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More Than $1.2 Billion Benefit To Industry From CBOT/CME Common Clearing Link.

Date 16/09/2003

Exchange executives at September conferences cited a $1.2 performance bond savings for Common Clearing Link industry participants. The presentation given at the Bond Market Association conference in New York on September 9, 2003 can be viewed here . View the presentation below to learn about the CME/CBOT® Clearing Link relationship and its benefits. CME / CBOT Clearing Presentatio
Matthew Rees Named Chief Speechwriter And Senior Adviser To SEC Chairman Donaldson

Date 16/09/2003

SEC Chairman William H. Donaldson today announced the appointment of Matthew R. Rees to serve as Chief Speechwriter and Senior Adviser to the Chairman. Rees will contribute to and coordinate the Chairman's speeches, articles, and congressional testimony, and will provide strategic counsel on issues before the Commission.
Marking Its 10th Anniversary The National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Made Acknowledgements And Awarded Market Participants

Date 16/09/2003

On 12 September 2003, marking its 10th anniversary, the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) made acknowledgements to the institutions and programs that mostly contributed to the NSEL's development and awarded the most active market participants.
Extraordinary General Meeting of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles - BME's Structure Is Consolidated - Banco De España Transfers Its Stake In Iberclear To BME In Exchange For A 9.78% Of Its Share Capital

Date 16/09/2003

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), the company that integrates the Spanish stock markets and the registry, clearing and settlement systems today held its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). During the EGM a capital increase of € 65.4 Million was approved which will allow BME to integrate 39.7 % of Iberclear's stock capital, which until the transaction was held by Banco de España. Also BME has partially reshuffled its Board of Directors by incorporating Ignacio Benjumea, who will replace Jo
Eurex US To Launch On February 1, 2004 - Eurex US To Offer U.S. And European Fixed Income And Index Derivatives - Ferscha: Eurex US To Accelerate Growth In The US Financial Industry/ Eurex Offers U.S Market Participants Equity Partnership In Eurex US - G

Date 16/09/2003

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, announced today that it will launch its new fully-electronic US based exchange, Eurex US, on February 1, 2004. Eurex US will be a U.S. regulated exchange and will offer a full range of products including derivatives on U.S. and European interest rates and indices. With this step Eurex US will offer customers worldwide 20-hour electronic trading and clearing in U.S. Dollar- and Euro-denominated futures and options on futures. It will give U.S. cust

Commencement Of Real-Time Dissemination Of TOPIX 1000, Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index And Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index

Date 16/09/2003

As Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.(TSE) previously announced, TSE. began calculation and publication of TOPIX 1000, Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index and Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index on a real-time basis on Friday, September 16, 2003.
CME Open Interest Reached Record 29.9 Million Positions

Date 16/09/2003

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reached a record 29.9 million positions on Sept. 11, prior to regular September quarterly interest rate contract expirations. During the month, CME set eight consecutive open interest records before reaching this all-time high, which also represents a world open interest record for futures and options on futures.
CBOT Names Jackie M. Clegg Director

Date 16/09/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today the appointment of Ms. Jackie M. Clegg to the CBOT Board of Directors.
CBOT Fed Watch: September 2003

Date 16/09/2003

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.<
Boston Consulting Group To Study Russian Securities Market

Date 16/09/2003

On September 16th, 2003, the RTS Stock Exchange and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) signed an agreement to undertake comparative study of securities markets in Russia and abroad and outline the perspectives of the market's development. The study will be financed by RTS, National Depositary Center (NDC) and National Association of Professional Market Participants (NAUFOR).