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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports Record Revenues And Net Income For Third-Quarter 2004, And Has Declared Quarterly Dividend - Third-Quarter Diluted Earnings Per Share Rise 85 Percent To $1.72

Date 26/10/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today reported record revenues and profits for the third straight quarter, with an 89 percent increase in net income for third-quarter 2004 compared with third-quarter 2003. These results were driven by continued strong volume growth in its benchmark products, particularly on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform,and the continued impact of third-party transaction processing. Net revenues climbed 42 percent to a record $192.4 million
CBOT Veterans Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 26/10/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Veterans Day holiday:
Borsa Italiana: Reasons Behind The Technical Glitch Of MTA And MOT On 25 October 2004

Date 26/10/2004

As confirmed by Borsa Italiana's technology provider, on the Monday, 25 October session a technical glitch occurred in one of the trading servers of the Electronic Equity Market (MTA) where several dozen financial instruments were located.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To S&P Indices

Date 25/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500 and S&P SmallCap 600 Indices: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) will replace SouthTrust Corp. (NASD:SOTR) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on a date to be announced. SouthTrust is being acquired by fellow S&P 500 constituent Wachovia Corp. (NYSE:WB) in a deal is still subject to shareholder approval. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) will replace AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE) in the
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 25/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, October 25, 2004: Grilli Property Group Inc. (TSXVN:GG) will be removed from the index. The company has entered into a going-private transaction and will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.

SFE Annual General Meeting

Date 25/10/2004

SFE Corporation Limited advises that its 2005 Annual General Meeting will be held in Sydney at 10:00 am EST on Thursday 28 April 2005.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 25/10/2004

Volume Highlights Each single stock futures contract is equal to 100 shares of the underlying stock or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) October 18 Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB1C): 2,001 contracts traded including 2,000 DEC04 in an EFP October 19 Coca-Cola Co. (KO1C) : 2,254 contracts traded including 2,000 MAR05 in an EFP General Motors Corp. (GM1C) : 1,412 contracts traded including 700 MAR05 in an EFP and 700 MAR05 in another
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,050,000

Date 25/10/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Oct. 15, 2004, for $1,050,000; down $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale on October 15, 2004.
New York Board Of Trade New Margin Requirements For Cocoa And Cotton

Date 25/10/2004

Click here to view the New York Board of Trade new margin requirements for cocoa and cotton.
NASD Fines Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. $250,000 In Largest Hedge Fund Sales Sanction To Date - Sales Materials Included Unsubstantiated Claims, Inadequate Risk Disclosure

Date 25/10/2004

In its largest enforcement action to date involving hedge fund sales by broker-dealers, NASD has censured and fined Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., $250,000 for disseminating inappropriate sales literature. More than 100 pieces of sales literature distributed between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003, cited a targeted rate of return without providing a sound basis for evaluating the target, improperly used hypothetical returns in charts or graphs, and/or failed to include adequate risk disclosure.