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Appendix 4

Major domestic and international indices in use in the jurisdictions of SC-2 members

Table 1 - MAIN INDEXES REPORTED BY MEMBERS

SC2 INDEX COMPONENT SECURITIES METHOD OF INDEX PROVIDER FREQUENCY OF DISSEMINATION DERIVATIVES JURISDICTIONS (number, nationality, CALCULATION REGULAR INDEX FREQUENCY AND RELATED exchange where traded) COMPOSITION PRODUCTS REVIEW

All ordinaries Largest 500 measured Standard & Quarterly Real-time NO Index by market capitalization listed on weighted index Poor’s/Australian Stock the Australian Exchange

Australian S&P /ASX Top 200 shares ranked by size Market capitalization Standard & Quarterly Real-time YES 200 weighted index, free- Poor’s/Australian Stock float adjusted Exchange

S&P /ASX Top 50 largest in Market capitalization Standard & Quarterly Real-time YES 50 Australian Stock Exchange weighted index, free- Poor’s/Australian Stock float adjusted Exchange

Brazil BOVESPA 55 most liquid stocks traded on Total return index Säo Paulo Stock Every 4 months Real-time YES the Säo Paulo Stock Exchange weighted by volume Exchange

S&P/TSX Stocks of companies incorporated Market capitalization Standard & Quarterly Real-time YES Composite in a Canadian jurisdiction and weighted index, free- Poor’s/Toronto Stock listed on the Toronto Stock float adjusted Exchange Canada Exchange that meet inclusion criteria (230 stocks as of January 2003)

S&P/TSX 60 60 stocks issued by leading Market capitalization Standard & Quarterly Real-time YES companies across 10 economic weighted index, free- Poor’s/Toronto Stock sectors in Canada float adjusted Exchange

CAC 40 40 stocks selected among the Market capitalization S.A. Once a year (with 30 sec. YES most capitalized and active stocks weighted index possible listed on adjustments on a quarterly basis as required by latest developments)

SBF 120 120 most capitalized and active Market capitalization Euronext S.A. Once a year (with 30 sec. continuously traded stocks weighted index possible NO France (including CAC40 stocks) adjustments on a quarterly basis as required by latest developments)

SBF 250 250 most highly capitalized and Market capitalization Euronext S.A. Once a year (with Twice a day NO most liquid stocks listed on the weighted index possible continuous or fixing segments of adjustments on a the Premier Marché, Second quarterly basis as Marché and Nouveau Marché required by latest developments)

Xetra-Dax 30 largest German companies Market capitalization Deutsche Börse Once a year 15 sec. YES with the highest weighted index, free- Germany turnover on Stock float adjusted. Exchange (FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) (only Xetra prices are considered)

Hang Seng 33 stocks Market capitalization HSI Services Ltd. Quarterly 15 sec. YES Hong-Kong Index weighted index

Mibtel All stocks traded on the Italian Market capitalization Borsa Italiana Twice a year 1 min. NO general Stock Exchange (currently 284) weighted index

Italy MIB30 30 most capitalized and liquid Market capitalization Borsa Italiana Twice a year 1 min. YES stocks traded on the Italian Stock weighted index Exchange

MIDEX 25 mid-sized stocks traded on the Market capitalization Borsa Italiana Twice a year 1 min. YES Italian Stock Exchange weighted index

Topix (Tokyo All companies listed on the “first Market capitalization Whenever changes 1 min. YES Stock Price selection” of the Tokyo Stock weighted index occur Index) Exchange (currently 1506)

S&P-Topix 150 high liquid stocks selected Market capitalization Standard & - 15 sec. YES 150 from each major sector of the weighted index Poor’s/Tokyo Stock Tokyo Stock Exchange Exchange (companies incorporated in japan or have its headquarter, included in the Topix index)

Nikkei 225 225 top rated Japanese companies Price weighted index Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Once a year 1 min. YES Stock listed in the first section of the Inc. Average Tokyo Stock Exchange

KLSE 100 stock traded on the Kuala Market capitalization KLSE Quarterly Index level is re- YES Malaysia Composite Lumpur Stock Exchange weighted index calculated every index minute and disseminated real time.

The IPC 37 leading stocks traded on the Market capitalization BMV Once a year (from Real-time YES Index Mexico Stock Exchange weighted index July 2002) Mexico INMEX 22 leading socks traded on the Market capitalization Once a year Mexico Stock Exchange weighted index (less than 10% in each stock) BMV Real-time NO

All Sing- All -incorporated and Market capitalization Whenever changes Real-time NO Equities Singapore-currency traded weighted index Limited occur Index companies listed on the Singapore Singapore exchange’s Mainboard

Straits Times 45 most heavily weighted and Modified market Singapore Press Annual Real-time YES Index active stocks traded on the capitalization weighted Holdings Limited Singapore Exchange’s Mainboard index

Spain IBEX-35 35 most liquid stock traded on the Market capitalization Sociedad de Bolsa Twice a year Real-time YES electronic market weighted index, free float adjusted

OMX 30 stocks that have the largest Market capitalization Stockholmsbörsen Twice a year Real-time YES Stockholm volume of trading on the weighted index Sweden index Stockholm Stock Exchange

Stockholm All shares listed on the A-list and Market capitalization Stockholmsbörsen Whenever changes Real-time NO All Shares the O-list of the Stockholm Stock weighted index occur Index Exchange (currently 335)

Swiss 300 stocks traded on the Total return index Swiss Exchange Once a year 3 minutes NO Performance Electronic Bourse System Index (SPI) Switzerland Market Index Max 30 largest and most liquid Market capitalization Swiss Exchange Once a year Real-time YES (SMI) stocks traded on the Electronic weighted index, free Bourse System (VIRT-X) float adjusted (currently 27) YES S&P500 500 stocks Market capitalization Standard & Poor’s Real-time weighted index Quarterly YES 100 100 largest and most active stock Modified market Nasdaq listed on the Nasdaq capitalization weighted index USA YES S&P100 100 highly capitalized stocks Market capitalization Standard & Poor’s Real-time weighted index YES S&P400 400 midcap stocks Market capitalization Standard & Poor’s Real-time weighted index YES Russell 1000 1000 small-cap companies Market capitalization Frank Russell Annually Real-time incorporated in the U.S.A. weighted index YES Russell 2000 2000 large-cap companies Market capitalization Annually Real-time incorporated in the U.S.A weighted index YES DJ Industrial 30 blue-chips that are generally Price weighted index Real-time Average the leaders in their industries

NYSE All common stocks listed on the Market capitalization Dow Jones/NYSE Real-time YES Composite Stock Exchange weighted index, free (15 minutes) float adjusted BARRA Market capitalization Barra Semi-annually 15 sec. YES Value Index weighted index

BARRA Market capitalization Barra Semi-annually YES Growth Index weighted index

Mini-value Value Line Publishing, YES Inc.

ISDEX 50 stocks issued by internet Modified market internet.com Quarterly Real-time YES companies capitalization weighted Corporation index Fortune e-50 50 U.S. traded securities in the Modified market Fortune/ Bridge Quarterly 15 sec. YES internet economy capitalization weighted Information System index America Inc./ American Stock Exchange)

FTSE 100 100 most highly capitalized Market capitalization FTSE International Ltd. Quarterly 15 seconds YES companies traded on the London weighted index, free Stock Exchange (about 80% of float adjusted United Kingdom market value) FTSE 250 Most highly capitalized mid-cap Market capitalization FTSE International Ltd. Quarterly 60 seconds YES companies outside the FTSE 100 weighted index (about 18% of market value).

FTSE All- Representing 89-99% of UK Market capitalization FTSE International Ltd. Quarterly 60 seconds NO Index market capitalization weighted index

DJ Stoxx 50 50 companies incorporated and Market capitalization Stoxx Limited Twice a year real-time YES listed in Europe (17 countries), weighted index, free regardless of trading currencies float adjusted

DJ Euro 50 blue- companies covering Market capitalization Stoxx Limited1 Twice a year real-time YES Stoxx 50 the market sector leaders, weighted index, free incorporated in the float adjusted Eurozone (12 countries), with the primary there and trading in euros World regions S&P Europe 350 leading companies, in leading Market capitalization Standard & Poors Once a year revision 15 seconds YES 350 industries in Europe (15 weighted index, free and quarterly countries) float adjusted rebalancing

MSCI Pan 232 stocks from 16 European Market capitalization Morgan Stanley Capital Quarterly 15 seconds YES Euro Index countries weighted index, free International Inc. float adjusted

MSCI Euro 121 stocks from EMU countries Market capitalization Morgan Stanley Capital Quarterly 15 seconds YES Index weighted index International Inc.

1 Stoxx Ltd. is a joint-venture between Deutsche Bourse AG, Dow Jones & Company, Euronext Paris SA and SWX Swiss Exchange