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CBOE And CFE Trading Schedule For Memorial Day Holiday

Date 18/05/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday:
Additional December Option To Be Listed On NYBOTs December Cotton No. 2 Futures Contract

Date 18/05/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the start of trading on Friday June 3, 2005, the Exchange is implementing amendments to its rules creating a second regular option contract month on the December Cotton No. 2SM futures contract. The new option contract month, which will be referred to as the “September” option, will have the December futures contract as its underlying future, and will expire on the 3rd Friday of the prior August calendar
World Federation Of Exchanges Forum In Beijing

Date 17/05/2005

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange will host a World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) forum in Beijing from Wednesday, 1 June to Friday, 3 June 2005. The focus of the forum is the role exchanges worldwide are playing in the development of their nations’ financial markets and exchanges’ indirect role in domestic economic development. Delegates from exchanges, financial institutions and universities around the world are expected to p
Wiener Börse And Dubai Stock Exchange Sign Cooperation Agreement

Date 17/05/2005

Stefan Zapotocky, member of the management board of Wiener Börse AG, and Essa Kazim, chairman of the Dubai Financial Market, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, 17 May 2005. "The cooperation agreement is the founding stone for closer cooperation between the two exchanges in the future. The objective is to work together closely especially in the area of index management", explained Stefan Zapotocky. The initiator of the agreement was Bank Medici, which contributed substantially to ac
UK's Financial Services Authority Announces A New Market-based Instalment Plan For Firms To Pay Their 2005/06 Fees And Levies

Date 17/05/2005

Following the FSA's facilitation of detailed negotiations between the Small Business Practitioner Panel (SBPP), Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), Trade Associations and credit providers, a successful outcome has been reached in which one of the providers - Premium Credit Limited – will be able to provide a suitable instalment plan for firms who wish to use such a facility by which to pay their fees and levies.

Trading In Foreign And Multiple Currencies In The Main Segment Of The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 17/05/2005

The SWX Swiss Exchange decided in its resolution of 22 March 2005 to extend trading in foreign and multiple currencies – which is already permitted in the Investment (cf. SWX message no. 35/2000 dated 22 May 2000 and SWX message no. 59/2001 dated 9 July 2001) and Real Estate (cf. SWX message no. 84/2003 dated 10 November 2003) Companies segments to the Main Segment of the SWX.
STOXX, Ltd. Changes The Composition Of The European Benchmark Indexes - Second Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On June 20, 2005

Date 17/05/2005

STOXX, Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 index, the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes, the Dow Jones EU Enlarged Total Market Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index.
SIS Swiss Financial Services Group AG Submission To The UK Competition Commission Inquiry Into A Possible Acquisition Of London Stock Exchange Plc By Deutsche Börse AG Or Euronext N.V.

Date 17/05/2005

Click here to download the SIS Swiss Financial Services Group AG submission to the UK Competition Commission Iiquiry into a possible acquisition of London Stock Exchange plc by Deutsche Börse AG or Euronext N.V.
Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co. Ltd. Shares Increase In The S&P/HKEx GEM Index

Date 17/05/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/HKEx GEM Index effective after the close of trading Thursday, May 19, 2005: Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong, SEDOL: B00LN28, GICS: Energy, GICS Code: 10101020), a member of the S&P/HKEx GEM Index, shares will increase by 108,000,000 to 246,276,000. The change is due to the successful placement of shares. There will also be a decrease to the Investable Weight Factor (IWF).
SETTRADE Unveils Trends In Internet Trading - Strives To Provide Multi-Dimensional Solutions For Multiple Users In Several Markets

Date 17/05/2005

SETTRADE.Com Co., Ltd. unveiled the trends in securities trading via the Internet and announced it would strive to develop its technology for Internet trading and provide comprehensive information services for equity, bonds, and derivatives.