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Former Goldman Economist Youngdahl Agrees To Fraud Injunction And $240,000 Penalty In SEC Treasury Bond Insider Trading Case - Youngdahl Also Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud In Related Criminal Matter

Date 12/11/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that John M. Youngdahl, Jr., a former Goldman, Sachs & Co. Vice President and Senior Economist, has agreed to settle the Commission's pending insider trading charges against him. The charges relate to Goldman Sachs' purchases of U.S. Treasury 30-year bonds minutes before the Treasury Department's Oct. 31, 2001, announcement that it would no longer issue such bonds. The Treasury Department's announcement had a dramatic market impact, causin
Euronext Completes Its Single Market For Cash Securities - Euronext Lisbon Switched Successfully To New Trading And Clearing Systems

Date 12/11/2003

On 7th November 2003, Euronext Lisbon cash products successfully migrated onto the Euronext trading and clearing systems. The first trading-clearing-settlement cycle was successfully completed today.
Consultation Programme - Country Coverage Within The FTSE Global Equity Index Series

Date 12/11/2003

FTSE Group has launched a worldwide consultation programme to establish a framework for classification of countries in global indices.
CME Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 12/11/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday: Wednesday, Nov. 26 All pit trading in commodity futures, interest rate and foreign exchange products closes at 12:00 noon. Commodity options close at 12:02 p.m. Commodity products traded on GLOBEX® close at 12:00 noon. GLOBEX trading in foreign exchange and interest rate products closes at 3:15 p.m. Equity and GSCI® products close at their regularly scheduled times
CBOT Thanksgiving Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 12/11/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Thanksgiving Day holiday: Wednesday, November 26 Open auction: Agricultural & Financial* contracts close at 12:00 noon. Stock Index contracts close at 3:15 p.m.

BrokerTec Futures Exchange - Suspension of Exchange Trading Operations

Date 12/11/2003

The Board of Directors of BrokerTec Futures Exchange has taken the following actions effective as of the opening of trading at 2:00 a.m. (New York time) on Thursday, November 13, 2003: Delisted all contracts having delivery months after December 2003. Advanced the Last Trading Day for the December 2003 contracts to November 26, 2003. Limited trading in all contracts to transactions for the liquidation of existing positions.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Celebrates Veteran's Day With A Special Bell-Ringing Ceremony

Date 11/11/2003

PHLX employee Bill Mann, who recently served his country as a member of the Army Reserves, rang the opening bell today. Lauren Hart, the voice of the Philadelphia Flyers, was on hand to sing "God Bless America."
Sydney Futures Exchange Monthly Trading Statistics - October 2003

Date 11/11/2003

Highlights: 10 Year Bonds Futures volumes 12.15% higher than October 2002. 3 Year Bonds Futures volumes 10.47% higher than October 2002. 90 Day Bank Bills Futures volumes 53.18% higher than October 2002.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 11/11/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, November 12, 2003: The relative weight of Biovail Corporation (TSX:BVF) will increase by approximately 5.16% in the S&P/TSX Capped Health Care Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pursuant to S&P/TSX Capped Sector Index methodology.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: Weekly Market Data

Date 11/11/2003

For the period of November 3rd - November 6th, 2003, total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) totaled 10 999 million rubles, compared with 6 043 million for the week of October 20th - October 24th, 2003. Internet trading accounted for 34% of total trading volume, compared with 32% the week before. 13 225 transactions were closed, down from 8 903 transactions last week.