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UK's Financial Services Authority Bans Insurance Cover For Regulatory Fines

Date 22/12/2003

Regulated firms and individuals will not be able to use insurance to pay FSA fines under new rules approved yesterday. This change, which comes into effect from 1 January 2004, is intended to ensure that anyone who is fined must pay the fine themselves rather than claim it against insurance.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of December 22, 2003

Date 22/12/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tietoenator Acquires Energy Business Operation From OMHEX

Date 22/12/2003

TietoEnator has acquired the energy business operation of Retail System, an OMHEX business unit. The acquisition gives TietoEnator access to a Customer Information System (CIS) adapted for the energy sector, POMAX Customer. It also means that about 45 employees will be transferred to TietoEnator in Norway and Sweden. The agreement becomes effective from February 1, 2004.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 22/12/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, December 22, 2003: The trading symbol of Banro Corporation (TSXVN:YBE) will change to BNR. There is no change in the company's name and CUSIP number.
SEC Announces Agreement With Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce And Two Executives To Settle Charges Of Aiding And Abetting Enron Accounting Fraud - CIBC To Pay $80 Million, Executives To Pay More Than $600,000, To Compensate Fraud Victims

Date 22/12/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today instituted a settled enforcement proceeding against one of North America's largest financial institutions, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), for CIBC's role in Enron Corp.'s manipulation of its financial statements. The SEC also sued three of CIBC's executives, two of whom are settling. The Commission's complaint charges CIBC and the three executives with having helped Enron to mislead its investors through a series of complex structured fina

OneChicago Week In Review

Date 22/12/2003

DIAMONDS ® Spreads Futures on the DIAMONDS (DIA1C) bid/ask spread performance last week: 6.0-cent spread on average* OneChicago DIAMONDS spreads were equal to or tighter than the DIA Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on AMEX 77% of the time* OneChicago DIAMONDS spreads were equal to or tighter than the DIA ETF on Nasdaq 25% of the time*
Nymex Position Limits Reduced For Copper Futures

Date 22/12/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will reduce the spot month position limit for COMEX Division copper futures to 3,000 contracts from 5,000 contracts as of the close of business today since the market is in backwardation.
Nymex And eSpeed Settle Wagner Patent Suit

Date 22/12/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement resolving litigation with eSpeed, Inc., a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, over the Wagner patent on automated trading systems.
ISE Implements Volume-Based Discount On QQQ Options

Date 22/12/2003

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that it implemented a volume-based discount for trading options on the Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ).
ICEX - Business Hours And Holidays During The Christmas Season

Date 22/12/2003

Although the Iceland Stock Exchange will be open half-days on Christmas Eve and New Year?s Eve or from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, it will be closed for trading both these days. Thus the last trading day of the year 2003 will be 30 December. The first trading day of the year 2004 will be Monday, 5 January, as banking institutions in Iceland are closed on 2 January. On Friday, 2 January, ICEX will be open, although no trading will take place in the trading system. The ICEX News System is closed when t