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Borsa Italiana: Reasons Behind The Technical Glitch Of MTA And MOT On 25 October 2004

Date 26/10/2004

As confirmed by Borsa Italiana's technology provider, on the Monday, 25 October session a technical glitch occurred in one of the trading servers of the Electronic Equity Market (MTA) where several dozen financial instruments were located.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To S&P Indices

Date 25/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indices: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) will replace SouthTrust Corp. (NASD:SOTR) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. SouthTrust is being acquired by fellow S&P 500 constituent Wachovia Corp. (NYSE:WB) in a deal is still subject to shareholder approval. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) will replace AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE) in the
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 25/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, October 25, 2004: Grilli Property Group Inc. (TSXVN:GG) will be removed from the index. The company has entered into a going-private transaction and will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.
SFE Annual General Meeting

Date 25/10/2004

SFE Corporation Limited advises that its 2005 Annual General Meeting will be held in Sydney at 10:00 am EST on Thursday 28 April 2005.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 25/10/2004

Volume Highlights Each single stock futures contract is equal to 100 shares of the underlying stock or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) October 18 Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB1C): 2,001 contracts traded including 2,000 DEC04 in an EFP October 19 Coca-Cola Co. (KO1C) : 2,254 contracts traded including 2,000 MAR05 in an EFP General Motors Corp. (GM1C) : 1,412 contracts traded including 700 MAR05 in an EFP and 700 MAR05 in another

NYSE Seat Sells For $1,050,000

Date 25/10/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Oct. 15, 2004, for $1,050,000; down $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale on October 15, 2004.
New York Board Of Trade New Margin Requirements For Cocoa And Cotton

Date 25/10/2004

Click here to view the New York Board of Trade new margin requirements for cocoa and cotton.
NASD Fines Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. $250,000 In Largest Hedge Fund Sales Sanction To Date - Sales Materials Included Unsubstantiated Claims, Inadequate Risk Disclosure

Date 25/10/2004

In its largest enforcement action to date involving hedge fund sales by broker-dealers, NASD has censured and fined Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., $250,000 for disseminating inappropriate sales literature. More than 100 pieces of sales literature distributed between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003, cited a targeted rate of return without providing a sound basis for evaluating the target, improperly used hypothetical returns in charts or graphs, and/or failed to include adequate risk disclosure.
London Stock Exchange Opens Regional Office In Hong Kong - First Chinese ETF In Europe Begins Trading

Date 25/10/2004

The London Stock Exchange today opened its Asia-Pacific regional office in Hong Kong. This underlines its commitment to the Asia Pacific region, where China is one of its key target markets.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 22.10.2004

Date 25/10/2004

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.