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London Metal Exchange Announces Detailed Plastics Contract Specifications

Date 10/06/2004

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today provided the detail of the contract specifications for both Polypropylene and Linear Low Density Polyethylene – the two plastics contracts that are to be traded on the LME. The specifications are being released as part of the launch process and to ensure that all interested parties, producers, consumers, traders and LME members can ready themselves for the contract launch.
ISMA Members Elect New Board Line-Up

Date 10/06/2004

Members of the International Securities Market Association (ISMA) have today elected three new members and re-elected two current members to the board of the Association for a term of office of three years each. The elections to the board took place this morning at ISMA’s Annual General Meeting in Rome.
Instinet Group Announces May 2004 Transaction Information: INET Increases NASDAQ-Listed And U.S. Exchange-Listed Market Share

Date 10/06/2004

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) today announced May 2004 transaction data for its two major business segments: Instinet, the Institutional Broker and INET, the Electronic Marketplace. In May 2004, Instinet's total average daily U.S. equity share volume was 104 million shares, which represents a 2.7% share of the U.S. equity market. This compares to 113 million shares, or 2.7% of the U.S. equity market, in April 2004, and 97 million shares, or 2.5% of the U.S. equity market, in Ma
Former UKPX CEO Fredrik Voss To Join IPE

Date 10/06/2004

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe’s leading energy futures and options exchange, today announced that it had appointed Fredrik Voss as Director of Market Development.
Euronext Brussels BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 10/06/2004

Based upon the figures until the end of May 2004, Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list for the BEL20® index. The first three reserve candidates are Tessenderlo, Deceuninck and CMB. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Wednesday 16 June 2004 up to and including Thursday 15 July 2004 after trading hours.

Dow Jones Indexes/STOXX - Performance Of Leading Blue-Chips Indexes Since The Last Elections To The European Parliament In 1999

Date 10/06/2004

Please click here to view a chart showing performance of leading blue-chips indexes since the last elections to the european parliament in 1999.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Still More Companies In MidCap+ And SmallCap+

Date 10/06/2004

The Exchange has just elected the constituent shares of the future MidCap+ and SmallCap+ portfolios, which will be effective from 1 July until the turn of the year. The number of companies having qualified for the plus segments in the coming six-month period is now 63 as against 59 today.
CBOE Closed On Friday June 11; OEX Exercises Not Allowed

Date 10/06/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), as previously announced, will be closed on Friday, June 11, 2004 in honor of the National Day of Mourning for former President Ronald Reagan. Therefore, Exercise Notices on American-style, cash-settled index option classes, such as the S&P 100 index options ("OEX"), will not be accepted, and are prohibited.
CalPERS Releases 2004 Corporate Governance Focus List

Date 10/06/2004

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) yesterday announced four U.S. companies to its 2004 “Focus List” for poor financial and corporate governance performance.
California Approves Pacific Exchange Demutualization Applications

Date 10/06/2004

The California Department of Corporations yesterday approved applications of the Pacific Exchange (PCX) for its demutualization proposal. The proposal creates PCX Holdings, Inc., a for-profit shareholder corporation that will own the PCX, which operates an equities options market in San Francisco and regulates the Archipelago Exchange, the second largest stock market in the U.S. The plan was overwhelmingly approved by PCX members this past January and by the Securities and Exchange Commission in