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  • 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.