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Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) November Trading Statistics

Date 02/12/2004

22 trading days
Stockholmsbörsen Statistics Report - Derivatives Volumes January - November 2004

Date 02/12/2004

Click here to download the total volume for Swedish and Finnish stock related derivatives, Swedish interest-rate related derivatives and Finnish stock lending for the period January to November 2004.
Standard & Poor’s Modifies Float Adjustment Schedule, Announces Change to U.S. Index

Date 02/12/2004

Beginning with the previously announced addition of News Corporation Inc. (NYSE:NWS.A) to the S&P 500 on Friday, December 17, all S&P U.S. index additions will be made using the added companies’ half float-adjusted market capitalization rather than their full market capitalization. This strategy has been implemented in light of S&P’s abiding goal of avoiding unnecessary turnover, and will continue until March 18, 2005, at which point the indices will transition in their entirety to a half float-
RTS Stock Exchange And Standard & Poor’s - Announce Cooperation In Development Of S&P/RTS Indices

Date 02/12/2004

The RTS Stock Exchange (RTS) and Standard & Poor’s (S&P) signed Memorandum of understanding. This document announces cooperation of the parties in developing, calculating, licensing and world-wide distribution of Russian stock market indices. Beginning the first half of 2005, all indices, including the benchmark RTS Index – will be distributed under the joint brand "S&P/RTS".
Program Trading Averaged 53.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 22-26

Date 02/12/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Nov. 22-26.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Launches 18 Sector Indices On PHLX XL — The Electronic Options Trading System“ - Benchmark Index Products Expected To Display Tighter Spreads And Greater Size”

Date 02/12/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today plans to launch trading over the next several weeks of its 18 proprietary indexes, including SOX, OSX and XAU on PHLX XL, the Exchange’s electronic options trading system.
Open Interest Continues To Climb, Set Records On Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 02/12/2004

With just over 2 weeks to go before launching its contracts for trading on an electronic trading platform, Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. is posting records in open interest.
Nymex Tops Monthly, Annual Volume Records

Date 02/12/2004

Activity on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., set a new annual volume record with one month left to go, when, by the end of November, 149,489,901 contracts had been traded, shattering last year's record of 139,037,043 contracts set in 2003.
Nymex To Begin Allowing Cross Trading Between Members And Customers In Brent Crude Oil Futures

Date 02/12/2004

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last night approved allowing floor brokers who trade Brent crude oil futures beginning tomorrow to take the opposite side of a customer order if they have advance permission in writing from the customer and have already announced the order to the ring at least twice without anyone else taking the opposite side of the trade.
MTSNext Launches the EuroMTS New EU Index

Date 02/12/2004

MTSNext today announced the launch of the EuroMTS New EU Index (EMTXn), the first real-time index for euro-denominated government benchmark bonds issued by the new member states of the European Union. The EMTXn is based on real-time prices quoted on the NewEuroMTS system.