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Warsaw Exchange Quarterly Changes In TechWIG Index Composition

Date 12/12/2003

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces a quarterly revision concerning the TechWIG index. Following the ranking, drawn up as of the end of November 2003, the composition of the TechWIG index portfolio will be changed.
UK's Financial Services Authority Announces Serious Breach Of The Listing Rules By SFI Group plc

Date 12/12/2003

The FSA today released a a href="http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/final/sfi_11dec03.pdf">public statementcensuring SFI Group plc ("SFI") for breaching the Listing Rules. This is the first action taken by the FSA for a contravention of the Listing Rules under its statutory powers assumed in December 2001.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of December 12, 2003

Date 12/12/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange New Year's Trading Schedule

Date 12/12/2003

The Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange has announced the following trading schedule for the New Year's trading schedule: December 30 (Tuesday), 2003 Day Session
SGX To Develop World's First Integrated Trading Engine - Customers To Enjoy Enhanced Trading Capabilities

Date 12/12/2003

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced that it will develop the world's first integrated trading engine for its securities and derivatives markets. With the new engine, known as SGX Quest (SGX Quotation and Execution System for Trading), market participants will have a trading platform that supports a host of new products and sophisticated trading strategies. In addition, the new engine will enhance ease of connectivity between SGX and other markets.

Securities Of Vanachai Group And TT&T To Be Added In SET50 Index Calculation For 2004's First Half Starting 1 Jan.

Date 12/12/2003

The Executive Vice President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Ms. Patareeya Benjapolchai, announced that the SET has selected a number of new securities to be included in the calculation of the SET50 Index for the first half of 2004 (1 January - 30 June 2004). The selection of these securities is based on market capitalization and liquidity criteria. Trading statistics for the period 1 December 2002 - 30 November 2003 were used for the calculation. For securities to be eligible for
OM To Provide New Integrated Trading Engine For Singapore Exchange Ltd

Date 12/12/2003

OM has been chosen by Singapore Exchange Ltd. (SGX) to provide a new integrated trading engine. Powered by the CLICK XT#&153; marketplace solution, the new trading engine will be the first fully integrated trading platform in the world to support all trading from traditional securities and derivatives through to advanced cross-border trades. The agreement includes license, implementation project and support of the system. SGX will call its new trading engine SGX QUEST (SGX Quotation and Executio
Nymex To Increase Margin Rates On Spot Month Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures, Swap Futures, And e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Futures Contracts

Date 12/12/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will increase the margins on the spot month of its Henry Hub natural gas futures, swap futures, and e-miNYsm futures contracts at the close of business on December 15.
NYBOT Announces Christmas And New Year's Holiday Schedules

Date 12/12/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedules for the Christmas and New Year's holidays for the New York Board of Trade's subsidiary exchanges, the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE), the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE), Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton Exchange (Citrus), and the FINEX Division of the New York Cotton Exchange:
Fees In Finnish Equity Options Traded At Eurex Reduced In Order To Increase Trading

Date 12/12/2003

On January 2, 2004, Eurex, in close coordination with HEX Integrated Markets, will reduce transaction fees for Finnish equity options traded at Eurex. The goal is to enhance the attractiveness of exchange trading in these products and to draw additional business from the over-the- counter (OTC) market. The fee reduction is expected to have a marginal impact on total revenues within HEX Integrated Markets, a division of OMHEX.