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CBOT Volume Surpasses Three Million Contracts

Date 26/02/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced its daily trading volume surpassed three million contracts for the second consecutive day, trading 3,057,899 contracts, the sixth highest volume day in exchange history. The previous day, Tuesday, February 24, the CBOT traded 3,309,608 contracts, making Tuesday its second highest trading volume day in exchange history.
CBOT Reports Record Annual Operating Income And Revenue

Date 26/02/2004

Today, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) reported record operating income in 2003 of $115.7 million, which is an increase of 98 percent over operating income of $58.3 million in 2002.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of February 25, 2004

Date 25/02/2004

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier on 27 February 2004

Date 25/02/2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 27 February 2004, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am. Opening on that day Pre-open 8:30am - 8:45am (Normal days 8:45am - 9:00am) Open of morning session 8:45am (Normal days 9:00am)
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For February 2004

Date 25/02/2004

As of mid-February, short interest in 2,765 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,387,577,094 shares compared with 4,502,417,212 shares in 2,761 National Market issues for the month of January.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 25/02/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, February 25, 2004:
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 25/02/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Thursday, February 26, 2004:
SET Board Issues A Provisional Chapter In Favor Of The Companies Seeking Listing On The Exchange To Enjoy Tax Benefits, Allows CNTRY To Maintain Listing Status, And Approves FKH's Board Structure

Date 25/02/2004

The SET Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Board, Mrs. Patareeya Benjapolchai, disclosed that the SET Board of Governors have resolved on 25 February 2004 that there will be an adjustment in the listing regulations by adding a provisional chapter to accept listing applicants as a shelf listing so as to facilitate the companies wishing to enjoy the privilege of getting listed before 5 September 2004. Hence, such companies will be primarily approved for listing, then distribute their sh
SEC Proposes Mandatory Redemption Fees For Mutual Fund Securities

Date 25/02/2004

The Commission today voted to propose new Rule 22c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Oslo Børs Separates Its Supervision Responsibilities From Its Commercial Activities

Date 25/02/2004

With effect from February 2004, Oslo Børs has established a separate section that will work exclusively with supervision and control duties. This represents a more focused approach to this function, and gives a clearer separation between the supervision/control responsibilities of Oslo Børs and its commercial activities. A separate section has also been established that brings together all commercial operations.