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Date 11/03/2003

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

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 11, 2003: North Atlantic Nickel Corp. (TSXVN:YNN) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at that time. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the symbol "NAC" effective at the opening of trading on Wednesday, March 12, 2003. Pacific Insigh
Date 11/03/2003

SEC, NASD, NYSE Release Findings Of Breakpoint Examination Sweep; Broker-Dealers To Review Transactions

Securities regulators issued a report today showing that nearly one in three transactions in front-end load mutual funds that appeared eligible for a breakpoint discount did not receive one, based on the results of a three-month examination sweep of selected broker-dealers. The report, issued jointly by the Securities and Exchange Commission, NASD and the New York Stock Exchange, revealed the average discount not provided was $364 per transaction. As a result of those findings, approximately 2,0
Date 11/03/2003

Reprimand against Swiss Life by the SWX Swiss Exchange

The SWX has issued a reprimand against the Swiss Life Insurance and Pension Company (Swiss Life), Zurich, for negligent violation of provisions of the Listing Rules in connection with its annual report for 2001 and its semi-annual report for 2002. As a result of false entries, the consolidated annual profit for 2001 as originally published by the company was CHF 239 million too high (after tax), the consolidated semi-annual loss for 2002 CHF 192 million too low (after tax).
Date 11/03/2003

NYBOT: U.S. Dollar Index Sets All-Time Record For Futures Volume

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today a futures volume record for its U.S. Dollar Index® (USDX) contract of 16,338 contracts set on March 10, 2003. The previous USDX record of 12,757 contracts was set almost 13 years ago on March 20, 1990.
Date 11/03/2003

NYBOT Selects BTP/Constantin Walsh-Lowe To Build New Trading Floor With Latest Technology

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that it has chosen Business Technology Partners Inc. (www.btp.net), in a collaborative venture with Constantin Walsh-Lowe, as the lead technology team in relocating the NYBOT's new headquarters from its back up trading facility in Long Island City, Queens, NY, to the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) building on One North End Avenue in Lower Manhattan's World Financial Center. The exchange has embarked on a multi-staged plan t

Date 11/03/2003

Nordic Growth Market Expands -Opens New, Alternative Derivatives Market

On Thursday, 13 March 2003, NGM will launch the Nordic Derivatives Exchange, NDX.
Date 11/03/2003

New Zealand Stock Exchange: Update On AX Market Development

NZSE Ltd is enlisting the aid of a team of experts to put the final AX market proposal through its paces. The second proposal, which came out in mid December, outlined several radical changes to the existing organising broker role, some new trading mechanism initiatives, and recommendations on the underdeveloped research and information role in New Zealand, which the Exchange will put to user groups for refining over the next two months.
Date 11/03/2003

NASDAQ Europe Hosts First Issuer Webcasts

NASDAQ Europe, S.A., announced today that five of its listed companies will participate in the first NASDAQ Europe Issuer Webcast in London on 12 March 2003.
Date 11/03/2003

ISE To List More Options On Russell, S&P ETF Products

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that 10 issues, including one equity option class and options on nine Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), will be listed for trading on Wednesday. The new listings highlight ISE's commitment to expanding its portfolio of ETFs and other options products.
Date 11/03/2003

Important Notice Re: Launch Of CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds Options On Futures

CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds Options will launch at 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on Friday, March 14, with 12½ basis point strike price intervals rather than 6 ¼ basis point strike price intervals. Initially, an at-the-money strike and the next 5 consecutive higher and lower strikes will be listed in integral multiples of 12 ½ basis points.