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CBOT Fed Watch - March 2004

Date 15/03/2004

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 16, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CBOT Dow News & Highlights: March 8-12 - CBOT® Dow<SUP>SM</SUP> Complex, Mini-sized Dow<SUP>SM</SUP> Futures Shatter Previous Volume Records

Date 15/03/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its mini-sized Dow Jones Index futures set a second consecutive daily trading record, surpassing the prior record by 50 percent with 155,922 contracts traded on March 11. The previous record of 103,950 contracts was set a day earlier on March 10.
CalPERS Mandates Code Of Ethics For External Investment Managers, Consultants - System Also Endorses Set Of Mutual Fund Protection Principles

Date 15/03/2004

Responding to recent trading scandals in the money management industry, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board today adopted a code of ethics that external managers and consultants must follow if they are to continue doing business with CalPERS.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 15/03/2004

There was slightly more activity in the week with demand exceeding supply of stock as evidenced by the lack of offers on some of the stocks.
Bolsa De Madrid Trades The First 10 New Warrants On The FTSE Latibex Top Index

Date 15/03/2004

Bolsa de Madrid today began trading 10 new warrants issued by Société Générale on the FTSE Latibex TOP index. These are the first warrants to be issued on a Euro-denominated index for Latin American stocks.

NYSE Statement Re: Court Decision About Security, March 12, 2004

Date 13/03/2004

In issuing a preliminary injunction enjoining NYSE from maintaining security blockades and conducting vehicle searches at various intersections near the NYSE, New York Supreme Court Justice Walter B. Tolub ordered that the injunction will not become effective until five business days after plaintiff's service of Notice of Entry of the Order on the Exchange, thereby providing the opportunity for NYSE to seek to stay the injunction while appealing it. Accordingly, the security perimeter and securi
Warsaw Exchange Quarterly Changes In TechWIG Index Composition

Date 12/03/2004

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces a quarterly revision concerning the TechWIG index.
Upcoming NZX Listings On nzx.com

Date 12/03/2004

NZX now provides details of confirmed upcoming listings online, in the NZX Markets section.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of March 12, 2004

Date 12/03/2004

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Securities Industry Association Applauds SEC's Concept Release To Improve Safety, Operational Efficiency Of Trade Transaction Process - Industrywide Efforts Underway To Move To Straight-Through Processing

Date 12/03/2004

The Securities Industry Association today lauded the Securities and Exchange Commission for issuing a "concept release" on methods to improve the safety and operational efficiency of the trade transaction process from initial order through clearance and settlement.