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Instinet Announces April 2003 Transaction Information

Date 28/05/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in April 2003 was 10,897 million shares.(1) This compares to 11,448 million shares in March 2003 and 5,786 million shares in April 2002.
CME E-mini™ S&P 500 Futures Surpasses 800,000 Open Interest Mark - Open Interest in Eurodollar Futures Continue Record Rise

Date 28/05/2003

Following eight consecutive sessions of record breaking open interest, E-mini™ S&P 500 futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) surpassed the 800,000 mark for the first time yesterday, May 27, with 820,774 open positions. Open interest in E-mini S&P futures began its rise to record levels on May 15, with 715,502 positions.
Tokyo Grain Exchange - New Board of Directors

Date 27/05/2003

At the Tokyo Grain Exchange's 60th Annual Membership Meeting yesterday, Senjuro Takahashi resigned as president and the Board of Directors elected Takeshi Kubota to replace him. Formerly, Takeshi Kubota was the executive managing director and in his place, Masanori Hayashi was elected.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short- Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For May 2003

Date 27/05/2003

As of mid-May, short interest in 2,808 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,259,462,626 shares compared with 4,336,211,644 shares in 2,819 National Market issues for the month of April.
SWX Swiss Exchange Issues Reprimand Against Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Date 27/05/2003

The SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a reprimand, together with related publication, against Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Lausanne, for negligent violation of the provisions of the Listing Rules governing ad hoc publicity. Following an information leak at BCV, "Le Matin Dimanche" published the key points of BCV's contemplated restructuring plan. After having learned that the confidentiality of this information had been breached, BCV failed to disclose that fact immediately to the public, thereby viol

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/05/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, May 27, 2003: Meridian Energy Corporation (TSXVN:MDG) will trade under the ticker symbol "MDE." The new CUSIP number will be 58960K 20 0. The name of the company will not change. The shares will be consolidated on a 1-for-2 basis and the number of shares will be 14,131,603. Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way refl
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 27/05/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, May 28, 2003: The relative weight of Viking Energy Royalty Trust (TSX:VKR.UN) will increase by approximately 0.16% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index and by approximately 0.35% in the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float trust units of the income trust due to the issuance of units. Com
Singapore Exchange Appoints Seck Wai Kwong As CFO

Date 27/05/2003

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the appointment of Mr Seck Wai Kwong as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 2 June 2003. Mr Seck will also serve as a member of SGX's Executive Committee (Exco).
SEC Implements Internal Control Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Adopts Investment Company R&D Safe Harbor

Date 27/05/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt rules concerning management's report on internal control over financial reporting and certification of disclosures in Exchange Act periodic reports. The Commission also voted to adopt new Rule 3a-8 under the Investment Company Act to provide a nonexclusive safe harbor from the definition of investment company for certain research and development companies.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 27/05/2003

Futures on the DIAMONDS (DIA1C) bid/ask spread performance last week: 5.1¢ spread on average* OneChicago DIAMONDS spreads were equal to or tighter than the DIA Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on AMEX 88% of the time* OneChicago DIAMONDS spreads were equal to or tighter than the DIA ETF on Nasdaq 46% of the time* OneChicago DIAMONDS traded 3,408 contracts (equivalent to 340,800 shares)