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Securities Industry Association Welcomes Effort To Modernize Securities Offering Process - Association Committed To Working With SEC On Changes That Will Expand Access To Capital, Create Jobs

Date 26/10/2004

The Securities Industry Association today welcomed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed modernization of the securities offering process by revising the Securities Act of 1933.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On The iShares Xinhua/FTSE China 25 Index Fund

Date 26/10/2004

Xinhua FTSE Index (XFI) announced that the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) has begun trading options on the iShares Xinhua/FTSE China 25 Index Fund on October 19. This is the first time investors in the United States and abroad will be able to track the performance of the largest and most widely traded Chinese stocks by mirroring the Xinhua/FTSE China 25 Index, which captures the top 25 Chinese stocks available to international investors by total market capitalization.
New York Mercantile Exchange And ICAP To Launch Market In Options On Oil Inventory Statistics - Introduction Follows Successful Launch Of Options On Gas Statistics Earlier This Year

Date 26/10/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and ICAP (LSE: IAP) announced today that they will launch an electronic market in options on crude oil inventory statistics.
Investable Weight Factor Change For Enel SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 26/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Enel SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003128367) a member of the S&P/MIB Index from 0.39 to 0.582 effective at the close of trading Friday, October 29, 2004. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which has reduced its holding to 31.5% of shares outstanding.
Instinet Group Announces Third Quarter 2004 Results

Date 26/10/2004

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq:INGP) today announced net income of $7.7 million or $0.02 per share for the third quarter of 2004 compared to net income of $4.0 million or $0.01 per share for the third quarter of 2003 and $8.4 million or $0.03 per share for the second quarter of 2004. Excluding a $4.0 million investment gain, pro forma operating income for the third quarter of 2004 was $3.6 million, or $0.01 per share compared to a pro forma operating income of $2.8 million or $0.01 per shar

InfoDyne Announces Consolidated ECN Server With Configurable Depth Of Book

Date 26/10/2004

InfoDyne Corporation, a leading provider of direct exchange ticker plant, trade/order transaction processing, and middleware technology for the financial markets, today announced the availability of a consolidated ECN server with multiple options for publishing depth of book information. The server, part of InfoDyne's TPS+Plus ticker plant family of products, provides market data from Archipelago, INET, and NASDAQ's BRUT.
Enel SPA IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 26/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective the close of trading Thursday, October 28, 2004: Enel SPA (Italy, SEDOL: 7144569, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.3902 to 0.5825. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Deutsche Börse Sponsors 'Robert Frank - Storylines' At Tate Modern

Date 26/10/2004

Deutsche Börse Group, the world's largest exchange organization, is the main sponsor of the first major monographic show of the work of Robert Frank in the UK at Tate Modern from 28 October 2004 - 23 January 2005. In this extensive retrospective, over 270 works will be shown which cover all the major periods of his oeuvre.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: Prospective Employee Share Options – An Important Parameter In The Value Assessment Of Shares

Date 26/10/2004

Within the last 5-10 years, a rising number of companies have introduced options and other types of share-based compensation schemes to their employees. This is a staff cost, says Equity Analyst Rune Møller, Jyske Markets, in Focus no. 93, and thus it should be treated as such. It is quite immaterial whether the company finances its expenses using the overdraft facility or through the issuance of shares.
Component Change Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications Index

Date 26/10/2004

Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications index.