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Eurex Launches Options And Futures On The TECDAX® - Index On 30 Largest Technology Stocks Below The DAX® Replaces NEMAX® 50 Index

Date 12/03/2003

On March 24, 2003, Eurex, the international derivatives market, is introducing options and futures on the new index for technology firms, the TECDAX® .
Deutsche Börse: Provisional Scenario Calculation For The Equity Indices - Changes In The Indices Effective March 24

Date 12/03/2003

Effective March 24, new weights will apply for the companies in the equity indices of Deutsche Börse. An initial scenario calculation was released by the index provider on Wednesday; the final figures will be published on the Deutsche Börse Website on Saturday, March 22.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The new plus segments are popular: 50 shares in SmallCap+ and MidCap+

Date 12/03/2003

Commenting on the new segments, President and CEO Hans-Ole Jochumsen said: "The small and medium-sized companies have shown a keen interest in joining the new plus segments: SmallCap+ and MidCap+. Companies eligible for the plus segments must meet a number of liquidity and information requirements that are stricter than the formal requirements applicable to a listed company. Many companies have made a sincere
Chairman Greenspan's Support Of Derivatives Applauded By Chicago Mercantile Exchange And The Chicago Board Of Trade

Date 12/03/2003

From the 28th Annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla., Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today issued a joint declaration of support for Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan's recent comments and position on the positive impact derivatives have had on the "development of a far more flexible, efficient and resilient financial system.
CBOT: March 2003 Fed Watch

Date 12/03/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 18, 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.

Boston Stock Exchange Elects Two New Members To 2003 Board

Date 12/03/2003

Kenneth R. Leibler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Stock Exchange (BSE), today announced the election of two new Governors to the Board. The new Governors elected to serve two-year terms are: Nicholas Bonn, Executive Vice President, State Street Corporation; and Arthur R. Hogan III, Chief Market Analyst, Jefferies & Company, Inc. They replace outgoing Governors Nicholas A. Lopardo and Joseph M. Marinaro.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Elects Five To Its Board Of Governors

Date 11/03/2003

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today the election of I. Isabelle Benton; Kevin Carroll; Kevin Foley; Christopher Nagy; and Daniel O'Rourke to its Board of Governors. I. Isabelle Benton was elected On-Floor Equity Floor Governor for a term of three years. She is a limited partner of Penn Mont Securities, an equities specialist unit at the Exchange.
Sydney Futures Exchange Monthly Trading Statistics - February 2003

Date 11/03/2003

Please click here to view the Sydney Futures Exchange monthly trading statistics for February 2003.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 11/03/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 11, 2003: North Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXVN:YNN) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at that time. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the symbol "NAC" effective at the opening of trading on Wednesday, March 12, 2003. Pacific Insigh
SEC, NASD, NYSE Release Findings Of Breakpoint Examination Sweep; Broker-Dealers To Review Transactions

Date 11/03/2003

Securities regulators issued a report today showing that nearly one in three transactions in front-end load mutual funds that appeared eligible for a breakpoint discount did not receive one, based on the results of a three-month examination sweep of selected broker-dealers. The report, issued jointly by the Securities and Exchange Commission, NASD and the New York Stock Exchange, revealed the average discount not provided was $364 per transaction. As a result of those findings, approximately 2,0