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Archipelago Exchange<SUP>sm</SUP> (ArcaEx®) Closed On President's Day

Date 13/02/2004

In observance of the President's Day Holiday, Archipelago will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2004. We will resume regular trading hours on Tuesday, February 17, 2004.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Calculation Of TOPIX In Relation To Shares Of Mitsui Mining Company, Limited

Date 12/02/2004

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) made an announcement today regarding calculation of TOPIX and its sub-indices concerning the shares of Mitsui Mining Company, Limited (SICC code: 3315) to be listed on the TSE 1st Section.
SEC: Fifteen Firms To Pay Over $21.5 Million In Penalties To Settle SEC And NASD Breakpoints Charges - Affected Mutual Fund Customers To Receive Refunds

Date 12/02/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and NASD today announced enforcement and disciplinary actions against a total of 15 firms for failure to deliver mutual fund breakpoint discounts during 2001 and 2002. Breakpoint discounts are volume discounts applicable to front-end sales charges on Class A mutual fund shares (front-end loads). SEC and NASD each brought cases against a group of 7 firms, and NASD separately brought actions against the other 8 firms. The 15 firms have agreed to comp
Rising Liquidity In Trading Of Dutch Equities On Xetra - Average Order Size Has Tripled Since Segment Was Launched - Royal Dutch Tops Nokia As Most Liquid Foreign Equity On Xetra - Number Of Participants In Dutch Equities Trading Rises 25 Percent

Date 12/02/2004

The liquidity and number of trading participants in the trading of Dutch equities has increased substantially since the Dutch segment on Xetra was launched. Deutsche Börse gave this favorable interim assessment on Thursday, some three months afer the launch of its new segment, Xetra Dutch Stars. The new Deutsche Börse segment offers a tailormade alternative for trading in Dutch equities.
NYSE Closed On Monday, February 16 - Observance Of Washington's Birthday

Date 12/02/2004

The NYSE Will Be Closed on Monday, February 16, in Observance of Washington's Birthday.

Nymex Expands Retail Customer Protection

Date 12/02/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today established additional retail customer protections supported by a commitment of at least $10 million available at all times to promptly reimburse retail customers in the event that their clearing member defaults as a result of a default by another customer and the customer account margin funds are used to address the default.
NYBOT Launches New FCOJ Contracts - New Contracts To Replace Existing FCOJ-1 Contract

Date 12/02/2004

On Friday, February 20, the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) will list a new futures contract, FCOJ-A (beginning with the May 2005 expiry), to replace the existing FCOJ-1 contract as the primary FCOJ futures contract at the Exchange. The new FCOJ-A differs from the existing FCOJ contract by specifying that juice deliverable must be of Florida and/or Brazil origin. The old FCOJ-1 contract (listed only through March 2005) has no origin requirements.
NYBOT Announces Two Appointments To Its Board Of Governors

Date 12/02/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today two appointments to its Board of Governors: Peter Karpen is reappointed as a Public Member for a two-year term. Since 1997, Mr. Karpen has been a Managing Member of Darien, Conn.-based Diversified Investment Management. Before that, he was a Managing Director at John W. Henry & Co., and a Director at CS First Boston.
NYBOT Announces Amendments To Its Sugar No. 11 Rules

Date 12/02/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today several new amendments to its Sugar No. 11 futures contract rules.
New York Stock Exchange Market Quality December 2003

Date 12/02/2004

The following data provide meaningful measures of the quality of the New York Stock Exchange market, and of NYSE order executions. As the largest stock exchange, NYSE plays a unique role in providing deep and liquid markets for all categories and sizes of market participants. The topics covered are prices, liquidity, volatility, execution speed and certainty.