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CME Announces July 26 Launch Of New Functionality For Eurodollar Options On GLOBEX® - DRW Trading Named As Lead Market Maker For Eurodollar Options On GLOBEX

Date 17/03/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced it will launch its new Eurodollar Options on GLOBEX® functionality on July 26 providing global short term interest rate options markets with unprecedented levels of price transparency, competitiveness, and ease of execution.
CME And Tullett Liberty To Join Forces To Introduce Innovative Matching And Clearing Capabilities For OTC Markets - New Functionality Will Initially Serve OTC Interest Rate Markets

Date 17/03/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S.futures exchange, and Tullett Liberty Inc., one of the world's leading wholesale financial brokers, today announced the introduction of an innovative electronic trade-matching capability. It offers the first seamless, integrated trading and clearing of exchange-listed products with forward rate agreements (FRAs) in over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate markets. The system is scheduled to launch on June 30, 2004.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange Sign SPAN® Licensing Agreement

Date 17/03/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) today announced that the two exchanges have signed a licensing agreement allowing SHFE to adopt the Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk (SPAN) system. Initially, SHFE will use it for internal research purposes. SHFE will formally introduce the system after a trial period under the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
CFTC Hosts International Futures Regulators Meeting

Date 17/03/2004

Financial services regulators from Australia, Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec), China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States met on March 17, 2004, at the International Regulators Meeting, hosted annually by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
CFTC And SEC Sign Memorandum Of Understanding Regarding The Oversight Of Security Futures Product Trading And The Sharing Of Security Futures Product Information

Date 17/03/2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman James E. Newsome and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman William H. Donaldson today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the oversight of security futures product (SFP) trading and the sharing of security futures product information. Pursuant to the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) the CFTC and the SEC have joi

CFTC And Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority Sign Statement Of Intent

Date 17/03/2004

On March 17, 2004, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA) signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) concerning consultation and cooperation in the administration and enforcement of futures laws. CFTC Chairman James E. Newsome and IFSRA Prudential Director Patrick Neary signed the SOI on behalf of their respective authorities in Boca Raton, Florida, during the Future Industry Association's Annual International Futures I
CBOT Re-appoints Jackie M. Clegg As Director

Date 17/03/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the re-appointment of Ms. Jackie M. Clegg to the CBOT Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Interim Business Plan (For FY2004 to FY2006)

Date 16/03/2004

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has prepared its Interim Business Plan for the next three years beginning April 2004.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Puts Focus On Development And Separates Authoritative Duties Into A New Department

Date 16/03/2004

As from 1 April 2004, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange will change its organisation. The restructuring of the organisation is to put increased focus on development and thus the quality of the markets for shares, investment certificates, derivatives and bonds, which the Copenhagen Stock Exchange is responsible for.
SWX Swiss Exchange Extends German Pfandbriefe Settlementto Clearstream, Euroclear And SIS

Date 16/03/2004

SWX Swiss Exchange, together with Clearstream, Euroclear and SIS, announced today that starting 13 April 2004 exchange participants will have a wide range of choice for the settlement of German Pfandbriefe and Jumbo-Pfandbriefe transactions executed on the exchange. Participants may choose to settle these transactions with counterparties having accounts at Clearstream, Euroclear Bank or SIS SegaInterSettle, as they currently choose for Eurobond transactions.