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Eurex Clearing Lowers Fees For Equities Clearing - Ferscha: Further Growth For The Whole Market Due To New Groups Of Participants And Trading Strategies - Liquidity On Xetra Rises 27 Percent Due To CCP And Further Brings Down Trading Costs

Date 11/09/2003

As of January 1, 2004, Eurex Clearing is reducing the clearing and settlement fees for equities transactions in Xetra and on the floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) by as much as eight percent. The fee reduction is valid for all transactions that run through the central counterparty (CCP) and are settled after netting. Eurex Clearing is the cheapest provider compared with the European competitors and is further expanding its price leadership with this step.
Christopher Kelly Joins The Commission Des Opérations De Bourse As Senior Adviser To The Chief Executive Officer

Date 11/09/2003

Christopher Kelly has been appointed to the position of Senior Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2003. In this newly-created position, to which he brings his extensive experience in the financial sector, he joins the senior management team of the Commission des Opérations de Bourse. He will advise the COB on various topics of current interest in the context of the continuing process of harmonization of the regulation of financial transactions and reporting at the Eur
CBOT Fed Watch: September 2003

Date 11/09/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 16, 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.
Baltic Stock Exchanges Statistics - August 2003

Date 11/09/2003

Vilnius Share turnover in August shows that investors find the Lithuanian securities market attractive, and interest in it is retained. Prices of just five listed companies decreased. As a result, capitalisation of listed shares improved by 6% and climbed over the margin of EUR 2.6 billion. The growth of equity indices, which started in March, accelerated even more in August, and indices reached the highest values of 52 weeks. During the month under review, index LITIN improved by 1
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Focus On Western Barley Futures

Date 10/09/2003

Western barley futures prices at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange closed the month of August significantly higher than at the start of the month, with the October contract closing at $138.10 per tonne. Prices were volatile on heavy trading volumes, as the October contract traded in a $24.00 per tonne range. The October contract low for the month was established on August 1 at $123.50 per tonne and rose to a peak of $147.50 per tonne on August 22, before closing the month at $138.10 per to

Western Barley Trade Posts Gains In August 2003

Date 10/09/2003

Trade in western barley futures contracts rose 124.2% from the level recorded last month and increased 27.2% from the same month a year ago with 29,799 contracts changing hands during August 2003.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Requests Business Improvement Report From Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd.

Date 10/09/2003

Pursuant to TSE's Trading Participant Rule, TSE requested Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. to submit a business improvement report regarding enforcement of its internal control system, reexamination and construction of sales management, measures to prevent the recurrence of this case, and clarification of locus of responsibility.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes Penalty On HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited

Date 10/09/2003

TSE imposed a penalty on HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited ("HSBC Securities") of a fine of JPY 2 million and requested a business improvement report for the act of soliciting securities transaction from a certain customer with a promise to provide special benefit to the customer.
The Borsa Italiana Group Will Observe One Minute's Silence Tomorrow, September 11th

Date 10/09/2003

Borsa Italiana, Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia, Monte Titoli as well as the other Group companies will commemorate the second anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 tragedy observing one minute's silence at 2.46 pm (CET) tomorrow, September 11th.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand To Take Nine Listed Companies To London, New York, And Boston On A Roadshow From September 15-18

Date 10/09/2003

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in collaboration with Citigroup, will hold 'Thailand Emerging Opportunities Day' from September 15-18, 2003, taking nine leading listed companies to meet first hand over 200 institutional investors in London, New York, and Boston. They will have opportunities to provide information and respond to the increasing demand shown in the Thai market.