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Stock Exchange Of Thailand Board No Longer Requires Full 10% Front-End Collateral For Trading Of Securities Of Less Than THB500,000 And Waives Debenture-Related Fees For Brokers

Date 25/11/2004

Executive Vice President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Mrs. Patareeya Benjapolchai, said that at the SET Board Meeting on November 24, 2004 it was resolved to allow member companies to require less than 10% front-end collateral from their clients who are trading no more than THB500,000. The rule will become effective starting January 1, 2005.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market

Date 25/11/2004

For the week of November 15th – November 19th, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) increased by 54% and reached 16 499 million rubles. Internet trading accounted for 40% of total trading volume, slightly up from 39% the week before. 17 599 transactions were executed.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market

Date 25/11/2004

For the week of November 15st– November 19th, 2004, the RTS Index lost 1.40 points and closed at 655.44. The RTS Current Quotes Index (RTST) decreased by 0.79% and reached 722.87.
Retail Investors And The Stock Market - Second Report By Borsa Italiana On Shareholding In Italy - A Conference By Borsa Italiana - Risk Taking Decreases As Diversification Increases - Interest In Stock Market Investments Remains Stable - Personal Relat

Date 25/11/2004

The Conference "The retail investor and the stock exchange - Second report on shareholding in Italy" was held today at Palazzo Mezzanotte. Luca Filippa, Alessandra Franzosi and Enrico Pellizzoni (Borsa Italiana-Research & Development) presented the research and discussed its results with Angelo Tantazzi (President of Borsa Italiana), Massimo Capuano (Managing Director of Borsa Italiana), Luigi Spaventa ("Tor Vergata" University of Rome), Massimo Arrighetti (Banca Intesa - Head of Network Divisio
Palestine Securities Exchange: Trading Hours

Date 25/11/2004

The Palestine Securities Exchange will extend its trading hours as of Wednesday, 01/12/2004. The "Continuous Trading" stage will be two hours instead of one hour from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The trading sessions will remain five sessions a week from Sunday to Thursday.

OFR To Boost Business And Inform Shareholders - Trade And Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt Responds To OFR Consultation

Date 25/11/2004

Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt today announced the way forward on the new Operating and Financial Review (OFR) to help strengthen corporate Britain.
KOFEX Weekly Bulletin No. 212 – November 19, 2004

Date 25/11/2004

Please click here to view the KOFEX Weekly Bulletin No. 212 – November 19, 2004.
ICAP Begins Live Electronic Trading Of EONIAS On I-Swap Utilising Computershare’s X-Stream Electronic Trading System

Date 25/11/2004

Computershare Markets Technology today welcomed the announcement that ICAP plc, the world’s largest interdealer broker, has begun electronic auto-trading of short term interest rate swaps called EONIAS (Euro Overnight Index Average Swaps). EONIAS have been traded on ICAP’s i-Swap system, since the 1st of September. i-Swap is based on Computershare’s X-stream electronic trading system.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 25/11/2004

For the week of November 15th – November 19th, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 8 035 million rubles and 888 thousand contracts. Total open interest as of November 19th, 2004, increased by 12% in rubles and 11% in contracts and equaled 12 507 million rubles and 1 415 thousand contracts.
Changes In The TOCOM Rubber Market 2004

Date 25/11/2004

TOCOM will make the following two major changes to its rubber futures contract. 1. Trading method will be changed from the floor-based "Itayose Trading" to the computerized "Systems Trading". (January 4, 2005) 2. Contract unit will be reduced from 10,000 kg to 5,000 kg. (From July 2005 contract which will be generated on Jan. 26, 2005) 1. The following changes will accompany the start of system trading in the rubber market on January 4, 2005 (