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CBOT Fed Watch - February 1 Market Close

Date 01/02/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on February 1-2, 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.
CBOE Index Options Volume Sets New Monthly Record, SPDR (SPY) Options Volume Adds To Increase

Date 01/02/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that January volume, led by active trading in index options, including the newly listed SPDR options (SPY), totaled 34,883,759 contracts. Index options volume of 13.3 million contracts set a new monthly record, surpassing the longstanding previous monthly record of 12,450,979 contracts set in January 1987.
Boston Options Exchange January Records

Date 01/02/2005

Average daily trading volume for January 2005 on BOX was 235,897 contracts, a 40.5% increase over the previous month, and a new record for BOX. With only four days until BOX's first anniversary, cumulative volume traded since the BOX launch is 25,459,215 contracts. BOX captured 5.6% of the market for the 347 classes it lists, also a new record, and the first time BOX market share for a month has topped 5%.
American Stock Exchange Announces 2004 Year-End Results - Accomplishments Set The Stage For A Promising New Era Ahead

Date 01/02/2005

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today released a review of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2004.
€297 Billion In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In January - Equities Turnover 29 Percent Up/More Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/02/2005

Based on the aggregate statistics, a total volume of € 296.8 billion was traded on all German stock exchanges in January - a rise of 10 percent month on month (December 2004: € 269.8 billion). This total included € 232.9 billion in equities, warrants and exchange traded funds, as well as €63.9 billion in fixed-income securities.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of January 31, 2005

Date 31/01/2005

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange To Designate Stocks Of The Listed Foreign Companies (Excluding Mothers-Listed Issue) To The 1st Section

Date 31/01/2005

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced that it is to designate stocks (excluding Mothers-listed issue) of 29 existing listed foreign companies to the 1st Section on Monday, February 7, 2005.
Starting From Today, 31 January 2005, New Indices For Borsa Italiana Markets - Expansion Of The Mib And Mibtel Baskets, Which Become The All-Shares Indices For The Italian Market - Introduction Of The New Techstar, Star And All Stars Indices, Representi

Date 31/01/2005

Starting From Today, 31 January 2005, New Indices For Borsa Italiana Markets - Expansion Of The Mib And Mibtel Baskets, Which Become The All-Shares Indices For The Italian Market - Introduction Of The New Techstar, Star And All Stars Indices, Representing The Quality Small And Medium-Sized Companies - Starting From The Same Date Numex And Numtel Will No Longer Be Calculated
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 31/01/2005

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Tuesday February 1, 2005: The relative weight of BFI Canada Income Fund (TSX:BFC.UN) will increase by approximately 0.54% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects the issuance of new units as part of the IESI Corporation transaction.
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Ltd. Shares And IWF Increase In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 31/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Monday, January 31, 2005: Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6313854, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20106010), a member of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index, free-float A shares will increase by 13,392,300 to 223,578,919. This change is due to the lifting of trading restrictions on shares that were previously deemed to be strategic holdings. There will also be