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Lyxor AM Launches The EuroMTS Global Master Unit, The First Eurozone Government Bond Tracker, On Borsa Italiana

Date 26/04/2004

Following its previous successes with equity index Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale, now extends the range of products available to Italian investors with the launch of the first ETF listed and quoted in Italy that will track the eurozone government bond market: the EuroMTS Global Master Unit.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 23.04.2004

Date 26/04/2004

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.
Instinet Announces March 2004 Transaction Information

Date 26/04/2004

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in March 2004 was 15,625 million shares. This compares to 12,329 million shares in February 2004 and 11,448 million shares in March 2003. (1)
General Meeting Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S

Date 26/04/2004

The annual general meeting of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S was held today.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 26/04/2004

For the week of April 19th – April 23rd, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) increased by 12% in rubles and 17% in contracts and reached 1 019 thousand contracts and 8 549 million rubles. Total open interest as of April 23rd, 2004 reached 6 929 million rubles and 856 thousand contracts.

Chicago Stock Exchange Elects A New Chairman And New Governors

Date 26/04/2004

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) announced today the election of eight Governors, and a new Chairman, to fill vacancies on its 24-person Board of Governors. Valerie B. Jarrett, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of The Habitat Company, was elected as Chairman of the Chicago Stock Exchange. Outgoing Chairman Lee M. Mitchell, Partner, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, will remain on the Board of Governors. Ms. Jarrett's term as Chairman runs through April, 2006.
Changes To STOXX Limited’s Advisory Committee

Date 26/04/2004

STOXX Limited today announced changes to its Advisory Committee, the group of experts advising the index provider’s Supervisory Board on composition, methodology and index strategy.
CalPERS Finance Committee 2004 Chairs Selected

Date 26/04/2004

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the election of the chair and vice chair of its Board of Administration Finance Committee.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 26/04/2004

The market headed ever higher but fewer stocks gaining the momentum is slowing.
Trading Volume of VIX Futures At CBOE Futures Exchange Sets New Single-Day Record

Date 23/04/2004

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that volume during Friday's trading session set a new single-day record at CFE as a total of 1,194 contracts were traded. Today's volume surpassed the previous high of 583 contracts traded on March 31, 2004. CFE, which launched on March 26, 2004, is a new all-electronic, futures exchange offering futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).