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Japanese Finance Minister Visits The Stock Exchange of Thailand

Date 07/01/2004

Today (7 Jan. 04) the Minister of Finance of Japan, H.E. Mr. Sadakazu Tanigaki and group, accompanied by the Ambassador of Japan to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Atsushi Tokinoya, has made a visit to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Mr. Vijit Supinit, Chairman, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, President, as well as top-level executives of the SET joined in welcoming the Finance Minister's group
ISE Strengthens Leadership Position In 2003 - Plans To Increase Product Lines In 2004

Date 07/01/2004

The International Securities Exchange (ISE), which completed its third full year of operations in 2003, ended the trading year as the world's largest equity options exchange.
IPE Posts Record Year In 2003

Date 07/01/2004

The International Petroleum Exchange, Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, marked its sixth consecutive record year with volumes rising 9.5% during 2003 to 33,341,244 lots. Daily and monthly records were set during the year for all the Exchange's oil and gas futures contracts.
FCOJ To Be Listed On New York Cotton Exchange

Date 07/01/2004

Effective Thursday, January 8, 2004, frozen concentrated orange juice futures and options contracts ("FCOJ-1") will be listed on the New York Cotton Exchange ("NYCE"). As of the close of business on Wednesday, January 7, 2003, FCOJ-1 will be delisted from the Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton Exchange, Inc. ("Citrus"). The delisting from Citrus and the listing on NYCE will have no effect on FCOJ-1 positions carried by the New York Clearing Corp. ("NYCC") or who may trade FCOJ-1.
Euronext.liffe Commodity Products Set New Annual Volume Record In 2003

Date 07/01/2004

Euronext.liffe's Commodity Products set a new all-time annual volume record of 6,642,609 contracts during 2003, an increase of 17% when compared to 2002 and breaking the previous record by almost one million contracts.

CME Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 07/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday (all times are Central time): Friday, January 16 Commodity, foreign exchange, interest rate and GSCI products traded on Exchange trading floors close at 12:00 noon. (Commodity options close at 12:02 p.m.) Equity index products close at their regularly scheduled times (3:15 p.m.)
Chicago Stock Exchange December And 2003 Annual Volume Release

Date 07/01/2004

Total Monthly Volume December 2003 December 2002 Percent Change Total Share Volume 1,676,171,155 1,809,570,298 -
Channel Islands Stock Exchange Designation By UK Financial Services Authority

Date 07/01/2004

The Board of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX/Exchange) is pleased to announce that the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has designated the CISX as a Designated Investment Exchange (DIE), with effect from 1 February 2004.
CBOT®’s Mini-Sized Gold Futures Contract Sets Volume Record

Date 07/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that a new daily volume record was set for mini-sized Gold futures with 2,648 contracts traded on January 6, 2004, breaking the previous record of 2,344 contracts set on November 25, 2003.
CanDeal Launches On-Line Provincial Bond Trading Market - CanDeal Provincial Bond Market Is Officially Launched Following Six Weeks Of Live Testing With Leading Buy Side And Sell Side Participants

Date 07/01/2004

CanDeal, Canada's leading on-line institutional multi-dealer to client debt securities trading network, today announced it has launched its Provincial Bond Market.