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  • HKEx's Response To The Report Of The Working Group On The Business Environment Of The Stockbroking Industry

    Date 16/04/2003

    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government's decision to adopt the report of the Working Group on the Business Environment of the Stockbroking Industry. HKEx is pleased to have had the opportunity to participate in the Working Group and looks forward to working closely with the Government and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on ways to assist small and medium-sized brokerages in strengthening their competitiveness in the current business environment.

  • EuroMTS Appoints Scott Stark To Head EuroMTS Index

    Date 16/04/2003

    EuroMTS today announced the appointment of Scott Stark to develop the EuroMTS Index, the new eurozone government bond index calculated using prices from the MTS Group.

  • Deutsche Börse Supports Demands Of Giovannini Group. Dismantling Barriers Increases Efficiency Of Cross-Border Trading/ Opening Up The Settlement Systems Will Open Up New Business Potential

    Date 16/04/2003

    Deutsche Börse has expressed its support for the overall assessment and measures proposed in the Giovannini Report on clearing and settlement. The company shares the experts' view that in order to raise the level of efficiency in clearing and settlement in the EU, regulatory barriers have to be dismantled and uniform standards developed. Based on calculations presented in a white paper published by Deutsche Börse in April 2002, some 40 percent of the inefficiencies in cross-border equit

  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Systematic Error In Capped Indices

    Date 16/04/2003

    The Copenhagen Stock Exchange has regrettably detected a systematic error in the calculation of the weights of the capped versions of KAX and KBX. The error involves the group of companies that weight between 5 and 10 per cent. The total weight of this group may not be more than 40 per cent. As a result of the error, these companies have been continuously overweighted.

  • CME, CBOT Reach Definitive Agreement On Clearing Services

    Date 16/04/2003

    Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that they signed a definitive agreement for CME to provide clearing and related services for all CBOT products. Under the CME/CBOT Common Clearing Link, clearing services are expected to begin, pending regulatory approval, on Jan. 2, 2004 in this historic transaction between the two largest U.S. futures exchanges.

  • CME To Launch Russell 1000<SUP><SMALL>®</SUP></SMALL> Index Futures On April 28

    Date 16/04/2003

    Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will launch trading of futures on the Russell 1000® Index at 8:30 a.m. (Central time) on Monday, April 28. The Russell 1000, compiled by Frank Russell Company, is composed of the top 1,000 U.S.-incorporated stocks based on market capitalization. On Thursday, April 24 at 3:30 p.m., CME will offer a free live online chat on CME's Web site at www.cme.com introducing Russell 1000 futures and providing participants the opportunity to a

  • CESR Releases Consultation Paper On Second Set Of Implementing Measures For Directive On Market Abuse

    Date 16/04/2003

    CESR yesterday published a consultation paper (Ref. CESR/03-102b) on its proposed advice to the European Commission on a second set of technical implementing measures for the Directive on Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation (Market Abuse).

  • CBOE: S&P 100 Index Options With April Expiration Last Day Of Trading Is Thursday, April 17, 2003

    Date 16/04/2003

    The last day of trading for S&P 100 options Index (OEX and XEO), with April expiration, will be Thursday, April 17, 2003 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

  • Boston Stock Exchange Postpones Live Rollout Of NASDAQ Securities

    Date 16/04/2003

    The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) has just notified NASDAQ® that it will postpone its rollout of live NASDAQ securities that was to commence on Monday, April 21, 2003, beginning with Zomax Inc. (ZOMX), until a later date. The Boston Stock Exchange has not provided any further information regarding the postponement.

  • Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics March 2003

    Date 16/04/2003

    Riga In March the Riga Stock Exchange trading volume amounted to EUR 38.19 million. Though in absolute terms debt trading dominated (EUR 31.01 million), equity trading reached EUR 7.18 million, which is more than twice as much as in February (EUR 3.09 million). Latvijas balzams with EUR 5.54 million was the leading equity in terms of trading volume. The reason for the increased activity was the take-over bid by S.P.I Distilleries B.V. to the rest of Latvijas balzams shareholders (at