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FORTS (Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange) Derivatives Market

Date 31/05/2004

For the week of May 24th – May 28th, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) grew 5% in rubles and 4% in contracts and reached 994 thousand contracts and 7 621 million rubles. Total open interest as of May 28th, 2004 increased by 1% in rubles and 3% in contracts and reached 9 114 million rubles and 1 214 thousand contracts.
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Records Highest Trading Volume

Date 31/05/2004

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad recorded the highest trading volume of 26,831 contracts on 27 May 2004, superseding the previous record of 21,919 contracts which was recorded on 25 February 2004.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 31/05/2004

A far quieter week on the board with volumes well down as investors prepared their bids for the P1 billion of DPCF Bonds auctioned on Friday.
London Metal Exchange Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Shanghai Futures Exchange

Date 29/05/2004

The London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue joint business development initiatives in commodities products, the first such agreement between SHFE and a European exchange. Under the agreement, the Exchanges will discuss a variety of initiatives, including future product development, mutual sharing of information and assistance with the understanding of market regulation and compliance issues.
World Federation Of Exchanges: Information For Clearing Houses

Date 28/05/2004

The WFE Secretariat on 26 May circulated a response to clearing community of WFE and IOMA/IOCA concerning the CPSS-IOSCO Task Force consultation. The comments prepared by CCP 12, are available from the Secretariat which has offered to coordinate information. The comment period finishes on 9 June 2004. . The recommendations are posted at http://www.iosco.org/library/pubdocs/pdf/IOSCOPD165.pdf

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, May 28, 2004: TIR Systems Ltd. (TSXVN:TIY) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “TIR” at the open on Monday, May 31, 2004. Pareto Corporation (TSXVN:PTO) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “PTO” at the open on Tuesday, June
Share Changes For Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd In The S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 28/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Friday June 4th 2004: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd (Japan, SEDOL: 6429405, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20106010) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 20,032,000 to 195,572,038 due to the public offering and the exercise of stock acquisition rights.
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement: Philippines - Removal Of SPI Technologies Inc. From Index Coverage (Eff. 06/02/2004)

Date 28/05/2004

SPI Technologies, Inc (EMDB Code 566318.1/Sedol 6778646), a constituent of the S&P/IFCG index, will be removed from S&P/EMDB index coverage effective June 02, 2004. SPI Technologies is being acquired by TH Lee Putnam Ventures LP, a US-based private equity firm, and the acquisition is expected to be completed on June 2, 2004.
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sector And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 28/05/2004

As of 1 June 2004 foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's all-share and sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Remarks By Craig Donohue - Chief Executive Officer Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.To Shanghai Derivatives Forum - Developing China’s Derivatives Market Infrastructure: Challenges And Opportunities

Date 28/05/2004

I want to thank the organizers of the Derivatives Market Forum in Shanghai for giving me the great honor of addressing you today. On behalf of my colleagues at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, I offer congratulations on this successful conference to our friends and colleagues at the Shanghai Futures Exchange, the International Copper Association and the International Aluminum Institute. I am particularly excited to be here, not only because this is my first visit to mainland China, but also be