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Date 01/08/2003

NYSE Statement Regarding Council Of Institutional Investors' Report

In February, 2002, the New York Stock Exchange formed its Corporate Accountability and Listing Standards (CALS) Committee, with the goal of reviewing the Exchange's listings standards with a view toward enhancing the accountability, integrity and transparency of the Exchange's listed companies. To inform this review, the CALS Committee solicited testimony and written comments from a broad range of constituents. The Council of Institutional Investors was among the constituents invited to particip
Date 01/08/2003

Monthly Statistics Stockholmsbörsen July 2003

·The turnover in number of traded stock options contracts for a single trading day reached an all time high in July (July 18) with 924 357 contracts.
Date 01/08/2003

July Volume: CME Posts Strong July Volume In Equity Index And Foreign Exchange Products

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) reported strong trading activity for July led by equity index and foreign exchange products. Total exchange volume of 59.6 million contracts in July produced average daily volume for the exchange of 2.7 million. Excluding its non-traditional TRAKRSSM futures contracts, volume averaged 2.5 million contracts per day.
Date 01/08/2003

July 2003 - Euronext Key Indicators - Transactions In Cash Products Up 10% Year-To-Date - Euronext.Liffe Interest Rate Products Up 56% Year-To-Date

Cash products Euronext's cash markets registered more than 86 million transactions between January and July 2003, an increase of close to 10% compared to the same period in 2002. The average number of transactions traded daily in July on Euronext's central order book was 523,000, with a total number of 12 million during the month. The number of transactions in July 2003 is somewhat down on July 2002 when significant financial events drove the markets to particularly high levels of a
Date 01/08/2003

ISE Solidifies Position As Largest US Equity Options Exchange; Third Consecutive Month As Number One In Customer Order-Flow Execution

For the sixth consecutive month, the International Securities Exchange (ISE) was the largest US equity options exchange.

Date 01/08/2003

Eurex Turns Over 87.6 Million Contracts In July - Turnover Increases 13 Percent Year On Year - Record Results In Dutch And French Equity Options

Eurex, the international derivatives market, traded and cleared 87.6 million contracts in July, which represents a 13 percent increase over July 2002 (77.5 million contracts). During the first seven months of 2003, market participants connected to Eurex from 650 locations worldwide turned over a total of some 612 million contracts.
Date 01/08/2003

Deutsche Börse: 289 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In July - Further Rise In Trading Volumes

The aggregate turnover statistics show that a total volume of 288.6 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in July 2003 - slightly above the volume posted for the previous month (June 2003: 286.1 billion euros) and the volume traded in May (246.4 billion euros). The turnover in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds rose 3 percent from the previous month's level to 217.7 billion euros; the turnover in fixed-income securities was 71.6 billion euros.
Date 01/08/2003

David Shillman Named Associate Director Of SEC's Division Of Market Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission today named David Shillman an Associate Director of the Commission's Division of Market Regulation. In his new position, Mr. Shillman will direct, with Elizabeth King, the Division's Office of Market Supervision. Mr. Shillman succeeds Alden Adkins, who left the Commission at the end of March.
Date 01/08/2003

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Trading In Index-Linked Futures Reached New Highs In July

The equity market was also influenced by the summer season, and the value of trading totalled just under DKK 29.8 billion, a fall of 14 per cent compared with June. In July, the trading volume decreased to 135,246 share transactions, down from 146,819 transactions in June.
Date 01/08/2003

Consultation Announcement - Committee of European Securities Regulators - European System Of Central Banks Standards For Securities Clearing And Settlement Systems In The European Union

The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) have today published two documents entitled "Standards for securities clearing and settlement systems in the European Union" and "The scope of application of the CESR - ESCB standards" for public consultation related to the joint work being done by CESR and the ESCB in the field of securities clearing and settlement. The first document contains 19 standards which aim to increase the safety, s