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Nymex Clears 8 Millionth Contract Through NYMEX ClearPort<SUP>sm</SUP>

Date 10/03/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that the 8 millionth off-Exchange contract was posted for clearing yesterday through NYMEX ClearPortsm clearing services.
Nymex Adds Trading Months To New York Harbor Gasoline Calendar Swap Futures Contract

Date 10/03/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase to 36 from 12 the number of listed months for the New York harbor gasoline calendar swap futures contract traded and cleared through NYMEX ClearPortsm beginning with tomorrow's trading session which starts at 3:15 today.
NYBOTs New York Clearing Corporation Announces Synthetic Prices Used To Margin Cotton Positions

Date 10/03/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) New York Clearing Corporation (NYCC) announced today that pursuant to its rules for the Definition of the Term "Settlement Price," the NYCC will utilize an alternate price for purposes of margining outstanding positions at the clearing member level for March 9, 2004.
NYBOT Announces Daylight Savings Time Trading Hours For Its FINEX Europe Exchange

Date 10/03/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that starting with Daylight Savings Time in Europe on Sunday, March 28, the FINEX Europe markets in Dublin will change the trading times for the week of March 28 to April 4 to 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (Dublin time).
New Composition Of The ICEX-15 Index For 1 April To 30 June 2004

Date 10/03/2004

ICEX is now for the first time making the selection for the ICEX-15 Index based on the new method announced in a news release on 16 July 2003. In this instance only, the composition of the index will apply for three months, or until the end of June. A new selection will then be made, which will apply for the next six months as usual.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For New World Development Company Limited Futures Contracts After Capital Adjustment

Date 10/03/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 11 March 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
GL TRADE Maintains Stable Business Levels And Protects Margins In 2003

Date 10/03/2004

Sales : - 0.6 % (+2.4% adjusted for changes in the scope of consolidation and at constant exchange rates) Net profit before goodwill: 12.6% of sales
GL TRADE Extends Its Connectivity To ASX, The Australian Equities And Derivatives Exchange

Date 10/03/2004

GL TRADE, global provider of electronic trading and clearing solutions, has developed direct access to ASX (Australian Stock Exchange) to its equities markets.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Focus: Historical Portfolios And Optimal Allocation

Date 10/03/2004

In Focus no. 77, Senior Economist Søren Nielsen, Nykredit Markets, analyses the historical correlations between return and risk when investing in shares, bonds and the money market.
Chicago Stock Exchange Reaches Settlement; Stocchero Barred From Trading

Date 10/03/2004

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) announced today that Joseph Stocchero, a former member, was barred from associating or seeking to become associated with a member or member organization of the Exchange for a period of three (3) years, with the right to re-apply after that time, based on violations of Just and Equitable Trade Principles, a violation of Exchange rules.