18, 2003

Date 19/11/2003

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) at its regular meeting Tuesday, November 18, 2003, took the actions summarized here.

CBOT Ag Electronic Trading Suspended From Nov 21, 2003 - Jan 1, 2004

Date 19/11/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade will suspend overnight electronic trading of agricultural contracts during the transition to its new electronic trading platform from 6:00 a.m. on November 21, 2003 until 7:30 p.m. on January 1, 2004. Beginning January 1, CBOT agricultural futures contracts will gain an additional hour of trading on the exchange’s new electronic trading platform. The new electronic trading hours for the agricultural contracts will be 7:30 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. (Central Time), Sunday e
California Treasurer Angelides Calls On SEC To Complete Reforms Of The New York Stock Exchange - Plan Proposed By Interim Chairman Reed Fails To Include Key Shareholder Protections

Date 19/11/2003

California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, the first public official to call for the resignation of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Chairman Richard Grasso, today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finish the job of NYSE reform by strengthening interim Chairman John Reed's reform proposal - approved today by Exchange members, according to preliminary results - to assure long-term Board independence and to fully separate the Exchange's business and regulatory functions. The
BrokerTec Futures Exchange Last Trading Day - Effective Date: November 26, 2003

Date 19/11/2003

The BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) Board of Directors has decided to suspend trading indefinitely on Wednesday, November 26, 2003. On that day, the exchange will close for trading of all futures contracts at 1:30 p.m. (New York time) due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. BTEX will not reopen until further notice.
American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Class A

Date 19/11/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 on the New York Stock Exchange listed stock of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Class A (Symbol: CME).
STOXX, Ltd. Changes The Composition Of The European Benchmark Indexes; Fourth Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On December 22, 2003

Date 18/11/2003

STOXX, Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes.