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Standard & Poor’s Announces Quarterly Rebalancing For The S&P ADR Indices

Date 16/06/2004

As part of the S&P Global 1200 IWF and share rebalancing, Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the IWFs and number of ADRs used for the purposes of calculating the S&P ADR Indices. The changes will be effective at the close of business on June 18, 2004. The following link contains additional details about the changes:
Record Volume Day For SFE SPI 200<SUP>™</sup> Futures

Date 16/06/2004

Sydney Futures Exchange experienced the largest transaction volume on record yesterday for the SFE SPI 200™ Futures contract. Traded volume for the day was 134,826, breaking the previous record of 132,976 set on 17 March 2004.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Latin America 40, S&P Asia 50 And S&P/ASX 50 Indices

Date 16/06/2004

Standard and Poor’s, as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding for the S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P ASX 50, and the S&P Latin America 40 Indices.
OMHEX Sells XACT Fonder To Svenska Handelsbanken

Date 16/06/2004

As part of OMHEX's continued focus on core operations, OMHEX has signed an agreement with Svenska Handelsbanken to sell XACT Fonder AB to Handelsbanken, with transfer of ownership to be effected on June 30, 2004. XACT Fonder manages Sweden's first exchange-traded funds (ETFs), XACT OMX and XACT SBX. The deal will have a positive affect on OMHEX's result of approximately SEK 16 million during the second quarter 2004.
NYBOT's Russell 1000 Contract Sets Two New Open Interest Records

Date 16/06/2004

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) Russell 1000® Index futures and options contract markets have recently established new open interest records. NYBOT’s Russell 1000 Index contracts measure the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index of U.S. equities.

NYBOT Announces 2004 Board Of Governors

Date 16/06/2004

The New York Board of Tradeâ (NYBOTâ) announced today the election of 10 Governors to serve until the 2006 Annual Meeting of Members or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
NERA Economic Consulting: The Direct Costs Of Clearing And Settlement: An EU - US Comparison

Date 16/06/2004

A new report entitled The Direct Costs of Clearing and Settlement: An EU - U.S. Comparison, by NERA Senior Consultant Mary Starks and Analyst Essie Linton for the Corporation of London, confirms that the direct costs of clearing and settling an equity transaction in Europe are significantly higher than in the U.S.
NASDAQ President And CEO Robert Greifeld Delivers Speech At The Executives' Club Of Chicago on “The U.S. Capital Markets”

Date 16/06/2004

On April 21, 2004, Robert Greifeld testified at the SEC hearings on Market Structure reform (REG NMS). Here is a summary of Mr. Greifeld's remarks.
NASDAQ Appoints Stuart Patterson To New Position As Head For Asia Pacific Region

Date 16/06/2004

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ® "; OTCBB: NDAQ), today announced the appointment of Stuart Patterson as Senior Managing Director, Asia Pacific. This appointment represents an expansion of NASDAQ’s support for international activities. In this new position, Mr. Patterson will be responsible for the team of NASDAQ Client Directors based within the region who provide support to over 50 NASDAQ-listed companies. In addition, this team is responsible for the development of NASDAQ’s listings
MSCI And Standard & Poor’s GICS Consultation 2004

Date 16/06/2004

Please click here to read the MSCI and Standard & Poor’s Consultation Paper on Potential Changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ) Structure.