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OneChicago Closed On Friday, April 9 For Good Friday

Date 31/03/2004

OneChicago will be closed on Friday, April 9 for Good Friday.
NYSE Announces Second-Quarter 2004 Circuit-breaker And Trading Collar Levels

Date 31/03/2004

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2004, effective Thursday, April 1, 2004.
NYBOT Announces Synthetic Prices Used To Margin Cotton Positions

Date 31/03/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that in accordance with its New York Clearing Corporation (NYCC) rules, it will utilize an alternate price for purposes of margining outstanding positions at the clearing member level today, March 31, 2004.
NYBOT Announces New FINEX Margin Requirements

Date 31/03/2004

Please click here for details of the new FINEX margin requirements.
National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania: The Share Turnover Of The Month Topped Ltl 100 Million Again

Date 31/03/2004

The NSEL trading in March was as active as during the first two months of this year. Last month investors assessed the results of 2003 and made forecasts regarding performance of companies in the first quarter. More so, awaiting the decisions of the annual meetings of shareholders, market players adjusted their investments into shares. Despite the correction of some share prices at the end of the month, the prices of 24 shares advanced and those of 13 shares decreased. The prices of Invalda AB,

Mutual Fund Manager MFS Pays $50 Million Fine To Settle SEC Enforcement Action - Firm Failed To Adequately Disclose Use Of Mutual Fund Brokerage Commissions To Pay For "Shelf Space" At Brokerage Firms

Date 31/03/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settled enforcement action against Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS) related to the company's use of mutual fund assets - namely, brokerage commissions on mutual fund transactions - to pay for the marketing and distribution of mutual funds in the MFS Fund Complex (MFS Funds). The Commission issued an order that found MFS failed to adequately disclose to the Boards of Trustees and to shareholders of the MFS Funds the specifics
March 2004 "Market's Measure" - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.91% Loss In March, European Stock

Date 31/03/2004

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.91%, closing at 10,381.7. Stock market indexes in Asia were up, while indexes in Europe and Globally were down in March, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.
KCBT Raises Minimum Margins For Trading Wheat

Date 31/03/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility and are as follows:
Investment Funds: European Commission Proposes Plan To Bring National Rules On UCITS Depositaries Closer Into Line

Date 31/03/2004

The European Commission has set out a step-by-step approach to reducing differences in national rules on the depositaries used to safeguard assets on behalf of investors in collective investment funds (UCITS), such as unit trusts, common funds and SICAVs. Implementing this approach over the next two years, in cooperation with national regulators, will make easier the cross-border operation of UCITS or "undertakings for collective investment in transferable secu
Deutsche Börse With Record Result In 2003 - Company To Pursue New Growth Options - Forecast For EBIT 2004: At Least €450 Million - The Lord Peter Levene And Alessandro Profumo Proposed For Supervisory Board - Plans For A Further Increase In Dividends

Date 31/03/2004

Deutsche Börse AG closed fiscal year 2003 with a record result. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose by 29 percent to total €453 million. Including net interest income from banking business, the company's revenue increased by 28 percent to €1.51 billion. Chief Financial Officer Mathias Hlubek announced to journalists in Frankfurt that Deutsche Börse would be entering a key growth market, the clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) traded bonds, in the current fiscal year. Hlubek al