
June 22, 2005
SPOOF VOTES NO; 2.4% of votes cast are against CBOT IPO
Over 2% of votes cast on the Second Approval Proposition at the CBOT, to approve an Initial Public Offering, were cast against the proposition and a total of 9,589,487 votes/shares (19.43%) were counted as no votes, based on my reading of the outstanding shares in the latest S-1A filing. Those voting against the proposition apparently ignored the roaring success of the CME since it went public in 2002 and the overwhelming support for the proposition from the rest of the CBOT members. They ignored the strategic structure needed for the CBOT be able to raise capital or make acquisitions in today’s increasingly competitive environment. This newsletter has confirmed a strong “flat-earth” belief among the no voters and near unanimous membership in the radical and secret group SPOOFs (Society Promoting Open Outcry Floors). A SPOOF spokesman by the name of William N. McFill, who asked not to be identified said, “voting yes for the second vote was a no-brainer and our membership just wanted to prove they have brains.”
Futures Industry Association President John Damgard, commenting about the 2.4% no vote by SPOOF members said, “This does not pass the laugh test.”
**** Actually, differences of opinions are what make markets work and I applaud everyone who stood up for their beliefs, either by voting yes, or no. But if you can’t have a little fun……
**** On a more serious note, there were 40,239,243 shares/votes cast out of a possible 49,359,836* shares/votes issued. There were 469,894 shares/votes cast against the proposition. If you measure the 39,770,349 votes cast for the proposition versus the shares outstanding, the vote passed with an 80.57% approval rate. The CBOT made a big deal out of communicating to members that not voting was the same as a no vote. Regardless of the way the vote is portrayed, this is a great day and victory for the CBOT and I congratulate them on this step forward.
*CBOT HOLDINGS INC (0001161448)
S-1/A [Amend]Registration statement for face-amount certificate companies
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1161448/000119312505128780/0001193125-05-128780-index.htm
Lead Stories
CBOT Member/Shareholders Support Second Approval Proposition
The CBOT announced today that shareholders overwhelmingly supported the "second approval" proposition.
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/cont_detail/0,3206,1027+29036,00.html
Eurex to Launch a New 30 Year Euro-Buxl Future
New futures to begin trading on September 9/ Ferscha: "Increasing demand for longer maturities"
http://www.eurexchange.com/about/company_info/press_releases/news_pressreleases_418.html
Eurex Bonds Launches Trading in Austrian and Dutch Government Bonds
Board of Trade votes to go public
No date specified for initial offering
By Mark Skertic, Tribune staff reporter
The Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday won approval from its members to issue shares to the public, a move that clears the way for a $150 million initial public offering.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0506230158jun23%2C1%2C62937.story?coll=chi-business-hed
CBOT members strongly approve IPO
Near unanimous 98% vote in favor of floating exchange
(Reuters) — The Chicago Board of Trade moved closer to an initial public offering on Wednesday when members approved a measure that will allow the exchange to sell shares to the public.
http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=16905
CBOT sets $33-$36 range for IPO
The Chicago Board of Trade set an estimated price range of $33-$36 for its planned initial public offering as the second largest
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0395a5a0-e362-11d9-b6f0-00000e2511c8.html
**** Online FT subscription required.
The case for hedge fund oversight
The investigation of a
By JENNIFER LIBERTO, Times Staff Writer
To friends and family, Howard K. Waxenberg was a proud father, a clever jokester and a successful businessman. To the Securities and Exchange Commission, he was the mastermind of a long-running, expensive Ponzi scheme that went undetected until he shot himself in the head last month in his
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/23/State/The_case_for_hedge_fu.shtml
**** A well crafted piece of journalism.
NYSE to Pursue Growth Options Beyond Stocks
By AARON LUCCHETTI and DAVID REILLY, Staff Reporters of THE
The Big Board plans to consider expanding into international markets, options and other derivatives to compete in an increasingly competitive and consolidating industry, Chief Executive Officer John Thain said.
The New York Stock Exchange chief's comments, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, reflect a new global reality for the markets where securities are traded. Technological advances that have made electronic trading more reliable and efficient are fueling a shakeout, as increasingly sophisticated customers demand quicker and less expensive trades on a wide variety of securities going far beyond stocks and as regulators scrutinize what brokerage houses charge investors. That means the real estate that exchanges traditionally have provided traders who oversee the buying and selling of securities has become less important than spending on reliable, fast technology that can match buyers and sellers without human intervention.
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111949075317767230,00.html?mod=home_whats_news_us
**** Online Wall Street Journal subscription required.
Advantage Futures Reaches Agreement with Trading Technologies Regarding MD Trader Patents
http://www.tradingtechnologies.com/news/Advantage%20Reaches%20Agreement%20with%20TT%206.23.05.pdf
NYSE willing to tweak terms of Archipelago deal
by Aaron Elstein
New York Stock Exchange Chairman Marshall Carter said the exchange is willing to tweak some of the terms of its proposed merger with Chicago-based Archipelago Holdings Inc. in order to get members to sign off on the deal. In particular, Mr. Carter said exchange officials may settle for a smaller stake in the post-merger company than the 5% they currently intend to give themselves. NYSE members, or seatholders, own the exchange and have complained that management has no business allocating itself equity which belongs to them.
http://newyorkbusiness.com/news.cms?id=10979
Nymex, Philly Exchange eye commodity index products
A Paradigm Shift in Energy Commodity Markets, History is No Longer the Predictor of Future Behavior
Author: Gary M. Vasey, Ph.D.
As the price of crude futures reach close to $60/bbl, the question to ask is can it go higher and if so what will be the impact? Industry analyst CERA has issued guidance that it expects oil prices to stay above $50 per barrel for at least the next four quarters and a number of investment banks have made public announcements of price spikes up to and beyond $100 per barrel. While many have picked out hedge funds and other alternative investors as the culprit behind rising energy prices in general, the truth is that these investors are simply responding to market fundamentals that they perceive as having an impact on future price levels. Indeed, I would argue that it is these investors that have read the market correctly over the last 12 months while the energy industry has not. Why? Because these investors have recognized that, for the time being at least, history is no longer a predictor of the future.
http://www.garp.com/risknews/newsfeed.asp?Category=6&MyFile=2005-06-23-11046.html
Environmental Trading News
CCX prepares 4-year extension beyond 2006
June 23, 2005 – Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the first and only voluntary, legally binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction and trading program in
http://www.chicagoclimateexchange.com/news/press/release_20050623_CCXextension.html
More comes amid insufficient trading activity
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) has boosted its membership fees fivefold to generate income after more than a year of operations have failed to generate sufficient trading activity to secure the exchange’s long-term viability. The development is a sign that voluntary carbon emissions exchanges are not attracting significant trading activity in the
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/eb1ca1c4-e346-11d9-b6f0-00000e2511c8.html
Exchange & ECN News
CBOT Strike Price Notice, June 23, 2005
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/cont_detail/0,3206,1032+29041,00.html
CBOT Trading Position Change Notice, Wheat, June 27, 2005
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/cont_detail/0,3206,1032+29040,00.html
Agricultural Options Expiration
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/cont_detail/0,3206,1032+29043,00.html
Financial Options Expiration
http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/cont_detail/0,3206,1032+29044,00.html
CBOT Financial Delivery Cycle
http://www.cme.com/clearing/clr/clradv/13670.html
Allocation of June 2005 Currency Order-to-Pay Charges
http://www.cme.com/clearing/clr/clradv/13672.html
Exchange Early Closing Schedule for July 1, 2005
http://www.nymex.com/jsp/shareholder/notice_to_member.jsp?id=ntm254&archive=2005
NYSE honored to welcome Vietnamese Prime Minister, H.E. Phan Van KHAI
http://www.nyse.com/press/1119436622786.html
CBOT sets $33-$36 range for IPO
All Financial Times NewsThe Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday set an estimated price range of $33-$36 for its planned initial public offering as the second largest
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=FT&Date=20050622&ID=4911899
MX seeks to retain jurisdiction over former traders
Says amendment will ensure co-operation in investigations
http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=29322&IdSection=15&cat=15
ADVISORY/eSpeed Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Announcement at Close of Market on Thursday, August 4, 2005
eSpeed, Inc. , a leading developer of electronic marketplaces and related trading technology for the global capital markets, will announce second quarter 2005 results after the close of market on Thursday, August 4, 2005, and host a conference call Friday, August 5, 2005, to discuss results. -0- *T
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050623/235035.html?.v=1
New PowerShares ETFs kick off trading on Amex
Two More Seat Holders Sue NYSE Over Merger
Two more New York Stock Exchange seat holders filed suit against the Big Board Thursday, seeking the release of documents and records of the exchange's merger agreement with all-electronic rival Archipelago Holdings Inc.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050623/ap_on_bi_ge/nyse_archipelago_1
Regulatory News
The SEC News Digest
The SEC News Digest provides daily information on recent Commission actions, including enforcement proceedings, rule filings, policy statements, and upcoming Commission meetings.
http://www.sec.gov/news/digest/dig062205.txt
Office of the Chief Accountant Selects Two Professional Accounting Fellows
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2005-92.htm
Scotia Capital chairman the right person to lead OSC, says departing Brown
http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=29319&IdSection=9&cat=9
FSA launches debate on the impact of hedge funds in the UK
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/Library/Communication/PR/2005/068.shtml
SEC showdown looms on fund reforms
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday scheduled a June 29 vote on a controversial mutual fund governance rule that promises to end SEC Chairman William Donaldson's tenure on a note of discord.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050622/bs_nm/financial_sec_mutualfunds_dc_1
SEC Puts Its House in Order
June 23, 2005 - Chastened by a report from the GAO, the SEC finds it needs to clean house in the technology area to make it more effective at protecting investors from fraud.
http://www.securitiesindustry.com/article.cfm?articleid=15794
Managed Futures - Managed Funds
June 23 (Bloomberg) --
Some hedge funds may be ``testing the boundaries of acceptable practice with respect to insider trading and market manipulation,'' the Financial Services Authority said in a statement today.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=ay7ht0SypZdU&refer=uk
Hedge fund aggression a threat, but hyped
Russell announces manager change to Canadian Equity Portfolios
Guardian removed from Canadian equity fund
http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=29320&IdSection=1&cat=1
Hedge fund fees seen rising
'Richest Brit' Mittal in hedge fund deal
Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian-born steel magnate who is
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1512428,00.html
Report Shows How
The growth of the hedge fund industry has meant a net gain to jobs in
http://www.investorsoffshore.com/asp/story/storyinv.asp?storyname=20258
Hedge fund practices 'pose market risk'
SOME hedge funds are 'testing the boundaries of acceptable practice with respect to insider trading and market manipulation', the Financial Services Authority warned today.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/business/articles/timid401652?source=This%20is%20Money
ETFs Gone Wild
New Indices Track Everything From Petit
Niche exchange-traded funds have become increasingly popular following the success of the first commodity-based ETFs launched at the start of the year.
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/default.asp?page=1&SID=520128&ISS=16363&type=24
Reports
Bond Talk Today's Events
http://www.bondtalk.com/global.cfm?S=todaysevents
USDA Today
http://www.usda.gov/nass/PUBS/TODAYRPT/TODAY.HTM
Miscellaneous News
Free Standards Briefing
FIA, in conjunction with FPL, FOA and FOW, will present a standards briefing at The Barbican on Thursday, June 30. The full day of sessions includes a panel on European standardization featuring SWIFT, ISDA and FPL. The briefing also includes sessions on FIXML for derivatives clearing, and standards for high-volume market data, allocations and post-clearing. The sessions are free to qualified delegates.
http://www.futuresindustry.org/standard-2568.asp
Merrill poaches derivatives team from JP Morgan
http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=bondsNews&storyID=8865151
Crossing Boundaries
Wall Street firms have received plaudits and criticism alike for increasingly behaving like hedge funds as they leverage their balance sheets to make bets on the markets. Now hedge funds are repaying the favor-by edging in on the Street's turf.
http://www.iddmagazine.com/idd/fierce_finance.cfm?id=10491&issueDate=current
FIX Protocol Expands in Commodities Exchange Space: IntercontinentalExchange Selects CameronFIX Platform
New York — Thursday June 23, 2005: Cameron Systems, the leading global provider of FIX protocol messaging solutions today announced that IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and its subsidiary International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), global electronic marketplaces for trading energy commodities, have implemented the FIX Protocol with the high performance CameronFIX Platform for fast, efficient trade execution. ICE will use CameronFIX to provide FIX compliant access to its suite of cleared futures and OTC contracts traded on ICE’s internet based electronic platform.
http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/9843.html
Ameritrade to buy rival, create No. 1 Web trader
Rejecting a takeover offer from E-Trade Financial Corp., Ameritrade Holding Corp. on Wednesday said it will instead acquire rival TD Waterhouse
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0506230165jun23%2C1%2C7342032.story?coll=chi-business-hed
Brokers Get Hitched
And he loves somebody else, you just can't win." It's official! Ameritrade (Nasdaq: AMTD) is acquiring Toronto Dominion 's (NYSE: TD) TD Waterhouse subsidiary in an all-stock deal that was valued at $2.9 billion when it was first announced yesterday.
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05062303.htm
Cargill to sell London-based futures subsidiary
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/business/11963207.htm
Sun's Solaris(TM) 10 Sets Pace for Financial Firms
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems today revealed that over 40 new Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS) "proof-of-concept" trials with financial services firms from around the world have produced significant performance results on Sun's latest systems.
Man Grp stock seen undervalued, no takeover talks
Morgan Stanley weighs John Mack for CEO
Morgan Stanley is considering former president John J. Mack as a candidate for chief executive of the Wall Street firm, according to media reports Thursday.
The bear market in brokerage stocks may be weakening, but it’s not over yet, suggests a new report from independent
“Capital market stocks have absorbed the recent spate of well-advertised negative profit results, raising the question of whether the underperformance phase has ended,” BCA says in a research note. “While some positive developments have occurred, it is still a bit too soon to call for a bottom.”
http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=29330&IdSection=137&cat=137
Down The Brain Drain
Morgan Stanley's morale is bad, hurting retention and recruiting. Earnings aren't so hot either
John's Comments
Brent Crude Watch
IPE Brent Volume: 102,715
NYMEX Brent Crude Volume: 5343
NYMEX Percent of Total Volume: 4.86%
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Percent Electronic
CBOT: 61.89%
CME: 72.97%
CME Eurodollars: 87.51%
CME Live Cattle: 1.05%
CME Currency Products: 88.88%
CBOT Soybeans: 7.67%
CBOT Options: 6.41%
CME Options: 8.91%
Volume
OneChicago Volume: 1420
Eurex
Euronext.liffe Eurodollar Volume: 15,628
CBOE Futures Exchange Volume: 448
Market Share
CBOT 100 oz. Gold Volume: 807
NYMEX 100 oz. Gold Volume: 32,767
CBOT Share: 2.40%
CBOT 5000 oz. Silver Volume: 165
NYMEX 5000 oz. Silver Volume: 16,729
CBOT Share:
CBOT Mini Gold Volume: 307
CBOT Mini Silver Volume: 415
CME Emini Russell 1000 (100X) Volume: 3405
Eurex
NYBOT Mini Russell 1000 (50X) Volume: 666
CFE Mini Russell 1000 (100X) Volume: 0
CME Emini Russell 2000 Volume: 90,761
Eurex
CFE Mini Russell 2000 Volume: 19
Notes: Trade Globex Cattle early and often.
Liffe Eurodollar Over-Under
Liffe/Globex: 1.01%
Liffe/CME: .89%
Regards,
John J. Lothian
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