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Date 25/07/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets Statement On SEC Decision On Margin Rules

Issued on July 24 "Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) congratulates the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission on the completion of customer margin rules for single stock futures. We applaud the extraordinary joint effort by the staff of both agencies in effectively fashioning rules that overcome complex legal and operational hurdles. Our member firms have been testing in our production system on LIFFE CONNECTTM for several months; many are rea
Date 25/07/2002

Nasdaq Applauds SEC's Action To Approve ADF Pilot - New Supermontage Trading System To Launch On July 29 With 32 Test Securities - Trading Of Real Securities Awaits Final SEC Approval

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. today applauded the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve the pilot NASD Alternative Display Facility (ADF) and looks forward to the August 12 open meeting of the SEC. At that meeting, the SEC will consider the extent to which the preconditions of its approval order for Nasdaq's next-generation trading system, SuperMontage, have been met. As part of the SEC's approval of SuperMontage in January 2001, it was mandated that the ADF be up-a
Date 25/07/2002

MESDAQ Market Expands Number Of Advisers

MESDAQ Market expanded its group of advisers to ten with the admission of four new advisers.
Date 25/07/2002

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 26 July 2002, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
Date 25/07/2002

HKEx: Consultation Paper On Proposed Amendments To The Listing Rules Relating To Initial Listing And Continuing Listing Eligibility And Cancellation Of Listing Procedures

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has published a Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Listing Rules relating to Initial Listing and Continuing Listing Eligibility and Cancellation of Listing Procedures (the Consultation Paper).

Date 25/07/2002

Eurex Posts A Record In Turnover On July 24, 2002

More than 6 Million contracts were traded on a single day for the first time Total turnover Eurex: Record turnover on July 24, 2002 6,106,621 contracts Former record turnover: November 15, 2001 5,669,467 contracts
Date 25/07/2002

CME Posts Its Second Busiest Day In History With Nearly 4.2 Million Contracts

Volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted its second busiest day in its 104-year history yesterday, July 24, as 4,175,449 contracts changed hands. CME's busiest day stands at 4,256,378 contracts trading on June 26. Yesterday's volume marked the second time CME trading volumes exceeded 4 million contracts in a single day.
Date 25/07/2002

CFTC Staff Allows ASX Futures Exchange Pty Limited's Futures Contracts Based On The S&P/ASX 200 Index And The S&P/ASX 50 Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on July 24, 2002, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of futures contracts based on the S&P/ASX 200 Index and the S&P/ASX 50 Index, traded on the Australian-based ASX Futures Exchange Pty Limited (ASXF).
Date 25/07/2002

CBOT's Electronic Trading Platform Surpasses 1 Million Contracts

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that volume on its electronic trading platform set a new daily volume record on July 24, trading more than one million contracts during a single trading day for the first time since the platform's launch less than two years ago. The CBOT® traded a total of 2,480,402 contracts yesterday, the third largest single day volume in its history.
Date 25/07/2002

CBOT Continues Strong Financial Performance With Growth In Revenues And Net Income For First Six Months Of 2002

Continuing its strong financial performance, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOTÒ) reported net income of $21.3 million on revenues of $147.9 million for the first six months of 2002. This compares to net income of $6.6 million on revenues of $120.2 million for the first six months of 2001. Total revenues net of contracted license fees were $144.2 million for the first six months of 2002.