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HKEx’s Derivatives Market Gets Strong Support From Retail And Institutional Investors

Date 09/12/2004

Retail investors, institutional investors and Exchange Participants’ principal trading remained the three main pillars of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) derivatives market turnover with a high degree of participation from overseas investors, according to a 2003/04 survey by HKEx.
Euronext Reports Q3 And YTD 2004 Results In Line With Forecast

Date 09/12/2004

Revenues: € 674.5 million up 1.1% (compared to pro forma 2003) EBITA: € 198.3 million up 1.7% Net Profit: € 102.4 million Share Buy-back programme: 7.79 % of the issued shares repurchased by the 30 November 2004
Eurex Turnover Year-To-Date Has Already Surpassed 2003 Turnover - Average Daily Trading Volume In December 35 Percent Above December 2003 Figures

Date 09/12/2004

On Tuesday, 16 trading days before year end, Eurex achieved a new record in annual trading volume and has already surpassed total trading volume of 2003. As of December 7, 1,015.369.670 contracts where traded on the world’s largest derivatives exchange. In 2003 Eurex traded a total of 1,014.801.122 contracts. Average daily trading volume in December has increased some 35 percent, or 1.59 million contracts, to reach 6.10 million contracts, compared with 4.52 million contracts in December 2003.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New Portfolio Selected For Midcap+ And Smallcap+

Date 09/12/2004

The Exchange has just selected the shares to be included in the future MidCap+ and SmallCap+ portfolios, which will be effective from 1 January until end-June 2005. The number of companies having qualified for the plus segments in the coming six-month period remains unchanged at 63.
CME Christmas And New Year’s Holiday Schedules

Date 09/12/2004

CME has announced the following trading schedule for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays (all times are Central time):

CESR Conference: Europe 's Single Market: Under Construction Or Fully Integrated? - The Integration Of The Single Market For Financial Services: Speech On The Integration Of European Financial Markets: What Challenges Ahead? - By Pervenche Berès, Chair Of

Date 09/12/2004

Click here to download the speech at the CESR Conference "Europe 's Single Market: Under Construction Or Fully Integrated?" to view speech on the integration of European Financial Markets: What challenges ahead? - by Pervenche Berès, Chair of EMAC, European Parliament
CEO Bursa Malaysia : Market Participants To Unite In Overcoming Global Market Challenges

Date 09/12/2004

Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad calls for all industry participants comprising of stockbroking companies, remisiers, fund managers and other stakeholders of the capital market to unite in addressing and overcoming challenges facing the global capital markets.
CBOT Precious Metals Complex Sets New Volume Records

Date 09/12/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that the exchange’s 100 percent electronic Precious Metals complex rose to a new volume record of 12,240 contracts on December 8, 2004, eclipsing the previous all-time high of 9,191 contracts set on December 2. Within the complex, CBOT full-sized Gold futures set a new volume record as well.
CBOT Bund, Bobl, And Shatz December Settlement

Date 09/12/2004

In accordance with CBOT Regulations 3942.01, 4042.01, and 4142.01, CBOT Bund, Bobl, and Schatz futures for expiration in December 2004 were cash-settled today at the following final settlement prices: CBOT Bund: 119.122 CBOT Bobl: 113.386 CBOT Schatz: 106.484
CBOE Board Of Directors Announces 2005 Vice Chairman; Edward T. Tilly To Serve Second Consecutive Term

Date 09/12/2004

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that Edward T. Tilly will serve as vice chairman of the Chicago Board Options Exchange in 2005. Mr. Tilly, the current CBOE vice chairman and a member of the board of directors, will serve his second one-year term as vice chairman.