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May 2003 "Market's Measure" - Preliminary - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 29/05/2003

Please click here for the May 20003 monthly report From Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. on the performance of U.S., European and other global stock market indexes.
ICD Corporate Governance Conference Toronto Remarks By Barbara Stymiest CEO, TSX Group

Date 29/05/2003

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HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Futures Contracts

Date 29/05/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 2 June 2003, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
HKEx: Suspension Of Trading In International Stock Futures And Options

Date 29/05/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), is suspending the trading of its International Stock Futures and Options (ISFO).
CBOT Daily Volume Surpasses 3 Mil. Contracts, Sets New Record; 10-And 5 Year Treasury Note futures Also Reach Record Levels

Date 29/05/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that a new exchange daily volume record was set yesterday with 3,286,987 contracts traded, surpassing the previous record of 2,750,567 set May 21, 2003. The CBOT's electronic trading platform also set a daily volume record at 1,527,160, surpassing the previous high of 1,482,442 set May 21, 2003.

ASX Announces A Record Volume For Options

Date 29/05/2003

The ASX yesterday recorded its highest ever volume in options since switching to its electronic platform in 1997.
American Stock Exchange To Reinstate Payment For Order Flow As Response To Competitor Programs - Amex Moves To Protect Competitive Position, Calls On SEC To Take Immediate Action To Halt All Payment Programs

Date 29/05/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that it would resume its payment for order flow program in options as a result of the competitive impact of similar programs, already in existence, administered by competitor exchanges.
Abi, Ania, Assogestioni, Assonime, Assoreti, Assosim And Borsa Italiana Common Position Paper On The European Draft Directive On The Prospectus To Be Published When Securities Are Offered To The Public Or Admitted To Trading And Amending Direcitve 2001/34

Date 29/05/2003

Please click here for the common position paper on the European Draft Directive On The Prospectus.
Tokyo Stock Exchange's 2nd Annual Shareholders' Meeting

Date 28/05/2003

In the May 20th Board Meeting, details for TSE's 2nd annual shareholders' meeting were decided. The meeting will be held on June 24 (Tuesday) from 10:00 AM in the TSE Hall.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Review To The ETF Listing System

Date 28/05/2003

Although ETFs were expected to be very popular among investors when first introduced into TSE's market, due to the fact that they are easy to understand in that they simply track the movement of a certain stock index, after nearly 2 years of trading they still have not gained a strong foothold in the market among the investing public. Of the 15 listed ETFs, 7 are now in danger of falling under delisting standards for not having 500 or more beneficiary shareholders. Barring a sudden change in thi