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Barclays Capital Extends Into EEX-Futures

Date 30/09/2004

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, has extended its participation on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) as a General Clearing Bank for the Derivatives Market, bringing the number of clearing banks on the Exchange to nine. Barclays Capital has been a participant on the EEX Spot Market since December 2002 and is now, with immediate effect, active on the Derivatives Market.
Archipelago Holdings, Inc. To Be Included In Russell Indexes

Date 30/09/2004

Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX), owner and operator of the Archipelago Exchange(SM) (ArcaEx(R)), today announced that the company has been named a component of several Russell Indexes, including the Russell 2000(R), following the company's recent initial public offering on August 12, 2004. The addition of Archipelago was made possible through Russell's new policy of reconstituting indexes quarterly to incorporate recent IPOs.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In WIG, WIG-PL And WIG-IT Indices Portfolios

Date 29/09/2004

Following the trading session on September 29, 2004, shares of company COMPRZESZ (3 000 000 shares) will join WIG, WIG-PL and WIG-IT indices.
TSX Markets Extends U.S. Dollar Book To Mining Sector

Date 29/09/2004

Beginning in early October, global investors will be able to trade popular mining and materials sector securities in U.S. dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
TSX : Rollout Of New Issuer Stock Symbol Codes - New Air Canada Issue And Quebecor World Issue Kick Off Staged Rollout That Should Be Completed By End Of Year

Date 29/09/2004

Next Monday October 4th, ACE Aviation Holdings, the company that emerged from the Air Canada reorganization, and Quebecor World Inc. will launch trading with new stock symbols. ACE Aviation will be ACE.RV. The new code suffix “RV” represents a “restricted voting issue” and Quebecor will be IQW.SV to indicate a “subordinate voting issue.” These are the first in a series of rollouts between October 4 and December 13, with the stock symbols for those shares with non-conventional voting structu

Stockholm Stock Exchange Terminates ACH Securities’ Exchange Membership

Date 29/09/2004

The Stockholm Stock Exchange Board decided on September 28, 2004 to terminate the exchange membership of ACH Securities. The reason for the decision was that ACH Securities had not provided Stockholm Stock Exchange with certain information on request, and that ACH Securities had not demonstrated that it could provide such information in the future.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To S&P Index

Date 29/09/2004

Nara Bancorp Inc. (NASD:NARA) will replace Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE:PDQ) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Wednesday, October 6, 2004. Prime Hospitality is being acquired by The Blackstone Group, a private equity firm, in a transaction expected to close on or about that date. The deal is still subject to shareholder approval. Standard & Poor’s will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com. Nara is a banking
SGX To Introduce Electronic Trading Of Nikkei 225 Futures And Options On SGX Quest

Date 29/09/2004

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that its flagship Nikkei 225 futures and options contracts will be made available on its electronic system, SGX Quest, during the regular Japan stock market trading hours from 1 November 2004.
Nymex To Launch Refined Product Calendar Swap Futures For European, Asian, And U.S. Gulf Coast Markets

Date 29/09/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will introduce 16 energy calendar swap futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPortsm for refined products traded in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Gulf Coast beginning on October 3 for the October 4 trading session.
Nymex To Change Margins On Natural Gas Futures, Swap Futures, And e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Futures Contracts

Date 29/09/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that it will change the margins on its Henry Hub natural gas futures, swap futures, and e–miNYsm futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.