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Investable Weight Factor Change For RCS MediaGroup SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 06/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for RCS MediaGroup SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003039010), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.378 to 0.326 effective at the close of trading Friday, April 08, 2005. This is following the acquisition of ordinary shares by Magiste International S.A., which has increased its holding to 5.189 % of shares outstanding.
Futures And Options On RTS Stock Exchange: I Quarter 2005 Results

Date 06/04/2005

In the first quarter of 2005 (January 1st – March 31st, 2004) FORTS trading volume reached 9,7 million contracts or 80.1 billion rubles in underlying value. Total open interest as of March 31 st , 2005, increased by 60% in rubles and 53% in contracts and stood at 1,5 million contracts or 13,1 million rubles in underlying value.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange: March 2005 Monthly Data

Date 06/04/2005

In March 2005 total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) increased by 35% in rubles and 49% in contracts and reached 34.5 billion rubles and 3 million contracts. Total open interest as of March 31st, 2005, reached 13.1 billion rubles and 1,5 million contracts.
FTSE Launches Watch List Index Series

Date 06/04/2005

FTSE Group, the global index provider, today announced the launch of the FTSE Watch List Index Series. The Series is a set of nine shadow benchmark indices illustrating the impact of the addition of China 'A' Shares within FTSE's widely used global benchmark series and the potential promotion of South Korea and Taiwan from emerging to developed market status.
FFastFill’s New Customer Win - KBC Clearing

Date 06/04/2005

FFastFill plc, the leading provider of application services to the electronic trading community, is pleased to announce a contract with a new customer: KBC Clearing.

Dubai International Financial Exchange Signs Agreement With Tata Consultancy Services For Central Counterparty Clearing System That Will Be Unique In Middle East

Date 06/04/2005

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has signed a contract with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) under which TCS will supply software systems that will support Clearing and Settlement services for the DIFX.
CBOT To Observe Moment Of Silence In Honor Of Pope John Paul II

Date 06/04/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that it will honor Pope John Paul II with a minute of silence on Friday, April 8, 2005, on the Exchange trading floor at 8:29 a.m. (Central Time).
The Spanish Exchange Trades 98 New Warrants Issued By SCH - With These Issues, The Number Of Warrants Traded On The Market Stands Now At 1,376 Of Which 593 Have Been Trading Since The Start Of The Year.

Date 05/04/2005

The Spanish Exchange today began to trade 98 new warrants issued by Santander Central Hispano. The new issues are linked to a wide range of underlying assets, including domestic and foreign shares and indices as well as exchange rates.
Thailand Futures Exchange Selects OMX For New Trading And Clearing Platform

Date 05/04/2005

The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) and OMX Technology (OMX) today signed an agreement for the use of CLICK Trade-the order entry system, CLICK XT™ and SECUR™ as a new integrated trading and clearing platform for its derivatives products. The agreement includes license, project implementation and support of the system for five years. The project implementation was scheduled to commence already in March.
Stockholmsbörsen Statistics report - Derivatives Volumes January-March 2005

Date 05/04/2005

Click here to download Stockholmsbörsen's derivatives volumes statistics report for January to March 2005. This report contains total volume for Swedish and Finnish stock related derivatives, Swedish interest-rate related derivatives and Finnish stock lending.