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Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Bond Trading In The First 11 Months Of 2003 Exceeded The Total Turnover In 2002

Date 02/12/2003

In the first 11 months of the year, turnover on the bond market exceeded the total turnover in 2002. Until end-November, the turnover thus came to nearly DKK 6.000 billion, which is approx. DKK 87 billion more than the total turnover in 2002. In November, the turnover reached more than DKK 512 billion, a 3 per cent increase on the month before.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Amendment To The Rules On Capped Indices

Date 02/12/2003

From 1 January 2004, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange will calculate the weights for the capped indices KAXcap and KBXcap every week as opposed to every six months, which is the practice today. At the same time the Exchange lowers the capping thresholds of a company's maximum weight, and the thresholds for how much companies with significant shares in the index may weight in the aggregate.
CBOT® Posts Solid November Volume Gains - Up 18.2 Percent From 2002

Date 02/12/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced November trading volume rose 18.2 percent over November 2002 levels to 37,556,325 contracts.
CBOT® Announces Fairfax International To Receive Reduced Transaction Fees Under New Passive Investor Category

Date 02/12/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that Fairfax International Investments Ltd. is one of the firms recently to qualify for reduced transaction fees under the CBOT's revised membership requirements.
CBOT Fed Watch - December 2003

Date 02/12/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 9, 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.

ASX Research Provides Insight Into Self-Managed Super Funds

Date 02/12/2003

Most self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees find developing an investment strategy the biggest challenge of having their own fund, research commissioned by ASX has found.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Short-Interest Release Dates For 2004

Date 01/12/2003

SWX Swiss Exchange: Results Of The Corporate Governance Study Presented

Date 01/12/2003

On Monday the SWX Swiss Exchange presented a study on the implementation of its Corporate Governance Directive. The survey was carried out on behalf of the SWX Swiss Exchange by Prof. Conrad Meyer, Director of the Institute of Accounting and Control at the University of Zurich. A total of 265 annual reports for 2002 were analyzed and 150,000 individual pieces of information recorded. The study concluded that financial reporting among SWX-listed companies has improved noticeably since the SWX

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 01/12/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, December 1, 2003: As the result of an amalgamation with Earth Star Diamonds Ltd. (TSXVN:ERH), Poplar Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:PPX) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company resulting from the merger, Nordic Diamonds Ltd. (TSXVN:NDL), will be added to the index. The company is classified as a "Mineral Exploration/Development" company.

Simon Nathanson To Leave Stockholmsbörsen - Henrik Paulsson Appointed New President For Derivatives Markets

Date 01/12/2003

Simon Nathanson, President of the business area Derivatives Markets and Vice President of Stockholmsbörsen is to leave the company. He has been appointed President and CEO of NeoNet AB. Henrik Paulsson, currently Vice President of Sales & Business Development, has been appointed President Derivatives Markets, effective January 2004.