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CME To Launch Yen And U.S. Dollar-Based Nikkei® 225 Index Futures Contracts On GLOBEX® - Market Users Will Now Have Access To Yen-Based Nikkei 225 Index Futures During U.S.And European Business Hours

Date 26/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, announced it will launch Japanese-yen denominated Nikkei® 225 stock index futures contracts on Feb. 23, marking the first time yen-denominated Nikkei contracts will be offered for trading during non-Asian business day hours. The product will be listed for trading on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 26/01/2004

The market was quite active but failed to stem a marginal fall in the overall market index.
TIFFE: Rollover Of Three-Month Euroyen Futures Leading Contract Month - Leading Contract Month Will Be Dec2004 From January 22, 2004

Date 23/01/2004

On both January 22 and 23, the Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE) saw the trading volume of the current leading contract month of Three-month Euroyen Futures -September 2004- being exceeded by the next contract month -December 2004-, which marked the highest volume on both trading days among all Euroyen futures. As such, TIFEE has approved a shift of the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current September 2004 contracts to the December 2004 contracts. The ne
The Stock Exchange Of Thailand, MoF And BoT Take 9 Leading Listed Firms On International Roadshow

Date 23/01/2004

The SET starts out the year with an international roadshow in conjunction with the MoF, the BoT, and Credit Suisse First Boston Securities (Thailand). Nine listed companies in the Financials Group-- AEONTS, BBL, KK, KTB, KTC, NFS, SCB, SCIB, and SPL-will meet foreign institutional investors in Singapore, the UK and the USA starting 26 Jan.
The American Stock Exchange Lists Capital Protected Notes Based On MSCI EAFE Index

Date 23/01/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today began trading Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes based upon the value of the MSCI EAFE Index. 1.14 million shares of the new seven-year Notes were issued at $12.50 principal amount, with a maturity date of March 30, 2011.

RTS Stock Exchange And London Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Cooperation

Date 23/01/2004

The RTS Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange today signed a Memorandum of Co-operation committing the two organisations to work together for their mutual benefit.
Pacific Exchange Demutualization Plan Approved - Seat Owners Vote Overwhelmingly To Convert To For-Profit Corporation

Date 23/01/2004

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced yesterday that its seat owners voted overwhelmingly in favor of a plan to convert the PCX from a not-for-profit membership organization to a for-profit stock corporation. The final tally was 443 in favor (90 percent) to 51 against. The Exchange has 552 seats, each with a vote.
Nymex Increases Margins For Coal And Propane Futures Contracts

Date 23/01/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins for its Central Appalachian coal and propane futures contracts at the close of business on Monday.
New York Board Of Trade® To Launch Four New "Small" Currency Pairs

Date 23/01/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that on Friday, February 13, 2004, it will be launching four new currency-paired futures contracts on its FINEX® Division. The new contracts, which are smaller versions of existing currency products at NYBOT, are the Small U.S. dollar-Canadian dollar, the Small U.S. dollar-Japanese yen, the Small U.S. dollar-Swiss franc, and the small British pound-U.S. dollar contracts.
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Annual Statistical Report 2003

Date 23/01/2004

Turnover The turnover on all market segments of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) in 2003 totalled SIT 340.24 billion, which was SIT 140.8 billion, or 29.3%, less than in 2002. The level of the 2003 turnover thus matched that of 2001. January and December were the most prominent months in 2003 with regard to the turnover; in December it amounted to SIT 42.2 billion, and in January SIT 41.5 billion. On the whole, the turnover was considerably higher in the second half of the year (