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  • Boston Options Exchange Sets New Trading Volume Record on Second Consecutive Day

    Date 21/01/2005

    For the second consecutive day, BOX set a record for total contract volume traded in a single session; today's volume of 317,322 eclipsed yesterday's previous record of 306,862. This was the third consecutive week that BOX trading volume exceeded one million contracts.

  • Bayer AG IWF change In the S&P European and S&P Global 100 Indices

    Date 21/01/2005

    Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices effective after the close of trading Tuesday, January 25, 2005: Bayer AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5069211, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15101020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.943 to 1. This is a result of Allianz reducing its holding in the company to less than 5% of sha

  • Bayer AG and RWE AG IWF Changes In The S&P European And S&P Global 100 Indices

    Date 21/01/2005

    Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices effective after the close of trading Tuesday, January 25, 2005: Bayer AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5069211, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15101020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.943 to 1. This is a result of Allianz reducing its holding in the company to less than 5% of share

  • Archipelago Announces Fourth Quarter and 2004 Year End Results - Fourth Quarter Sees Continued Revenue Growth; Highlights for 2004 Include Highly Successful IPO

    Date 21/01/2005

    Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX), owner and operator of the Archipelago Exchange(R) (ArcaEx(R)), the nation's first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange, reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $59.3 million, or $1.38 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2004, compared to $1.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2003. On a sequential basis, for the fourth quarter of 2004, net income was $12.5 million, or $0.26 per dilut

  • Wiener Börse Adopts New IPO Strategies

    Date 20/01/2005

    With record results across the board, Wiener Börse can look back on a successful 12 months in 2004. It displayed an impressive ability to attract capital, with inflows totalling more than EUR 4 billion. However, the proportion of initial public offerings (IPOs) was lower than anticipated. "It appears that going private is more attractive for companies than going public. We are therefore appealing to companies to take advantage of the excellent current climate for a flotation," comments Dr Michae