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Gilts Registration Transfer To Computershare

Date 21/12/2004

Computershare Investor Services plc has formally taken over as the registrar for UK Government bonds, known as gilts.
FTSE Global Markets Magazine January/February

Date 21/12/2004

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com
Eurex Sets New World Record - Record Turnover Of 1.07 Billion Contracts In 2004 - French And Dutch Equity Option Segments Record Strong Growth - US-Participants Now Account For Around 30 Percent Of Total Turnover

Date 21/12/2004

The international derivatives market Eurex set a new world record in 2004. The preliminary figures, which include a forecast for the last eight trading days of this year, show that Eurex generated turnover of 1.07 billion contracts in 2004, once again setting a new world record (2003: 1.014 billion contracts). This means that Eurex will close out this year too as by far the world's largest and most successful derivatives market.
Emissions Registries: European Commission Adopts Rules To Ensure Emissions Trading Market Reaches Its Full Potential

Date 21/12/2004

Today the European Commission adopted the final piece of legislation foreseen under the Emissions Trading Directive, in preparation for the innovative EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme to begin on 1 January 2005. This Regulation lays the foundation for an electronic registries system that will keep track of the ownership of emission allowances as they change hands in the market. The emissions trading scheme is one of the key policies and measures developed under the Europe
Copenhagen Stock Exchange To Amend The Rules On Capped Indices

Date 21/12/2004

On 1 January 2005, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange introduces amendments to the rules regulating the capped indices KBXcap and KAXcap.

CME Achieves Record Weather Futures Volume

Date 21/12/2004

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, established a new daily volume record of 4,350 weather futures contracts traded on Friday, December 17, 2004, up from the previous record of 3,065 reached on December 9, 2004.
Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad – Market Holidays

Date 21/12/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that the offices of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Group will be closed in conjunction with the following public holidays : Date Public Holiday
Charlie McCreevy: European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - The Integration Of European Financial Markets – Our Objectives For The Coming Years - Initiative Finanzstandort Deutschland, Frankfurt, 20 December 2004

Date 21/12/2004

Initiative Finanzstandort Deutschland
CBOT December 2004 10-year Municipal Note Index Settlement

Date 21/12/2004

The CBOT 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures contract for December 2004 will be cash settled at a final settlement price of 105-07 following today's market close at 2:00 p.m. Chicago time.
Calyon Financial Inc. Connects To Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 21/12/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) is pleased to announce that Calyon Financial Inc. has connected to WCE as a Direct Access Trading Participant.