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  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus: The USA Shapes The Course Of Events, But The Positive Atmosphere On The Equity Market Is Put To The Test

    Date 21/10/2003

    Several equity markets - including the American and the Danish - have in recent weeks reached new record-breaking highs. The motive power has been the by now booming US upswing. In Focus no. 66 Equity Analyst Bjørn Schwarz, Sydbank Markets, looks at the upswing and its impact on Europe. The development on the equity market still appears strong, and the reports from the companies in the current accounting season have once again supported the atmosphere of optimism. The companies have submit

  • Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Friday, 24 October 2003

    Date 21/10/2003

    The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) would like to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed on Friday, 24 October 2003 in conjunction with Deepavali.

  • CFTC Approves CBOT's Derivatives Clearing Organization

    Date 21/10/2003

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved the exchange's application for registration as a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO).

  • CBOT® Files Comment Letter On Eurex U.S. Application For Contract Market Designation

    Date 21/10/2003

    The Chicago Board of Trade filed its comment letter, on October 16, 2003, in response to the request of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for comment on Eurex U.S.'s application for contract market designation.

  • CBOT Fed Watch - October 2003

    Date 21/10/2003

    In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on October 28, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

  • CBOE Reaches Half-Way Mark In Implementing New Hybrid Trading System, CBOEdirect HyTS

    Date 21/10/2003

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced a milestone in the roll-out of its Hybrid Trading System, CBOEdirect HyTS. There are now 141 active options classes available for trading via CBOEdirect HyTS, representing approximately 50% of U.S. equity options trading volume. By November 30, 2003, CBOE expects to have more than 300 option classes available on the system, and more than 500 classes, representing 90% of U.S. equity options volume, av

  • ASX Quarterly Update - 3 Months To 30 September 2003

    Date 21/10/2003

    Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) has achieved an unaudited profit of $19.4 million for the three months to 30 September 2003. This is ASX’s highest quarterly profit on record and an increase of 22.8% on the $15.8 million achieved for the previous corresponding three months to 30 September 2002.

  • American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

    Date 21/10/2003

    The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 814,977,123 shares as of the October 15 settlement date, an increase of 72,860,874 from the 742,116,249 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-September. The October figure represents trades through October 9, 2003.

  • Alm. Brand Bank A/S - New Member Of The FUTOP Clearing Centre

    Date 21/10/2003

    The FUTOP Clearing Centre has approved Alm. Brand Bank A/S as a new member, and the number of members now totals six.

  • Walter L. Lukken Appointed To Chair CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee

    Date 20/10/2003

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the appointment of Commissioner Walter L. Lukken to serve as Chairman and Designated Federal Official of its Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC). The GMAC was created by the Commission to provide a forum in which it can discuss the many complex and novel issues raised by the ever-increasing globalization of futures markets. Under Commissioner Lukken's leadership, the GMAC will continue to explore the many competitive and regula