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Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 29 June 2004

Date 22/06/2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 29 June 2004, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
The New List Of The RTS Index Constituents Approved

Date 22/06/2004

At its last meeting, the RTS Information Committee reviewed the list of shares that are used to calculate the RTS Index and the RTS Current Quotes Index.
NYSE Seat Sale

Date 22/06/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 for 1,460,000; down $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale of $1,510,000 on June 14, 2004.
NASDAQ Expands Activities In Russia

Date 22/06/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ®”; OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced the expansion of its international sales activities through the appointment of Paulina McGroarty as its Director for Russia. Ms. McGroarty, a native Russian, will be responsible for developing NASDAQ's business in Russia through the listing of Russian companies on NASDAQ and by servicing NASDAQ's existing client base. She reports to Charlotte Crosswell, who joined the company in March 2004 as Head of NASDAQ International. Ms.
Mr Frits Bolkestein, Member Of The European Commission, In Charge Of The Internal Market, Taxation And Customs Future Directions For European Financial Integration Opening Remarks At The Conference On European Financial Integration : Progress And Prosp

Date 22/06/2004

Opening remarks at the conference on European Financial Integration : Progress and ProspectsPalais d’Egmont, Brussels, 22nd June 2004 Ministers, distinguished guests, Ladies, Gentlemen, Welcome to this splendid setting – so kindly made available by the Belgian Government. We are here today to mark the closing of an important chapter in the history of European financial integration. Hopefully, our discussions will be less heated than the reli

FFastfill Enables Business Breakthrough - Company Re-Launched As An Application Services Provider

Date 22/06/2004

Electronic markets, led by derivative exchanges, are on the verge of the most important breakthrough since online trading began, according to Keith Todd, executive chairman of FFastFill. A dramatic reorganisation of the technology which intermediaries use to receive and handle orders and transactions is now available which will liberate intermediaries from traditional order flow constraints and enable the industry to build in new and still higher levels of growth.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: Unprecedented Dividend Levels In Danish Corporations

Date 22/06/2004

When listed companies choose to distribute payouts to their shareholders, they may either distribute dividends or buy back own shares. Share buy-backs have tax advantages relative to dividends. Nevertheless, dividend payouts have remained the predominant form of distribution in Denmark as well as abroad. In the USA share buy-backs are becoming more popular and they are now on a par with dividend payouts.
CME, NASDAQ Mark Five Years Of Growth In E-Mini NASDAQ-100 Futures

Date 22/06/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, and The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., (NASDAQ®), the world’s largest electronic stock market, today will mark the fifth anniversary of the launch of CME’s E-miniTM NASDAQ-100® futures contract -- a smaller sized, electronically traded version of CME’s standard NASDAQ-100 futures, which tracks the NASDAQ-100 Index. The NASDAQ-100 Index® reflects NASDAQ’s largest non-financial companies across major industry groups, including
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 91, 21st June 2004

Date 22/06/2004

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
American Stock Exchange Reports Decrease In Short Interest

Date 22/06/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 912,462,255 shares as of the June 15 settlement date, a decrease of 27,137,749 from the 939,600,004 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-May. The June figure represents trades through June 10, 2004.