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NASD Bars Broker For Charging Fraudulent Mark-Ups - Broker And Radio Personality John Van Defrauded Incapacitated Investor

Date 07/12/2004

NASD announced today that it has barred John Van, principal of Murphy Van Securities, Inc. of Clifton Park, NY and an upstate New York radio personality, for knowingly charging fraudulent and excessive mark-ups on Treasury Notes to a disabled customer and for making misrepresentations to the customer’s attorney. Van’s radio program, The Murphy Van Financial News Hour, was broadcast until recently on WCSS AM 1240 in Amsterdam, NY and on WENT AM 1340 in Gloversville, NY.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Sets Margins For New Contracts

Date 07/12/2004

Minneapolis Grain Exchange agricultural index futures and options will launch December 15th.
HKEx Transaction Statistics In Terms Of Turnover And Number Of Trades Conducted On-Floor And Off-Floor

Date 07/12/2004

Click here to download HKEx transaction statistics in terms of turnover and number of trades conducted on-floor and off-floor.
Gert Tiivas To Be Appointed Head Of OMX Growth Markets

Date 07/12/2004

OMX Exchanges President of Baltic Operations, Gert Tiivas, will be appointed as the head of OMX Growth Markets effective from January 1, 2005. In this new role, he will be responsible for developing new business opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.
FX Futures Contracts Set A New Volume Record At CME

Date 07/12/2004

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, set a new volume record yesterday for total foreign exchange futures contracts with 625,912 contracts, worth $72.1 billion in notional value, traded. Total exchange volume for FX, which includes options on futures, was 679,700 with a notional value of $79 billion, also a CME record.

FTSE Hedge November Report Now Available

Date 07/12/2004

The FTSE Hedge Index posted a very strong performance in November, delivering a return of 1.2% in US$ and 1.4% in GBP. The past three months have shown consecutive positive returns. This is a strong indication that the period of poor hedge fund performance experienced over the summer is now well and truly over.
Deutsche Börse To Introduce Electronic Subscription Rights Trading - Continuous Trading In Subscription Rights On Xetra

Date 07/12/2004

Continuous trading in subscription rights via Deutsche Börse's pan-European electronic trading system Xetra will be available to investors starting January 3. Subscription rights trading forms part of the latest version of the Xetra software release 7.1, which was successfully launched on Monday. This will allow Deutsche Börse to expand the range of services of its fully electronic Xetra system, and increase transparency and efficiency in subscription rights trading. Prices for subscription
CBOT Fed Watch - December 14 Market Close

Date 07/12/2004

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 14, 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.
CBOT December 7 Bund, Bobl, And Schatz Conversion Factors

Date 07/12/2004

The attached conversion factor tables for CBOT Bund, Bobl, and Schatz futures indicate securities that, as of 7 December 2004, will be included in reference baskets for December 2004 and March 2005 expiries.
CalPERS Discloses Private Equity Profits And Management Fees/Costs

Date 07/12/2004

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced it has reached an innovative settlement in the litigation brought by the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) over release of private equity records.