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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 08/05/2003

Standard & Poor's made the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, May 07, 2003.
Program Trading Averaged 41.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During April 28-May 2, 2003

Date 08/05/2003

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for April 28-May 2, 2003.
Nikkei Grants Singapore Exchange Licence To Trade Nikkei Contracts Electronically

Date 08/05/2003

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and Nihon Keizai Shimbun (NKS) today announced that they have reached an agreement, giving SGX the option to trade the Nikkei Futures and Options on its Electronic Trading System (SGX ETS) from 7 am to 7 pm Singapore time.
NASDAQ Announces Resignation Of Richard Ketchum

Date 08/05/2003

Richard Ketchum, the President and Deputy Chairman of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ"; OTCBB: NDAQ), has informed NASDAQ's Board of Directors of his decision to leave the company effective June 17, 2003. Mr. Ketchum has accepted the position of General Counsel with Citigroup's Global Corporate & Investment Bank. As a result of his decision, Mr. Ketchum relinquished his seat on NASDAQ's Board of Directors effective immediately.
FTSE European Monthly Review Now Available

Date 08/05/2003

The European Monthly Review contains top level index data of the European equity markets including:Performance figures at stock and sector level Country and sector weightings Complete list of constituents within our European index series Analysis of market behaviour during the preceding month

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 08/05/2003

The FEAS April Newsletter has been posted on the FEAS website. You can view the April newsletter by clicking here.
Euronext.liffe Highlights The Recent Success Of Universal Stock Futures: Year-To-Date Volumes Up 116%

Date 08/05/2003

Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, today highlighted the recent success of its Universal Stock Futures (USFs) portfolio, in particular the contracts based on German, French and Dutch stocks. Key USF highlights: New all-time monthly record for all USFs: 903,568 contracts traded in April, up 148% year-on-year Year-to-date, January to end April 2003 volume in all USFs: 2 million, up 116% for the same period last year Open Interest for all USF
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The KFX Index And The Merger Between D/S Svendborg And D/S 1912

Date 08/05/2003

In connection with the impending merger between D/S Svendborg and D/S 1912, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange hereby notifies that both the A and B shares in the continuing company may be included in the first coming review of the KFX Index.
CME To Launch Seasonal Weather Contracts On May 26

Date 08/05/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that it will list six additional weather futures and options contracts beginning on Monday, May 26, at 5:30 p.m. (Central time). CME's new seasonal degree day index futures and options will offer coverage in the November-March heating season and the May-September cooling season. Initially, futures based on the degree day indexes for Chicago, Cincinnati and New York will be listed for trading.
CME eFX Trading Sets New Volume Record On GLOBEX® As E-mini™ S&P 500 Open Interest Breaks 700,000 Mark

Date 08/05/2003

Volume in electronic foreign exchange (eFX) futures and options on futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) GLOBEX®electronic trading platform set a record yesterday, May 7, of 77,236 contracts. The new record surpasses one set on March 13 at 76,217 contracts.