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National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange And The Tokyo Grain Exchange (TGE) Sign MOU

Date 15/03/2005

NCDEX and The Tokyo Grain Exchange (TGE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 15th March 2005.
NASDAQ Signs Memoranda Of Understanding And Cooperation With MICEX And RTS

Date 15/03/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ®”; NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that it has signed agreements with the leading Russian Stock Exchanges. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with The RTS Stock Exchange (RTS) and a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed with the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX). The signing ceremony took place at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
MICEX And NASDAQ Signs Memorandum Of Cooperation

Date 15/03/2005

The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ®”; NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The signing ceremony took place at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
GL TRADE Offers Service Bureau Connectivity To The IPE

Date 15/03/2005

GL TRADE, global provider of electronic trading, clearing and settlement solutions, is to provide service bureau connectivity to the IPE- International Petroleum Exchange. The IPE has announced it will be closing its futures and options pits on April 7 to become a fully electronic market place.
Euronext Reports Solid Full Year Results For 2004

Date 15/03/2005

Euronext NV reports today its results for 2004. The financial results for the full year are solid; owing to its balanced business mix Euronext’s revenues grew by 2.4 %. Ongoing proactive cost management enabled the company to maintain expenses nearly flat despite € 14.5 million of exceptional costs related to the completion of the derivatives migration in the 4th quarter of 2004 and GL Trade’s multiple acquisitions.

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Index Factor 1 And 2

Date 15/03/2005

On the basis of the development of the net consumer-price index from May 2004 to November 2004 and the development of the summary index of earnings in the private sector during the same period, new index factors have been calculated and will be effective as from 31 December 2005:
Clearstream Launches Real-Time Night Settlement For The German Market - Next Step Forward For The Settlement Market

Date 15/03/2005

On 14 March 2005, Clearstream Banking AG successfully launched additional real-time processing between 1.30am and 5.30am for the high volume of settlements at nighttime. This means that the CASCADE settlement system is one of the few in Europe which is available to customers 18 hours a day. The so-called Real-Time STD permits additional exchange between participants at Clearstream Banking Frankfurt and the two International Securities Depositories Clearstream Banking Luxembourg and Euroclear in
CBOT To Launch Ethanol Futures On Wednesday, March 23 - Exchange Appoints Noble Americas Corp. As Market Maker For New Futures Contract

Date 15/03/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that the Exchange will launch its CBOT Ethanol futures contract on Wednesday, March 23, at 10 a.m. Central Time. Further, the Exchange has selected Noble Americas Corp. as a market maker to provide continuous two-sided markets in the new contract.
CBOT Muni Futures Rise To New Open Interest Record

Date 15/03/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that on Monday, March 14, open interest in CBOT 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures climbed to a new all-time high.
CalPERS To Seek Majority Vote For Corporate Directors - Pension Fund To Use Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditor Independence Proposals As Guidelines For Proxy Votes

Date 15/03/2005

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today embarked on a new frontier in its corporate governance program.