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The Archipelago Exchange Seeks Market Reforms That Preserve Innovation, Encourage Competition And Provide Investor Choice - True Investor Protection Must Include All Firm Limit Orders, Not Just Those At The Best Bid And Offer

Date 22/07/2004

In testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on July 21, 2004, Jerry Putnam, CEO of the Archipelago ExchangeSM (ArcaEx®), commended the SEC’s efforts to modernize the U.S. equities markets but encouraged intervention only in areas where competition had not already cured the markets ills.
STOXX Ltd. Licenses Dow Jones Global 1800 Family And Its Subindexes - The Index Will Be Rebranded As “Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800.”

Date 22/07/2004

STOXX Ltd. today announced it has licensed the Dow Jones Global 1800 family and all its subindexes from Dow Jones Indexes.
Statement Concerning SEC Terrorist Attack Trading Investigation

Date 22/07/2004

The National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9-11 Commission) has submitted its final report, which includes its review and conclusions concerning whether any trading in the United States securities markets was based on advance knowledge of the September 11 attacks. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission cooperated fully with the 9-11 Commission and provided information based on the following actions.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 22/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, July 22, 2004: Mustang Resources Inc. (TSXVN:MUS.A) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “MUS.A” at the open on Friday, July 23, 2004.
Securities Industry Association Backs Price Protection Approach On Market Structure Reform

Date 22/07/2004

The Securities Industry Association, in written testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, expressed its support for an intermarket price-protection proposal that would benefit investors by promoting price discovery, strengthening market integrity, and intensifying competition for investors’ transactions. The proposal would apply only to those best bids and best offers that are both “firm” and “accessible.”

SEC Announces Initiative To Assess Benefits Of Tagged Data In Commission Filings

Date 22/07/2004

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is assessing the benefits of tagged data and its potential for improving the timeliness and accuracy of financial disclosure and analysis of Commission filings.
RTS Announces Conformance With SGX Quest

Date 22/07/2004

RTS Realtime Systems Group, one of the leading global Independent Software Vendors is pleased to announce its connection to the Singapore Exchange’s SGX Quest trading platform.
Program Trading Averaged 49.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 12-16

Date 22/07/2004

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 July 12-16.
President Of Hewlett-Packard Holds Talks With MICEX

Date 22/07/2004

Today, Carly Fiorina, President of Hewlett-Packard, has visited the MICEX and held talks with the MICEX top management.
NZX Extends Tender Process For Indices Naming Rights

Date 22/07/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) has today extended the deadline for organisations wishing to submit tenders in response to the recent NZX Indices RFP to Friday 30 July 2004. The tender period has been extended in response to requests for more time from several interested parties.