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New Member Firm For The Irish Stock Exchange

Date 14/10/2004

CCF S.A., which uses HSBC CCF as its main trading name, has been admitted to membership of the Exchange as a primary dealer in Irish government bonds. The main role of the primary dealer is to continuously make markets in Irish government bonds as well as bidding in auctions for such bonds organised by the National Treasury Management Agency. HSBC CCF will commence trading from Monday 18th October.

NASDAQ MarketSite Studio To Become CNN Epicenter For Election Day Coverage

Date 14/10/2004

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ®”; OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced that CNN will headquarter its coverage of the 2004 election at the NASDAQ MarketSite located in the heart of Times Square. The NASDAQ MarketSite will serve as CNN's election-night headquarters.

Historical Record At BOVESPA

Date 14/10/2004

On October 13, BOVESPA reached an all time record in number of trades.

Futures Industry Holds Successful Disaster Recovery Test - High Level Of Participation Across The Industry

Date 14/10/2004

The Futures Industry Association is pleased to announce the results of the first U.S. industry-wide disaster recovery test held on Saturday, Oct. 9.

FTSE Group Forges Alliance With Northfield

Date 14/10/2004

Global index provider FTSE Group, announces today that it has formed an alliance with risk management systems and solutions provider, Northfield Information Systems Inc. to produce customised risk models linked to a range of FTSE indices.

CBOT Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With SFE

Date 14/10/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) to cooperate on product development and other areas of mutual interest.

CalPERS Names Ken Nitschke Chief Of Policy And Program Development Division

Date 14/10/2004

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) yesterday announced the appointment of the pension fund's Ken Nitschke as Chief of Office of Policy & Program Development (OPPD).

Boston Options Exchange Has Second Most Active Trading Session

Date 14/10/2004

BOX traded 219,883 contracts on October 13, its second most active session ever. Average daily volume for the last ten sessions exceeds 157,000 contracts, also a record.

BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 14/10/2004

Based upon the figures until the end of September 2004, Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list for the BEL20® index. The first three reserve candidates are Tessenderlo, CMB and Deceuninck. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 18 October 2004 up to and including Monday 15 November 2004 after trading hours. This list is also available on the Euronext website:

Tokyo Stock Exchange Joining SWIFT To Offer Corporate Action Announcements In ISO15022 Formats

Date 13/10/2004

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced today that it will start distribution of corporate action information through SWIFTNet from January, 2005. Participation in SWIFTNet will create direct links between TSE, the source of corporate action information, and financial institutions around the world.