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ISMA Members Elect New Board Line-Up

Date 02/06/2005

Members of the International Securities Market Association (ISMA) have today elected three new members and re-elected two existing members to the board of the Association. The elections to the board took place this morning at the ISMA Annual General Meeting in Budapest.
ISMA Elects New Chairman

Date 02/06/2005

Today, on the occasion of the 37th Annual General Meeting of the International Securities Market Association (ISMA), a new chairman has been elected. The new chairman of the Association, with immediate effect, is Hans-Jörg Rudloff of Barclays Capital in London.
Islandsbanki New Member On Oslo Børs

Date 02/06/2005

The Iceland based financial group Islandsbanki will start direct trading in shares on Oslo Børs from Friday 3 June. Including Islandsbanki, 18 out of a total of 41 members now have remote membership at Oslo Børs.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For May 2005

Date 02/06/2005

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) yesterday reported equity options trading volume for May 2005. Average daily trading volume in equity options contracts increased 12.2% to 1.5 million contracts traded as compared to 1.4 million contracts traded in the same period in the prior year. Total equity options volume for the month increased 17.8% to 32.5 million contracts traded as compared to 27.6 million contracts traded in the same year-ago period.
ISDA 2005 Operations Benchmarking Survey: Automation Of Credit Derivatives Processing Improves

Date 02/06/2005

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) yesterday published the ISDA 2005 Operations Benchmarking Survey and FpML Use Survey. The Survey demonstrates important advances in the operational processing of credit derivatives, notably an increase in automation of confirmations, and a reduction in confirmation backlogs. The Survey also reports growing use of Financial Products Markup Language (FpML) in the communication of trade data.

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - May 2005

Date 02/06/2005

Equity turnover for May was EUR 7,960.54 million; ETF turnover was EUR 14.33 while that for bonds was EUR 3,634.58 million.
In May, Record Volume Of Trading In The US Dollar Futures Was Reached In The MICEX Derivatives Market Section: The Volume Of Open Positions Exceeded 500 Million Dollars

Date 02/06/2005

In May, growing activity in the market of currency futures lead to record turnovers in the MICEX Derivatives (Standard Contracts) Market Section and considerable growth of the number of open positions. The high volatility of the US dollar prompts market participants to pay more attention to the management of currency risks in order to hedge against unfavorable changes in exchange rates.
Gecina Removed From Euronext 100 Index - New Composition Of Euronext 100 Index

Date 02/06/2005

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the Spanish company Metrovacesa for the French company Gecina (Euronext 100), Gecina will be removed from the Euronext 100 Index effective Tuesday 7 June 2005.
FTSE UK Series Index Reviews – June 2005 - Diary Information

Date 02/06/2005

FTSE Group, the global index provider, will announce the regular quarterly changes to the FTSE UK Index Series (including the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share indices) after UK market close, on Wednesday 8th June 2005.
Ex-OTR NYSE Seat Sells For $2,200,000

Date 02/06/2005

An NYSE seat sold today without an Options Trading Right (ex-OTR) for $2,200,000, up $650,000 from the previous ex-OTR seat sale April 8, 2005.