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John L. Jacobs, Executive Vice President Of Nasdaq, Opened The Market At The Philadelphia Stock Exchange On Monday, March 22

Date 22/03/2004

John L. Jacobs, executive vice president of NASDAQ, rang the opening bell on Monday, March 22 to kick off trading on options on the NASDAQ Composite Index® which will be listed and traded exclusively at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
Financial Options In Mexico's Derivatives Exchange - MexDer Launches Contracts On The IPC Bolsa's Index And On America Movil

Date 22/03/2004

The governor of Mexico's Central Bank, Guillermo Ortiz, presided today over the ceremony that marked the commencement of the Market for Financial Options in MexDer -Mexico's derivatives exchange.
Euronext Successfully Transfers Its Portuguese Derivatives To New Trading And Clearing Systems - Cash And Derivatives Markets Migration Completed In Lisbon

Date 22/03/2004

Euronext has today successfully migrated its Portuguese derivatives products onto the Euronext trading and clearing technology systems: LIFFE CONNECT® and CLEARING 21®, respectively. The transfer was made on schedule.
Deutsche Börse: CTS Eventim To Replace Holsten-Brauerei In SDAX - Holsten Free Float Falls Below 5 Percent - Unscheduled Amendment With Effect From Wednesday

Date 22/03/2004

With effect from Wednesday, CTS Eventim AG will be included in the SDAX index as part of an unscheduled amendment to its composition. The stock will replace Holsten- Brauerei AG, whose free float has fallen to below five percent since the takeover by Carlsberg Deutschland. Holsten therefore no longer meets the requirements to be included in the SDAX.
Deutsche Börse To Adjust Rules For Companies Entering DAX Index - Market Capitalization And Trading Volume To Become Sole Criteria - Rules To Come Into Effect From September 2004 - DAX To Become More Appealing To Investors

Date 22/03/2004

According to a statement by Deutsche Börse on Monday, the index provider plans to limit the rules governing the selection of companies in the DAX equity index to quantitative criteria. In future, stocks may only be replaced using two criteria: trading volume and market capitalization, thereby removing any discretionary judgment when altering the composition of the DAX. Changes in the DAX index can then be derived directly from the relevant ranking list and will be performed automaticall

Changes On Periodical Review Results: Belgacom enters Euronext 100 index

Date 22/03/2004

Belgacom enters Euronext 100 index (N100) Today, 22 March the company Belgacom is listed on the Cash market of Euronext Brussels. Based on rule 1.3 of the groundrules for the Euronext 100 index, that states that a newly listed stock could qualify for fast entry if it ranks within the first 50 companies in terms of market capitalisation, Belgacom will enter the Euronext 100 at the next quarterly review (effective 1 April 2004).
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 22/03/2004

The market edged up further to record highs with the Domestic companies market capitalisation breaching the P10bn mark.
March 04 CBOT Dow Contracts Settle

Date 20/03/2004

The Special Opening Quotation (SOQ) for the March 2004 CBOTSM Dow Futures and mini-sized DowSM futures as calculated 3/19/04 is 10290.74.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On The NASDAQ Composite Index®

Date 19/03/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on the NASDAQ Composite Index full-size (QCX) and mini-size contracts (QCE) on Monday, March 22.
Stockholmsbörsen's Disciplinary Committee Issues Warning And Imposes Fine

Date 19/03/2004

Tripep AB and Lundin Petroleum AB have breached the companies' Listing Agreement with Stockholmsbörsen by selectively disclosing information to journalists. Tripep has been issued a warning while Lundin Petroleum has been ordered to pay a fine.