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CFTC And Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority Sign Statement Of Intent

Date 17/03/2004

On March 17, 2004, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA) signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) concerning consultation and cooperation in the administration and enforcement of futures laws. CFTC Chairman James E. Newsome and IFSRA Prudential Director Patrick Neary signed the SOI on behalf of their respective authorities in Boca Raton, Florida, during the Future Industry Association's Annual International Futures I
CBOT Re-appoints Jackie M. Clegg As Director

Date 17/03/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the re-appointment of Ms. Jackie M. Clegg to the CBOT Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Interim Business Plan (For FY2004 to FY2006)

Date 16/03/2004

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has prepared its Interim Business Plan for the next three years beginning April 2004.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Puts Focus On Development And Separates Authoritative Duties Into A New Department

Date 16/03/2004

As from 1 April 2004, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange will change its organisation. The restructuring of the organisation is to put increased focus on development and thus the quality of the markets for shares, investment certificates, derivatives and bonds, which the Copenhagen Stock Exchange is responsible for.
SWX Swiss Exchange Extends German Pfandbriefe Settlementto Clearstream, Euroclear And SIS

Date 16/03/2004

SWX Swiss Exchange, together with Clearstream, Euroclear and SIS, announced today that starting 13 April 2004 exchange participants will have a wide range of choice for the settlement of German Pfandbriefe and Jumbo-Pfandbriefe transactions executed on the exchange. Participants may choose to settle these transactions with counterparties having accounts at Clearstream, Euroclear Bank or SIS SegaInterSettle, as they currently choose for Eurobond transactions.

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

Date 16/03/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 16, 2004:
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 16/03/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Friday, March 19, 2004:
SETTRADE Collaborates With 'Mobile From Advance' To Offer New Mobile Trading Service- Buy and Trade Ready

Date 16/03/2004

SETTRADE Dot Com Co., Ltd. is collaborating with the Digital Phone Co., Ltd. (DPC) in installing a stock trading program on the mobile phones of 'Mobile from Advance' so that its customers buying new phone models from DPC can trade stock immediately without having to download the program themselves, hence saving time and money.
SEC Proposes Mandated Electronic Filing Of EDGAR Access Code Applications

Date 16/03/2004

On March 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission published proposed rule and form amendments mandating the electronic filing of applications on Form ID for access codes to file on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR).
RTS Stock Exchange March Futures Contracts Settlement

Date 16/03/2004

FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) March futures contracts were settled on March 15, 2004 with total volume reaching 563 million rubles, compared with 572 million rubles in December 2003. The most popular contracts among those settled were the contract for the USD/RUR exchange rate (230 million rubles). "Gazprom" single stock futures contract (157 million rubles) and S&P/RUIX Investment Index - 89 million rubles.