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Financial Services: European Commission Sets Up Specialist Groups To Take Stock Of Action Plan And Look To The Future

Date 27/10/2003

The European Commission, with the help of four new expert groups of market practitioners, is to launch an in-depth assessment of the state of integration of European financial markets. The assessment process begins as the five-year legislative phase of the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP) draws to a close. The assessment will be wide-ranging, transparent and open. The formation of the expert groups, made up of high-calibre specialists in the fields of banking, insurance, asset management, a
CompuCredit Corporation To Join NASDAQ Financial-100 Index Beginning November 3, 2003

Date 27/10/2003

CompuCredit Corporation (NASDAQ:CCRT) of Atlanta, Georgia, will become a component of the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading on Monday, November 3, 2003. CompuCredit Corporation will replace Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSLN), which is scheduled to be acquired by New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
CME Launches E-mini™ NASDAQ Composite Index®Futures

Date 27/10/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today launched trading in E-miniä NASDAQ Composite Index® futures at 8:30 a.m. Central time on its GLOBEX® electronic trading platform.
CBOE To Launch Options On 11 Russell Indexes During the Week Of Oct. 27

Date 27/10/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it will list options on eleven Russell indexes this week, including options on the Russell 1000 (RUI), Russell 3000 (RUA) and Russell Midcap (RMC) indexes. CBOE currently lists options on the Russell 2000 Index (RUT), in addition to 37 other index options.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 27/10/2003

There were further gains on the market but no volumes of any significance.

Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 76 - 27 October 2003

Date 27/10/2003

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
SFE Contract Specifications Update

Date 24/10/2003

The SFE Contract Specifications have been updated to include the listing of the AMP Individual Share Futures (MP) contract and changes to the existing AMP Individual Share Futures (AM) contract.
NYSE October/November Newsletter - The Exchange - Cover Story - A Conversation With John Reed, Interim Chairman And CEO

Date 24/10/2003

Please click here to view "The Exchange" - the October/November NYSE Newsletter. The cover story is "A Conversation With John Reed, Interim Chairman And CEO "
NYBOT: New Cotton Margin Requirements

Date 24/10/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world's leading "soft" commodities exchange, announced today that effective with the opening of business on Tuesday, October 28, 2003, the margin requirements for its cotton contract are as follows:
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For September 2003

Date 24/10/2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 4,359.5 points at the end of September 2003, an increase of 416.6 points from the closing value at the end of August, 2003. The weighted index reached 269.25 points at the end of September, an increase of 19.66 points from the closing value at the end of the previous month.