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Citigroup To Serve As Bin 3 PMM On ISE

Date 27/06/2005

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) said today that Citigroup Derivatives Markets LLC will serve as bin 3 Primary Market Maker (PMM) as of June 27, 2005.
CBOT Fed Watch - June 27 Market Close

Date 27/06/2005

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 30, 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 Options Exchange Sets New Record For Weekly Market Share

Date 27/06/2005

For the week ending June 24, 2005, BOX market share in the 391 classes it lists was 9.1%, besting the previous record of 8.4% set on May 9, 2005.
Additional Dubai International Financial Centre Laws Enacted

Date 27/06/2005

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, enacted five laws dealing with legal obligations, employment and security interests, and the Board of Directors of the DIFCA has issued the companies regulations.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 1 July 2005

Date 24/06/2005

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 1 July 2005, responding to the releases as follows:

The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For June 2005

Date 24/06/2005

As of mid-June, short interest in 2,730 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 5,683,388,046 shares compared with 5,566,939,248 shares in 2,742 National Market issues for the month of May.
Thailand’s Economic & Financial Policy Planning Organizations To Provide Information To Foreign Economists And Analysts At “Thailand Focus 2005- Strategists” June 27

Date 24/06/2005

Chairman of the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FeTCO), Mr. Kongkiat Opaswongkarn, announced that FeTCO, in conjunction with the Foreign Brokers Association, has invited prominent economists, strategists, and regional analysts to participate in Thailand Focus 2005- Strategists. This special event for strategists will be a great opportunity for them to meet directly with Thailand’s economic and financial policy planners. The event will take place on June 27, 2005. The participant
Standard & Poor's Announces The S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index Rebalancing Report For June 2005

Date 24/06/2005

Standard & Poor's has completed the monthly rebalancing of the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index. According to index methodology, the universe of Canadian bonds is exhaustively reviewed to reflect changes in par amount and term to existing index constituents. Qualifying new issues are added to the index and existing constituents that no longer meet the criteria for inclusion are removed.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 24/06/2005

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, June 24, 2005:
Peter Keller To Depart From The SWX And virt-x

Date 24/06/2005

Peter Keller, Member of the Management Committee of the SWX Swiss Exchange and CEO of virt-x, will be leaving the SWX Group on 31 July 2005 by mutual agreement. Jim Gollan, currently his deputy, will succeed him as the CEO of virt-x. The areas Peter Keller has been responsible for at the SWX will be taken over by Heinrich Henckel, CEO SWX Swiss Exchange.