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FTSE Xinhua Index Launches New Index Series For QDIIs

Date 01/02/2005

FTSE Xinhua Index Ltd (FXI), the leading China index specialist, today announced the launch of a new index series for Chinese investors who are looking to make overseas investments.
First 3-Year U.S. Treasury Note Derivatives Begin Trading Today On Eurex US - Nandapurkar: We Have Responded To The Demands Of Our Clients For Innovative Treasury Products

Date 01/02/2005

The world's first derivative products based on 3-year U.S. Treasury Notes began trading today on Eurex US, the fully-electronic U.S.-based futures and options exchange. As previously announced, Eurex US expanded its product suite of benchmark USD-denominated fixed income derivatives to include 3-year U.S. Treasury futures and options on futures, meeting customer demand for derivatives on shorter term U.S. Treasury Notes and further increasing the attractiveness of its U.S. fixed income
Financial Services: European Commission Sets Up Expert Group On Legal Certainty Issues In Clearing And Settlement

Date 01/02/2005

The European Commission’s EU Clearing and Settlement: Legal Certainty Group has held its first meeting in Brussels on 31st January. The Group will analyse issues of legal uncertainty relating to the integration of EU securities clearing and settlement systems, and advise the Commission accordingly. The Group is chaired by the Commission. It is composed of around 30 legal experts drawn from academia, the public and the private sectors, whose membership is personal, and no
Eurex Turns Over More Than 95 Million Contracts In January - Record Turnover For Euro-Bund-Future And Option On The Euro-Bund-Future

Date 01/02/2005

The international derivatives exchange Eurex has enjoyed a positive start to 2005. The world’s largest derivatives exchange turned over 95.2 million contracts in January, with trading volume up by over 18 percent on the previous month, and more than 4 percent year on year. Approximately 4.5 million contracts per day were traded and settled in January. Open interest on Eurex, which is the number of open positions, continued to grow – totaling around 69 million contracts at the end of the month, a
CME To Launch Electronic European-Style Euro FX And Japanese Yen Options - New FX Options Contracts To Commence Side-By-Side Trading In April

Date 01/02/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX), today announced it will launch new Euro FX and Japanese yen options contracts, with European-style expiration, on its electronic CME® Globex® platform in April. CME already offers these contracts with American-style expiration via open outcry and during a limited CME Globex trading period. The new electronically traded FX options contracts, which will be available nearly 24 hours a day, will

Clearstream's Vestima+ Attracts BBVA As Key New Customer

Date 01/02/2005

Clearstream announced that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has signed up to implement the innovative new investment service called Vestima+. BBVA is Spain's biggest bank and has been a strong proponent of the open architecture model that is a key element of Clearstream's new service. Clearstream launched the Vestima+ service as planned on 24 January 2005.
Cinnober Welcomes Catella As Shareholder

Date 01/02/2005

The financial group Catella has acquired 12.8 percent of the privately held technology company Cinnober. Catella acquired already existing shares from shareholders of Cinnober. 120 different shareholders of whom a large part is employees at Cinnober own the remaining shares.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports Record 2004 Revenues And Earnings, Driven By Record Volume And Growth Of Electronic Trading - Quarterly Dividend Increased By 77 Percent

Date 01/02/2005

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today reported record revenues and earnings for 2004, driven by strong volume growth, including a 71 percent increase in electronic trading. Net revenues climbed 37 percent to $733.8 million for 2004, compared with $536.0 million for 2003. Net income rose 80 percent to $219.6 million, versus $122.1 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per share increased 77 percent to $6.38 from $3.60 per diluted share in 2003. Yesterday, the company dec
CFTC Proposes Permissible Investment Changes

Date 01/02/2005

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it is soliciting public comment on proposed amendments to its rules governing permissible investments of customer funds by futures commission merchants (FCMs) and clearinghouses.
CBOT January Exchange-Wide Volume Rises 9.6 Percent From Last Year - Open Interest Increases 21.8 Percent To 11,767,002 Contracts

Date 01/02/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that Exchange-wide volume in January was 45,158,094 contracts, up 9.6 percent from 2004. Exchange-wide average daily volume in January increased 9.6 percent to 2,257,905 contracts from levels seen in the prior year. In addition, total Exchange open interest at the end of January rose 21.8 percent from last year to 11,767,002 contracts.