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CBOT YTD Volume Through July Jumps 32.3% From 2003 Period

Date 02/08/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that total exchange volume continued its strong performance, with year-to-date volume through July hitting 338,417,477 contracts, up 32.3 percent from January through July in 2003. July 2004 volume totaled 43,335,019 contracts. Total exchange open interest at the end of July rose 30.5 percent to 11,822,859 contracts from last year.
CBOT Fed Funds July Settlement

Date 02/08/2004

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for July 2004 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98-736, for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 1.264 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
Business Sunday Interview With Richard Humphry, ASX Managing Director And CEO

Date 02/08/2004

Click here to download a transcript of the Business Sunday interview with Richard Humphry AO, Managing Director and CEO of the Australian Stock Exchange Limited.
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 94, 2 August 2004

Date 02/08/2004

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
American Stock Exchange Reduces Transaction Fees For Options - Second Phase Of Three-Step Process That Will Cut Fees From 30 Cents To 20 Cents

Date 02/08/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that, as part of its second phase of a three-step process, it has reduced transaction charges for equity options contracts. On May 1st transaction charges were reduced from 36 cents to 30 cents; August 1st they were cut to 25 cents; and on December 1st charges will drop to 20 cents. These are charges for Amex specialists and market makers.

Bursa Malaysia Appoints IPO Advisers: Listing Targeted For First Quarter 2005

Date 31/07/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa”) moves closer towards its proposed public listing with the appointment of advisers for its initial public offer (IPO) exercise.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: TOPIX Dissemination Interval Change

Date 30/07/2004

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced today that it will change the dissemination interval of TOPIX and its sub-indices to every fifteen seconds starting in April 2005.* The indices are currently disseminated once a minute to securities companies, information vendors, and others through TSE’s Market Information System (MAINS).
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of July 30, 2004

Date 30/07/2004

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Share Change For Aeon Co Ltd In The S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 30/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Friday August 6th 2004: Aeon Co., Ltd. (Japan, SEDOL: 6480048, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30101040) a member of the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 27,000,000 to 360,274,674 due to its public offering.
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sektor And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 30/07/2004

As of 1 August 2004 foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's all-share and sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.