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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of March 22, 2005

Date 23/03/2005

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 30 March 2005

Date 23/03/2005

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 30 March 2005, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am. Opening on that day Pre-open 8:30am - 8:45am (Normal days 8:45am - 9:00am) Open of morning session 8:45am (Normal days 9:00am)
Stockholm Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee Warns J.P. Morgan And Lehman Brothers

Date 23/03/2005

J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd and Lehman Brothers International (Europe) have both breached the rules that state that a party who acquires 5% or more of the shares in a listed company must disclose the acquisition. Each of the two companies has acquired more than 5% of the shares in Song Network Holding AB without openly disclosing the acquisitions. Accordingly, Stockholm Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee has decided to warn both companies.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To U.S. Index

Date 23/03/2005

Ditech Communications (NASD:DITC) will replace DuPont Photomasks (NASD:DPMI) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. S&P Global 1200 constituent Toppan Printing Co. is acquiring DuPont Photomasks in a deal that is still pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.
Share Changes For Isuzu Motors, Ltd. In The S&P Japan Smallcap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 23/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Wednesday March 31st, 2004:

Nymex Sets Record For Overnight Trading

Date 23/03/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that a record 70,630 contracts were traded on the NYMEX ACCESS® electronic trading platform last night, surpassing the previous record of 60,790 contracts set during an abbreviated two-hour special daytime session held on September 14, 2001, the first time the markets opened after the September 11 World Trade Center attack.
NYBOT Announces New Cocoa Margins

Date 23/03/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Thursday, March 24, 2005, the cocoa margin requirements are as follows:
Nova Scotia Securities Commission - New Venture Financing Program Available To Nova Scotia Companies

Date 23/03/2005

Companies in Nova Scotia have a new way to access venture capital and become listed on TSX Venture Exchange. The new Capital Pool Company Program was announced today by the Nova Scotia Securities Commission and TSX Venture Exchange. It becomes effective on March 24.
Nomination Of New Federation Of European Securities Exchanges Secretary General

Date 23/03/2005

Mr Massimo Capuano, President and CEO of Borsa Italiana and the President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) is delighted to announce that, at the unanimous recommendation of FESE’s Search and Selection Committee, the General Assembly of the Federation has nominated Mrs Judith Hardt, currently Secretary General of the European Mortgage Federationas successor to Paul Arlman in the function of Secretary General of the Fede
NASDAQ-100 Open And QQQ SERVE Up World-Class Action And Activities For Fans And Investors - NASDAQ Opening Bell And Financial Literacy Workshop Highlight NASDAQ’s Fourth-Year As Title Sponsor

Date 23/03/2005

The NASDAQ-100 Open, the largest titled sponsorship in tennis, begins today in Miami. Now in its fourth year as title sponsor, the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM (QQQ) will expand its presence at the tournament and offer additional on-site enhancements and activities for fans and investors. The NASDAQ-100 Open features the world’s top men’s and women’s tennis players including defending champions Andy Roddick and Serena Williams and takes place March 23rd to April 3rd at the Tennis Center at