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  • CBOT To Launch Bund, Bobl And Schatz Futures

    Date 03/02/2004

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that it will launch electronically traded German debt contracts, Bund, Bobl and Schatz futures, pending review by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

  • CBOT Chairman Carey Letter To Members Discusses the Temporary Fee Reductions

    Date 03/02/2004

    February 4, 2004 Dear Fellow Members, In a move designed to maintain CBOT®?s position of leadership, the exchange recently announced a temporary reduction in exchange transaction fees for all market users electronically trading U.S. Treasury futures and options on futures contracts. These fees will be in place for six months, after which time they will be reviewed by the Board of Directors.

  • ASX Share Ownership Study - 2003 Findings

    Date 03/02/2004

    ASX Share Ownership Study 2003 - Highlights 51% of Australia's adult population, or 7.4 million people, own shares either directly or indirectly through a managed fund or self-managed superannuation fund (up from 50% in 2002). This consists of 39% of Australia's adult population, or 5.7 million people who own shares directly (up 2%) The proportions of both men and women who own shares directly have increased since 2002. In 2003 44% of males and 35% of females own

  • According To Antonio Zoido, Chairman Of BME, Spanish Exchanges, Spanish Companies Are Committed To Transparency And Disclosure

    Date 03/02/2004

    The new web service created by the Spanish stock market for the application of corporate governance recommendations receives a warm welcome by companies

  • Strong Growth For S&P 500 In Fourth Quarter: 13% Expected Growth In 2004 - S&P Reports First Growth In Sales In Three Years

    Date 02/02/2004

    Standard & Poor's, the independent financial research, ratings and indices leader, today reported growth and earnings figures and estimates based on reported numbers from two-thirds of S&P 500 issues. 71% (187 of 263) of the issues in the S&P 500 have beaten their S&P estimates and 73% (223 of 304) have beaten their prior year Q4, 2002 EPS value. On a weighted basis, the S&P 500 operating earnings are running 4.6% ahead of S&P 2003 estimates and 30% ahead of last year's earnings. For the full