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OneChicago Reports April 2004 Volume

Date 03/05/2004

OneChicago, LLC today announced that 103,454 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in April, a 30% increase over April 2003 volume. Open interest stood at 161,822 contracts April 30. Each single stock futures contract is equivalent to 100 shares of the underlying stock or exchange-traded fund.

OMHEX Monthly Statistics April 2004 - High Daily Turnover In Share Trading

Date 03/05/2004

Total trading in shares on OMHEX’s marketplaces during April amounted to EUR 60.5 billion. The average turnover per day was EUR 3,026 million, making April the best individual month of trading since February 2001 (compared with pro forma monthly figures). At HEX Helsinki the daily average reached an all time high of EUR 1,177 million (earlier record January 2001: 1,141). The share trading amounted on a monthly basis to EUR 23.5 billion, making it the best month since Janu

NZX Rules

Date 03/05/2004

The NZX Discipline Rules and miscellaneous changes to the NZSX, NZDX and NZAX Listing Rules come into force today.

NYSE: Seven Directors Proposed For Re-Election

Date 03/05/2004

The proxy statement proposes the re-election of seven directors from the current board of directors. Director D. Euan Baird has resigned from the NYSE board and will not stand for election; under the Exchange’s independence policy, Mr. Baird is no longer eligible to serve on the NYSE board following his re-election to the board of Societe Generale, which owns an NYSE member firm.

NYSE To Host 2nd Annual International Small-Cap Conference - “Making Connections”

Date 03/05/2004

The New York Stock Exchange will host its second annual Small-Cap Conference for non-U.S. companies, Making Connections, in New York City through May 6-7. The CEOs and CFOs of approximately 30 NYSE-listed small-cap companies with a market cap of up to $3 billion each will assemble at the Making Connections conference to present their strategies, products, and financial performance to the investment community.

NYSE Reports Net Income Of $49.6 Million In 2003 - Exchange Issues 2003 Annual Report And 2004 Proxy Statement

Date 03/05/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today reported net income of $49.6 million for the 12 months ended Dec. 31. Revenues in 2003 increased to $1.074 billion, largely unchanged from 2002. Expenses for the year decreased 3.6%, to $986.9 million.

NYSE 2003 Full-Year Results

Date 03/05/2004

NYSE 2003 Full-Year Results (in thousands of dollars)     FY

New Weekly And Single-Day Volume Records Set At CBOE Futures Exchange - Open Interest Reaches New High