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Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus: Hedge Funds And The Danish Investor

Date 25/11/2003

The estimated number of hedge funds worldwide is more than 7,000. Hedge funds are unregulated investment companies that may invest in any markets and pursue different investment strategies.
CME Announces Successful Launch Of Common Clearing Link

Date 25/11/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) implemented the first phase of its historic Common Clearing Link with the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday, Nov. 24. At launch, which officially took place at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, CME began providing clearing and settlement services for a number of CBOT products, including agricultural, Fed funds, swap, muni and DowSM futures and options on futures contracts.
CBOT Announces Seamless Transition To Electronic Platform & CCL

Date 25/11/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced a successful first day of operation on its new electronic trading platform, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®, and on the CME/CBOT Common Clearing Link (CCL).
BrokerTec Futures Exchange: Liquidation And Settlement Of Open Interest

Date 25/11/2003

In connection with the action of the Board of Directors of BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) to suspend trading indefinitely on Wednesday, November 26, 2003, the Board has decided further to liquidate all open contracts as of the close of business on that day at a settlement price determined by the Exchange.
BrokerTec Futures Exchange - Membership Eligibility and Share Ownership

Date 25/11/2003

The Board of Directors of BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) has approved amendments to it Bylaws and Rules to effect the following changes to its membership requirements and to members' equity ownership:

Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 78 - 24 November 2003

Date 25/11/2003

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
Successful Launch Of CBOT's New Trading Platform, Clearing Link

Date 24/11/2003

CBOT® Chairman Charles P. Carey observes the successful launching of the exchange's new electronic trading platform powered by LIFFE CONNECT® and the CME/CBOT Common Clearing Link (CCL) on Sunday, November 23, with the first phase of CBOT futures and options contracts opening for trading as scheduled at 7:01 p.m. (Chicago Time). The first contract traded on the new platform occurred at 7:03 p.m. in the DEC 03 Fed Funds contract.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 24/11/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Tuesday, November 25, 2003:
Speech By The UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer At The Wall Street Journal Europe, CEO Summit 2003, Four Seasons Hotel, London

Date 24/11/2003

Introduction I am grateful to have the opportunity to address this Wall Street Journal conference. To have the chance to thank the Wall Street Journal for its contribution to the debate about the future of Europe. And to have a further opportunity beyond your columns to engage in the most critical debate about the future of Europe - what changes Europe must make to meet the competitive challenges of globalisation. I want to demonstrate that to be fully equipped for the
SFA Market Commentary With TIF Investment Fund Statistics From SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 24/11/2003

Until now, the Swiss investment fund market lacked reliable information on the volume of funds placed in Switzerland. The market data that the Swiss Funds Association SFA and SWX Swiss Exchange have begun publishing for the first time this month is aimed at closing that informational gap.