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  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Share Trading Rose And Prices Soared In The 2<SUP><SMALL>nd</SUP></SMALL> Quarter

    Date 01/07/2003

    In the first half of 2003, Danish shares reported an increase of DKK 72 billion in market capitalisation, a rise of 12.8 per cent. Since February, the value of the Danish shares has increased by DKK 125 billion, or 22.3 per cent. However, the performance of the various indices varied, and since the turn of the year, the KFX Index has gained 7.7 per cent, while the two new segments, MidCap+ and SmallCap+, have got off to an even better start an

  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: Information About Option Based Compensation

    Date 01/07/2003

    In Focus no. 55 Associate Professor, Ph.D. Ken L. Bechmann, Department of Finance, Copenhagen Business School, and Securities Analyst Thomas Winther Sørensen, Carnegie Bank make recommendations to the listed companies on how to ensure that the quality of the information about option based compensation - the so-called incentive schemes - is brought in line with the growing popularity of the schemes.

  • CME Announces Independence Day Holiday Trading Schedule

    Date 01/07/2003

    Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Independence Day holiday: Thursday, July 3: All interest rate, foreign exchange, commodity products and GSCI® futures traded on CME's trading floors close at noon Central time (except commodity options, which close at 12:02 p.m.). Stock index products close at 12:15 p.m.

  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Named To Russell 1000® Stock Index

    Date 01/07/2003

    Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) announced today that the company officially will be named to the Russell 1000® Index, effective today. Membership in Russell's 21 U.S. equity Indexes is determined primarily by market capitalization rankings and style attributes.

  • CBOE Volume Increases 20% In June; Indexes Gain 26%; Equities Up 16%

    Date 01/07/2003

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that exchange-wide volume increased 20% in June, while total index options volume gained 26% and total equity options volume rose 16% when compared to June 2002.

  • ASX And Aspect Announce Strategic Alliance

    Date 01/07/2003

    Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (ASX) and Aspect Financial (Aspect) are pleased to announce the establishment of a Strategic Alliance to deliver enhanced customer service and develop new business opportunities in financial information services.

  • A Good First Half Year For Oslo Børs

    Date 01/07/2003

    The first six months of 2003 have seen a return of optimism in the Norwegian market and for Oslo Børs. The benchmark index for the Oslo market gained 16.5% with a good level of trading activity, and the inflow of major international investment firms as members of Oslo Børs has continued. Derivatives trading also showed an improvement in the first six months.

  • 286 Billion Euros In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In June; 34 Percent More Transactions On Xetra In First Half Of 2003

    Date 01/07/2003

    The aggregate turnover statistics for June 2003 show that a total volume of some 286 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in June - about 22 percent more than the month before (May 2003: 235 billion euros). The total comprises 209.1 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 76.9 billion euros in fixed-income securities. The total volume traded in the first six months of 2003 came to 1.5 trillion euros - 20 percent lower year on year (1st

  • UK’s Financial Services Authority Finalises New Regime For Alternative Trading Systems

    Date 30/06/2003

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today issued its final rules for alternative trading systems (ATS) which will increase the level of transparency available to market participants and improve market monitoring of trading platforms. Currently, the rules for ATSs are the same as those for ordinary securities firms, an anomaly which is addressed by these proposals. Both market participants and consumers will benefit from the impr

  • Tokyo Stock Exchange: Amendment To Determination Method For Settlement Price For Futures Contracts

    Date 30/06/2003

    Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) decided to amend the determination method for the settlement price as shown below. Amendment to determination method for settlement prices for stock price index futures and JGB futures contracts The settlement price for other than nearest contract month shall be calculated basically by adding or subtracting the latest inter-month spread price to or from the settlement price for the nearest contract month. If there is not any transaction of i