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Nasdaq Liffe Markets Announces New Product Listing - 4 New Stocks - Taking NQLX Listing To 91 Products

Date 29/04/2003

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced today that it intends to add four new single stock futures beginning May 2, 2003. These additions will take the total number of NQLX products to 91, including futures on 85 individual stocks and 6 ETFs.
London Stock Exchange Plans Enhanced Trading Services For Mid-Cap Stocks

Date 29/04/2003

The London Stock Exchange announced today plans to enhance its trading service for mid-cap securities with the creation of a new hybrid market segment that will combine the benefits of the SETS electronic order book with those of market making.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Successful Conversion Of 108 Main Board Counters To Standard Board Lot Of 100 Units

Date 29/04/2003

One hundred and eight securities listed on the Trading/Services sector of the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were successfully converted to trade in standard board lots of 100 units with effect from 9.00a.m. yesterday, Monday, 28 April 2003.
HKEx Launches Web-Based Platform For Online Subscription And Dissemination Of Historical Data Products

Date 29/04/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announces today (Tuesday) the introduction of HKEx Data Products - a web-based platform which provides easy access to HKEx's historical data products through online subscription, payment and delivery.
FTSE & Euronext Launch Two New European Indices

Date 29/04/2003

FTSE and Euronext today introduce FTSEurofirst, a new tradable suite of pan-European indices. FTSEurofirst is the result of a co-operation between FTSE and Euronext and combines high liquidity with better market coverage, representation, and index tracking, to offer a superior index solution for trading European equities.

FTSE & Euronext Launch 2 New European Indices

Date 29/04/2003

FTSE Group and Euronext co-operate to create 2 new indices for Europe: the FTSEurofirst series
Eurex Enhances Efficiency And Flexibility In Clearing - Sector-Based Risk Management Has Definite Cost-Related Advantages For Eurex Clients - Eurex Accepts Fixed-Income ETF As Clearing Collateral

Date 29/04/2003

Eurex, the international derivatives market, will further enhance efficiency in the netting of risks for derivatives transactions, so-called cross margining, as well as flexibility by expanding the depositable collateral. The world's largest derivatives market announced this on Tuesday. As of June 2, 2003, offsetting risks from positions in derivatives on equities and indices in the same sector will be netted in the calculation of margin payments. Bundling the margin collateral reduces the margi
Deutsche Börse Intends To Issue Inaugural Benchmark Bond - Corporate Bond To Replace Short-Term Financing Through Commercial Paper

Date 29/04/2003

Deutsche Börse announced on Tuesday it will issue its inaugural benchmark bond with a volume of 500 million euro and an intermediate maturity. The issue will be launched after a pan-European roadshow commencing on May 5. Deutsche Börse expects the transaction to be finalized in May, subject to market conditions. With the money raised Deutsche Börse will replace a short-term financing incurred by the acquisition of Clearstream International in July 2002; Clearstream is the settlement entity withi
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus: New Danish Accounting Standards On Leases And Revenue

Date 29/04/2003

Two new Accounting Standards have been published by the Accounting Standard Committee under the Institute of State Authorised Public Accountants.
CBOT May 2003 Fed Watch

Date 29/04/2003

Based on the April 29 market close, the CBOT®30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for the May 2003 expiration is currently pricing in a 19 percent probability that the FOMC will lower the target rate by at least 25 basis points from 1-1/4 percent to one percent at the FOMC meeting on May 6 (versus a 81 percent probability of no rate change).