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Euronext.liffe Robusta Coffee Futures Open Interest Breaks 160,000 Contracts

Date 24/03/2004

Euronext.liffe's Robusta Coffee futures contract set a new all-time open interest record of 160,332 contracts on Friday 19 March, breaking the160,000 mark for the first time in the contracts' history.
Deutsche Börse Real Time Trading Data For Private Investors Free Of Charge - Cooperation With Online Banks And Financial Websites

Date 24/03/2004

In a joint effort with online banks and financial websites, Deutsche Börse is making its real-time trading data available to private investors, free of charge, between April 1 and May 31. Data will be accessible via the websites of the following partners: b.i.s börsen-informations-systeme (www.bis.de), comdirect bank (www.comdirect.de), Cortal Consors (www.consors.de), Finanztreff (www.finanztreff.de), OnVista (www.onvista.de). The scope of data available will vary according to each par
Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In WIG, WIG-INFO And WIG-PL Indices Portfolios

Date 23/03/2004

Following the trading session on March 23, 2004, shares of company BETACOM (1 850 000 shares) will join the WIG, WIG-INFO and WIG-PL index portfolio.
UK's Financial Services Authority To Bring In More Flexible Rules For Collective Investment Schemes

Date 23/03/2004

The Financial Services Authority today publishes more flexible rules for UK authorised collective investment schemes. These largely confirm the proposals put forward last year in Consultation Paper 185 (The CIS Sourcebook - a new approach) and halve the length of the rulebook covering this sector. Retail investors will have access to a wider range of investment opportunities and product features, together with better information about the progress of their investments, while schemes available on
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 30 March 2004

Date 23/03/2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 30 March 2004, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes To S&P U.S. Indices

Date 23/03/2004

S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE:NFX) will replace Dial Corp. (NYSE:DL) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Monday, March 29, 2004. S&P Global 1200 component Henkel Group is acquiring Dial Corp. in a transaction anticipated to close on or about that date. The transaction is still pending shareholder approval. Headwaters Inc. (NASD:HDWR) will replace Newfield Exploration in the S&P SmallCap 600. Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and
Share Changes For Isuzu Motors, Ltd. In The S&P Japan Smallcap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 23/03/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Wednesday March 31st, 2004:
Quarterly Constituent And Share Changes In The S&P/HKEx Largecap Index

Date 23/03/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following constituent and share changes in the S&P/HKEx LargeCap index as part of the quarterly index rebalance. The changes will be made effective after the close of business on March 29, 2004.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Futures Product Development Agreement With Susquehanna International Group, LLP - Suite Of New Futures To List And Trade On Philadelphia Board Of Trade (PBOT)

Date 23/03/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that it has signed a letter of intent with Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) to jointly develop a suite of futures products to trade on PBOT, the futures subsidiary of the PHLX. The agreement contemplates the collaborative development of an electronic trading platform, the sharing of certain revenues and the creation of new futures products.
OMHEX And SEB To Co-Operate In Securities Processing

Date 23/03/2004

SEB Merchant Banking and OMHEX today announced a co-operation agreement regarding custody and clearing for the Finnish market. Under the agreement, SEB will through its Helsinki branch assume responsibility for the OMHEX custody customers, which are today handled through the Finnish subsidiary HBO. In addition, OMHEX and SEB Merchant Banking have agreed that OMHEX will continue to handle transaction processing for these clients in the Finnish market on behalf of SEB through an outsourcing agreem