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HKEx: Stock Exchange Narrows Strike Intervals For Selected Option Classes

Date 27/10/2003

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), will narrow the strike intervals in the spot month and next calendar month for Options on Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd from 31 October 2003.
HKEx: Main Board Listed Issuer Corporate Documents 2002 On Compact Disk

Date 27/10/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) released today (Monday) three sets of compact disks (CDs) on corporate documents published by issuers which have listed securities on the Main Board of the Hong Kong securities market.
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 27/10/2003

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 3 November 2003 (Monday), 36 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and five existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 189 after the revision.
GL TRADE Reports Turnover Of €93.7m To End-September 2003, An Increase Of 5.5% At Constant Exchange Rates

Date 27/10/2003

GL TRADE's turnover of €93.7m for the nine months to end-September 2003 represents a growth of 0.1% on the same period last year, including a negative currency effect. At constant exchange rates, turnover would have grown by 5.5%.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange: Weekly Market Data

Date 27/10/2003

For the week of October 20th - October 24th, 2003, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 694 thousand contracts and 5 391 million rubles, compared with 690 thousand contracts and 5 457 million rubles the week before. Total open interest as of October 24th, 2003, equaled 5 629 million rubles and 916 thousand contracts (as of October 17th, 2003, the numbers were 5 727 million rubles and 889 thousand contracts).

FTSE News & Views - October Edition Now Available

Date 27/10/2003

The latest edition of FTSE News & Views is now available.
Financial Services: European Commission Sets Up Specialist Groups To Take Stock Of Action Plan And Look To The Future

Date 27/10/2003

The European Commission, with the help of four new expert groups of market practitioners, is to launch an in-depth assessment of the state of integration of European financial markets. The assessment process begins as the five-year legislative phase of the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP) draws to a close. The assessment will be wide-ranging, transparent and open. The formation of the expert groups, made up of high-calibre specialists in the fields of banking, insurance, asset management, a
CompuCredit Corporation To Join NASDAQ Financial-100 Index Beginning November 3, 2003

Date 27/10/2003

CompuCredit Corporation (NASDAQ:CCRT) of Atlanta, Georgia, will become a component of the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading on Monday, November 3, 2003. CompuCredit Corporation will replace Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSLN), which is scheduled to be acquired by New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
CME Launches E-mini™ NASDAQ Composite Index®Futures

Date 27/10/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today launched trading in E-miniä NASDAQ Composite Index® futures at 8:30 a.m. Central time on its GLOBEX® electronic trading platform.
CBOE To Launch Options On 11 Russell Indexes During the Week Of Oct. 27

Date 27/10/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it will list options on eleven Russell indexes this week, including options on the Russell 1000 (RUI), Russell 3000 (RUA) and Russell Midcap (RMC) indexes. CBOE currently lists options on the Russell 2000 Index (RUT), in addition to 37 other index options.