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Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Converts To Public Company Limited By Shares

Date 05/01/2004

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) completed its conversion into a public company limited by shares from a company limited by guarantee today - Monday, 5 January 2004.
International Securities Exchange Reports Monthly Volume For December 2003

Date 05/01/2004

The International Securities Exchange (ISE), the world's largest equity options exchange, reported an increase in December trading volume compared to the same year-ago period.
INET Adopts Reduced Routing Rate

Date 05/01/2004

Inet ATS, Inc., the single electronic marketplace being formed from the consolidation of Instinet ECN and Island ECN, today announced a standard rate of $0.0025 per share for routing orders in U.S. over-the-counter securities to other trading venues through Instinet SmartRouter. Reduced in October 2003 as part of a promotion originally scheduled to end December 31, 2003, the $0.0025 per share rate became the standard as of January 1, 2004.
Euronext Amsterdam: Assystem Replaced By Brime Technologies In Next 150

Date 05/01/2004

New composition of Next 150 index Following the official result of the takeover bid by the French company Brime Technologies (NextEconomy Index) for the French company Assystem (Next 150), Assystem will be replaced in the Next 150 index by Brime Technologies, effective Wednesday 7 January 2004.
CME Announces Common Clearing Link Is Fully Operational - CME Clearing House Now The Largest In The World

Date 05/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) implemented the second and final phase of its historic Common Clearing Link with the Chicago Board of Trade®(CBOT®) on Friday, Jan. 2. CME now provides clearing and settlement services for all CBOT products. The link will clear approximately 85 percent of U.S. futures and futures options volume, making the CME Clearing House the largest clearing organization for futures contracts in the world.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Posts Fourth Consecutive Record Year As Total Volume Soars To More Than 640 Million Contracts - Surge In Equity, Foreign Exchange And GLOBEX® Trading Drives Record

Date 05/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted total 2003 annual volume of more than 640 million contracts, up 15 percent from 2002, as it posted double-digit volume gains for the fourth consecutive year.
CBOT® Increases European Access To Its Futures And Options Markets

Date 05/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced the introduction of a permit program designed to facilitate European customer access to the exchange's financial, stock index and commodity markets via its new electronic platform, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®.
CBOT Ends 2003 With Highest Volume Year Trading 454,190,749

Date 05/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the highest yearly volume total ever recorded in exchange history, trading 454,190,749 contracts for 2003. Total volume was up 32.1 percent for the year. Volume in December was 34,987,155, up 51.7 percent from December 2002. In addition, nine of the top ten monthly volume records were in 2003.
CBOT Completes Final Transition To CCL & New Electronic Platform

Date 05/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that the exchange successfully achieved its strategic goals set forth in early 2003, seamlessly completing the landmark transition to its new electronic trading platform, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®, and the implementation of the CME/CBOT Common Clearing Link.
BSE Information And Updates - Technical Briefing And Webcast With U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case: Monday, Jan. 5

Date 05/01/2004

Please click here to hear a recording of the technical briefing and webcast with U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case: Monday, Jan. 5.