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  • Change In BOVESPA Trading Hours

    Date 23/03/2006

    BOVESPA informs that as of April 03, the trading session will be from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., as follows: Regular trading session: Pre-opening fixing: from 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Closing call: from 4:55 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. After-Market trading session: Pre-opening: from 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. – period for cancellation of bids and asks of the regular trading session; Trading session: from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – limited by the spe

  • CBOT Good Friday Holiday Trading Schedule

    Date 23/03/2006

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Good Friday holiday: Thursday, April 13 Open auction:  Financial contracts will close at 12:00 p.m.  All other open auction contracts (Agricultural and Stock Index) will close at their normal times. Electronic trading:  Dow/AIG Commodity Index SM contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. Metals contracts w

  • CBOT Fed Watch - March 23 Market Close

    Date 23/03/2006

    In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 28, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

  • American Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Approves Demutualization Course Of Action

    Date 23/03/2006

    The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that the Amex Board of Governors approved a course of action that would begin the process to convert the Exchange from a not-for-profit corporation into a for-profit corporation. This is the initial step in the process of demutualization to position the Amex for future investment opportunities. Amex seat owners will have the opportunity to vote on the demutualization plan, which would convert their seats into shares.

  • Accounting Standards: European Commission And European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Agree Future Working Relationship

    Date 23/03/2006

    The European Commission and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), which is composed of accounting experts from the private sector in several Member States and provides the Commission with advice on the technical soundness of new accounting standards, have agreed their future working relationship. In particular, EFRAG will continue to provide the Commission with advice on the endorsement and interpretation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). It wi