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Remarks Of Mark Sobel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Monetary And Financial Policy, At The Second Annual European Financial Services Conference, Brussels, Belgium, January 27, 2004 - The US-EU Financial Market Dialogue: The Transatlantic Dimen

Date 02/02/2004

It is an honor to address the "Second Annual European Financial Services Conference." I thank the conference organizers for putting this event together and for recognizing that Europe's momentum on financial markets is extremely important to the United States.
R. J. O'Brien Enhances All Three Of Its Electronic Trading Systems

Date 02/02/2004

R. J. O'Brien and Associates, Inc. (RJO), a leading provider of futures brokerages services, today announced significant enhancements to its Client Access Terminal (CAT), Market Center Direct (MCD) and RJO browser based order entry systems. CAT is actively used by more than 300 large trading firms nationwide; MCD is actively used by more than 1,800 individual futures traders nationwide and the browser is actively used by 14,000 clients nationwide. The upgrades to all three systems provide user
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 02/02/2004

Liquidity and Volume Highlights January 26 Schlumberger Ltd (SLB1C): 791 contracts traded. January 27 Bank of America (BAC1C): 4,483 contracts traded. January 28 Altria Group Inc. (MO1C): 3,881 contracts traded, 3,395 MAR04 in a block trade. January 29 Novellus Systems Inc. (NVLS1C): 2,507 contacts traded.
OneChicago January 2004 Volume 67% Increase Over January 2003

Date 02/02/2004

OneChicago, LLC today announced that 186,527 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in January, a 67% increase over January 2003. Open interest stood at 211,068 contracts January 30. Average daily volume was 9,326 contracts in January. Each single stock future contract is equivalent to 100 shares of the underlying stock or exchange-traded fund.
OMHEX Enters Lithuanian Stock Exchange And CSD Privatization Process

Date 02/02/2004

OMHEX formally announced today its interest in participating in the privatization process of the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) and the Central Securities Depository of Lithuania (CSDL). As a logical next step to further its strategy of integrating the Nordic and Baltic securities market, OMHEX intends to submit an offer for the shares of NSEL and CSDL that are for sale in the privatization process.

Nymex To Decrease Margins On PJM Monthly Financially Settled Electricity Futures

Date 02/02/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will decrease the margins on its financially settled PJM monthly electricity futures contract at the close of business tomorrow.
Nymex Gold Futures Set Monthly Volume Record

Date 02/02/2004

Gold futures set a monthly volume record of 1,581,320 contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., in January, exceeding the record of 1,397,296 contracts traded during November 2003.
NASDAQ Appoints Head Of Investor Relations

Date 02/02/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ®" ; OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced the appointment of Vince Palmiere as Vice President of Investor Relations. An 11-year veteran at NASDAQ, Mr. Palmiere will continue to also serve as Vice President of NASDAQ Corporate Finance. In addition to his finance responsibilities, Mr. Palmiere is responsible for leading all activities related to NASDAQ's shareholder base, including material news dissemination and interaction with financial analysts. Mr. Palmiere repor
NASD Fines CSFB $170,000 - Orders $600,000 in Restitution For Failure To Give Best Execution To Customer Orders After IPO

Date 02/02/2004

NASD today announced that Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (CSFB) has been censured, fined $150,000 and required to pay more than $600,000 in restitution for failing to provide six customers with the best available price at the opening on the first day of trading of MP3.com. NASD also found that CSFB failed to honor its published quotations for MP3 in 30 instances on the same day and fined it $20,000.
KCBT January Volume And Open Interest - KCBT Trading Volume Best On Record For January

Date 02/02/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade started off 2004 with several new volume records, giving the KCBT its best start in exchange history. Exchange volume traded in January set a new record for the calendar month of January. A total of 250,075 contracts were traded, breaking the previous record of 230,553 set in January 1996 by 8.5 percent. An increase of 14.1 percent was seen when compared to January of last year, while a 22.8 percent increase was seen when compared to last month.