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CME Announces Common Clearing Link Is Fully Operational - CME Clearing House Now The Largest In The World

Date 05/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) implemented the second and final phase of its historic Common Clearing Link with the Chicago Board of Trade®(CBOT®) on Friday, Jan. 2. CME now provides clearing and settlement services for all CBOT products. The link will clear approximately 85 percent of U.S. futures and futures options volume, making the CME Clearing House the largest clearing organization for futures contracts in the world.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Posts Fourth Consecutive Record Year As Total Volume Soars To More Than 640 Million Contracts - Surge In Equity, Foreign Exchange And GLOBEX® Trading Drives Record

Date 05/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted total 2003 annual volume of more than 640 million contracts, up 15 percent from 2002, as it posted double-digit volume gains for the fourth consecutive year.
CBOT® Increases European Access To Its Futures And Options Markets

Date 05/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced the introduction of a permit program designed to facilitate European customer access to the exchange's financial, stock index and commodity markets via its new electronic platform, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®.
CBOT Ends 2003 With Highest Volume Year Trading 454,190,749

Date 05/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the highest yearly volume total ever recorded in exchange history, trading 454,190,749 contracts for 2003. Total volume was up 32.1 percent for the year. Volume in December was 34,987,155, up 51.7 percent from December 2002. In addition, nine of the top ten monthly volume records were in 2003.
CBOT Completes Final Transition To CCL & New Electronic Platform

Date 05/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that the exchange successfully achieved its strategic goals set forth in early 2003, seamlessly completing the landmark transition to its new electronic trading platform, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®, and the implementation of the CME/CBOT Common Clearing Link.

BSE Information And Updates - Technical Briefing And Webcast With U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case: Monday, Jan. 5

Date 05/01/2004

Please click here to hear a recording of the technical briefing and webcast with U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case: Monday, Jan. 5.
Borsa Italiana - 2003 Performance (Figures To 29 December)

Date 05/01/2004

MIB Index +14.3%, +30.3% since Lows in March
ASX 2003 Highlights

Date 05/01/2004

Please click here for ASX's 2003 highlights.
Amex Composite Index Surges 42% In 2003

Date 05/01/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced that its Amex Composite Index (SYMBOL: XAX) finished the year at 1175.19, a 42% increase over 2002. The XAX, which is comprised of all the listed equities on the exchange, is the leading index over a three-year and five-year period, sharply outperforming the Russell 2000, Wilshire 5000, NYSE Composite Index, Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 04/01/2004

Trading was thin over the short three-day week, with only 5 counters trading.