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Stock Exchange Of Thailand’s 2005 Business Plan Emphasizing Building Quality Investors, Esp. Via Youth and Public Education, Gets Board’s Approval

Date 28/10/2004

SET Executive Vice President Mrs. Patareeya Benjapolchai, who acts as the Secretary of the SET Board of Governors, disclosed that on Oct.27 the SET Board approved the SET’s business plan for 2005, which consists of 26 work plans. These plans emphasize market education, enlarging the investor base, increasing the number of listed companies, infrastructure development, as well as building trust. The SET expects to have 90 new listings in 2005 and see about THB24,000 mln. (approx. USD585.37 mln.) i
Program Trading Averaged 51.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 18-22

Date 28/10/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 18-22.
Oslo Børs Holding ASA 3rd Quarter 2004

Date 28/10/2004

Oslo Børs Holding ASA recorded post-tax profit of NOK 16.7 (16.3) million in the third quarter of the current year. The level of trading activity in the equity market in the third quarter was somewhat higher than in the second quarter, and was again at a high level in historical terms.
Nymex To Launch Two New Coal Swap Futures Contracts

Date 28/10/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will introduce two new coal futures contracts, one for Eastern coal and one for Western coal, on NYMEX ClearPortsm on October 31 for the November 1 trading session.
Nymex To Launch New Electricity Futures Swap Contract

Date 28/10/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will introduce a New England swap futures contract on NYMEX ClearPortsm on October 31 for the November 1 trading session.

Nymex To Decrease Margins On NYISO Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 28/10/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will decrease the margins on its New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Zone A, NYISO Zone G, and NYISO Zone J electricity futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow to $2,000 from $2,500 for clearing members, to $2,200 from $2,750 for members, and to $2,700 from $3,375 for customers on both the Zone A and Zone G contracts and to $2,000 from $3,000 for clearing members, to $2,200 from $3,300 for members, and to $2,700 from $4,050 for custome
Nymex Sets Record For e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Futures Volume

Date 28/10/2004

Daily trading records were set in e–miNY energy futuressm and e–miNYsm crude oil futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., yesterday.
NYBOT Seat Price Sets New Record

Date 28/10/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that a full seat on its exchange yesterday sold for $270,000, a new record. The previous high, established on August 11th, 2004, was $240,000.
NASDAQ Announces Third Quarter 2004 Results - Total Expenses Reduced $31.0 Million From Prior Year Quarter

Date 28/10/2004

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ(R)"); (OTC Bulletin Board: NDAQ), today reported a net loss of $5.5 million or $(0.08) per common share for the third quarter versus a net loss of loss of $38.0 million or $(0.52) per common share for the third quarter of 2003 and net income of $4.8 million or $0.02 per common share in the second quarter of 2004.(1)
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 27 October 2004

Date 28/10/2004

At its meeting on 27 October 2004, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in Active 24 ASA to listing on Oslo Børs. At the same meeting the Board resolved to impose a violation charge of NOK 100,000 on Petroleum Geo-Services ASA for a breach of the Stock Exchange Regulations, and to issue a warning to Smedvig ASA for a breach of the Stock Exchange Regulations.