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Electronic Trading Record Set By IPE: Pit Trading Remains Brisk

Date 03/11/2004

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) saw continued strong volumes in both floor and screen sessions of its benchmark Brent Crude and Gas Oil futures contracts on November 2.
CBOT Metals Complex Sets Volume And Open Interest Records - Open Interest In The Complex Surpasses 10,000 Contracts

Date 03/11/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that the exchange's Precious Metals complex climbed to a new volume record on Tuesday, November 2, of 8,356 contracts, which represented nearly 7 percent of all exchange-traded precious metals in the United States. Trading in the complex, which is composed of mini-sized and full-sized Gold and Silver futures, surpassed the previous high of 5,881 contracts set on October 20, 2004. In addition, open interest in the complex rose to a record 10,963 c
CalPERS Seeks Disclosure Of Business Conflicts At Fortune 100

Date 03/11/2004

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) wants to know if any directors or senior management of Corporate America'a largest corporations have personal economic interests that may conflict with company business.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Sector Update: Welli Multi Corporation Berhad

Date 03/11/2004

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) has decided to update the classification of sector for Welli Multi Corporation Berhad (WELLI) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 8 November 2004.
UK’s Financial Sector Business Continuity Progress Report

Date 02/11/2004

The Financial Sector Business Continuity Progress Report has been published jointly by HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the FSA, working together as the Tripartite Standing Committee on Financial Stability.

Trading Volumes In All Business Areas Of BME Hit Record Highs - Accumulated Share Trading Volume Up To October Exceeded By 7.22% That Posted All Through 2003

Date 02/11/2004

In October trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached € 58.64 bn, 30% up on the same month last year.
Successful Launch Of Eurex Software Release 7.0 - New Strategy Wizard Feature Supports Trading Of Complex Trading Strategies/ Margin Offset Reduces Costs For Eurex Participants Extension Of Basis Trade Facility/ Improved Quality Of Market Data

Date 02/11/2004

The international derivatives exchange Eurex yesterday announced the successful completion of the launch of the new Eurex 7.0 software release. Release 7.0 provides Eurex participants with addtional features and functionalities that improve options trading, expand basis trading of OTC-traded contracts and further increase the update rate of Eurex price information. The new funtionalities are available to market participants from November 1, after an initial successful software rollout on October
SEC Extends Time For Banks To Comply With Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Broker Registration Requirements

Date 02/11/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it issued an order further extending until March 31, 2005, the compliance dates for banks with respect to certain broker registration requirements contained in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). The Commission does not expect banks to develop compliance systems to meet the terms of the “broker” exceptions until the Commission amends its rules. Banks have indicated that they will need time to implement systems to ensure compliance with t
OMX Exchanges Statistics Report - Derivatives Volumes January - October 2004

Date 02/11/2004

Total volume for Swedish and Finnish stock related derivatives, Swedish interest-rate related derivatives and Finnish stock lending.
October 2004 - Euronext Key Indicators - Euronext.Liffe Trades Over 676 Million Contracts Year-To-Date With Individual Equity Products Up 28% In The Year-To-Date - 11.5 Million Cash Transactions Completed In October - Up 6.2% On Last Month

Date 02/11/2004

Cash products 11.5 million transactions were registered on Euronext’s cash markets in October 2004, making the month the busiest since April this year. Although average daily volume was down 8.3 % on October 2003, the activity was up 6.2% on September 2004 and up 8.5% compared to the average of the six previous months. Since the beginning of the year 117 million transactions have been completed. This represents a daily average of 545,000.