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KCBT Announces Value Line® Market Maker, Reduced Contract Size

Date 25/05/2005

The Kansas City Board of Trade has selected Infinium Capital Management as a market maker to provide continuous two-sided markets in the exchange’s Value Line® stock index futures contract effective today.
GL TRADE Partners With The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) And Increases Presence In The Middle East.

Date 25/05/2005

GL TRADE, global provider of electronic trading, clearing and back office solutions, announces the signature of a distribution agreement with the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX).
Emissions Trading: European Commission Approves Italian Allocation Plan

Date 25/05/2005

The European Commission today accepted Italy’s plan for allocating CO2 emission allowances to Italian companies for the 2005-2007 trading period, after the Italian authorities agreed to lower significantly the total number of allocation by 23 million tonnes of CO2 annually or 9%. Italy will also have to notify further details of its allocations to specific installations and to abandon a provision to make a so-called ex-post adjustment to the plan. The Commissio
Discounted Market Data Services Now Available To Securities Industry Association Member Firms

Date 25/05/2005

The Securities Industry Association’s new agreement with QUODD Financial Information Services provides member-firms with a complete set of market data services and information at discounted prices. Firms can now provide their employees, independent contractors, and correspondents with a full-featured, real-time equity data system delivered directly to their desktop, all at special group rates.<
Deutsche Börse AGM Approves Dividend Of € 0.70

Date 25/05/2005

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Deutsche Börse AG approved on Wednesday the distribution of a dividend of €0.70 per share for fiscal year 2004 - this represents a 27 percent increase to last years dividend payment. In the meeting the shareholders also approved the acts of the Supervisory Board and Executive Board.

ASX Profit And Loss Drivers Review

Date 25/05/2005

ASX today announced an update on its Profit and Loss Drivers Review. The review has set some new directions for growth, determined significant costs savings and focused on capital management and the future of adjacent businesses. It provides a reinvigorated focus on servicing key customers and in continuing to ensure a capital market of integrity.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Free-Float Weight Of Constituents In Provisional TOPIX

Date 24/05/2005

Free-Float Weight (FFW) is a weight of listed shares deemed to be available for trading in the market. FFW is determined and calculated by TSE for each listed company for use in index calculation.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For May 2005

Date 24/05/2005

As of mid-May, short interest in 2,742 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 5,566,939,248 shares compared with 5,452,690,039 shares in 2,736 National Market issues for the month of April.
The MICEX Stockholders Discuss The Results Of The Exchange’s Work In 2004, Decide To Increase The Authorized Capital To 807.9 Million Rubles And Pay A Dividend

Date 24/05/2005

The meeting of stockholders of Moscow Interbank Curency Exchange (MICEX) has discussed and adopted the results of the financial and economic performance of the Exchange in 2004 and decided to distribute the net profit and increase the Exchange’s authorized capital.
SET Emphasizes Equitable Disclosure Of Information To Investors

Date 24/05/2005

Executive Vice President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Mr. Suthichai Chitvanich talked about the SET’s measures on market surveillance and monitoring of information disclosures to assure investors that the SET will closely monitor trading and related information that may result in negative repercussions. Investors will then receive information equally and in a timely manner encouraging fairness in securities trading.