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Committee Of European Securities Regulators Begins Its First Consultation On Its Draft Advice To The European Commission On The New Investment Services Directive

Date 17/06/2004

CESR publishes its first consultation paper on its draft advice to the European Commission regarding the possible technical measures to implement the proposed Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) which revises the existing Investment Services Directive (ISD). CESR requests comments and reactions to its proposal and to the specific questions raised in the document by 17 September from both market participants and, in particular, from retail investors. A public hearing will also be h
Changes In Most Traded And ATTRACT40(TM) At Stockholmsbörsen

Date 17/06/2004

Stockholmsbörsen's segments for the most traded shares will be updated as of July 1, 2004. Four new companies will be added to the Most Traded segment of the A List. The O List segment, Attract40, will have 13 new companies and 11 will be removed from the segment.
CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Petitions To Eliminate Federal Speculative Position Limits Applicable To Certain Agricultural Futures And Option Markets

Date 17/06/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has published for public comment petitions by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBT), the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT), and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE) seeking repeal or amendment of the speculative position limits set out in Commission regulation 150.2 (Federal limits). In addition, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), while not submitting a formal petition of its own, has submitted a letter in support of the CBT petition.
CBOT Chairman Carey Mid-Year Report To Members Available

Date 17/06/2004

The CBOT® Chairman Charles Carey presented the annual Mid-Year Chairman's Report to the membership on Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 2:15 p.m. in the Visitor Center Theater on the fifth floor of the Board of Trade Building.
American Stock Exchange And Cinnober Financial Technology Announce The Completion Of ANTE For Options

Date 17/06/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) successfully launched the Amex New Trading Environment (ANTE), the next generation trading system, for its options trading. Cinnober Financial Technology developed the ANTE trading platform.

2003 Japanese Shareownership Survey

Date 17/06/2004

Please click here to download the 2003 Japanese Shareownership Survey.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In WIG And WIG-PL Indices

Date 16/06/2004

Following the trading session on June 16, 2004, shares of OLAWA will be removed from the WIG and WIG-PL portfolios, because the company will be de-listed after close of business on May, 21, 2004.
Warsaw Exchange Announces The Quarterly Revision Of WIG, WIG-PL And WIRR Indices

Date 16/06/2004

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces that after close of business on June 18, 2004, there will be a quarterly revision concerning WIG, WIG-PL and WIRR indices.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Announces Securities To Be Included In The Calculation of SET50 Index In 2nd Half Of 2004 Effective 1 July

Date 16/06/2004

Executive Vice President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Mr. Suthichai Chitvanich noted that the SET adjusts the list of securities to be included in the calculation of the SET50 Index every six months. For the latter half of 2004, from 1 July – 31 December, 2004, the SET has selected securities to be included in the calculation of the SET50 Index by using the data collected between 1 June 2003 – 31 May 2004.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Quarterly Rebalancing For The S&P ADR Indices

Date 16/06/2004

As part of the S&P Global 1200 IWF and share rebalancing, Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the IWFs and number of ADRs used for the purposes of calculating the S&P ADR Indices. The changes will be effective at the close of business on June 18, 2004. The following link contains additional details about the changes: