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Date 14/02/2002

SEC Charges Notorious "Dr. Noe" And Five Others In Million Dollar Prime Bank Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday filed fraud charges against career swindler Clif Goldstein - long known to criminal law authorities as "Dr. Noe" - for bilking at least 20 investors out of nearly $1.1 million in an elaborate fraud known as a prime bank scheme. The lawsuit also names Goldstein's older brother, Paul Howe Noe, and two Boca Raton, Fla. companies run by the brothers, Great American Trust Co. and Great American Trust Corp.
Date 14/02/2002

Program Trading Averaged 25.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 4-8, 2002

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 4-8, 2002.
Date 14/02/2002

NYSE Appoints Special Board Committee To Advise On Corporate Governance: NYSE Corporate Accountability And Listing Standards Committee --To Be Co-Chaired By H. Carl Mccall, Gerald M.Levin And Leon E. Panetta

The New York Stock Exchange yesterday appointed a special Committee of its Board of Directors to review listing requirements and matters involving corporate governance.
Date 14/02/2002

NYMEX, CME Partner To Offer E-Mini Energy Futures Cooperation Agreement Includes Cross-Access And Cross-Margining

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX), and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced at a joint news conference in New York that they have reached a cooperative agreement to offer newly created "E-mini" versions of key NYMEX energy futures contracts for trading on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform and clearing at the NYMEX Clearing House.
Date 14/02/2002

NEWEX Starts The Year Off With A Record: 687 Million Euro In Turnover

At NEWEX (New Europe Exchange), the exchange for Central and East European (CEE) securities, volume of 687 million euros was traded in January, making it the highest monthly turnover in NEWEX history. The previous record was set in June 2001 with a turnover of 556 million euros. A total volume of 3.1 billion euros was traded at NEWEX in 2001, giving it a market share of over 65 per cent of the German CEE securities market.

Date 14/02/2002

Euronext Brussels: BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Based upon the figures until the end of January 2002, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 18 February up to and including Friday 15 March 2002 after trading hours. This list is available on the website: www.euronext.com (http://www.stockexchange.be/pd/pdc/endca01.htm)
Date 14/02/2002

CME: Side-By-Side' GSCI® Futures Trading To Begin Feb. 19 as New Pit Trading Hours Take Effect

"Side-by-side" electronic and open outcry trading of Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI®) futures will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), as the exchange revises pit trading hours in the product to 8:45 am. to 2:00 p.m. (Central time).
Date 14/02/2002

CME Contract Specifications Changes: Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Futures

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following for the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Futures Contract: Changes the Floor-traded Opening time from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Changes the Closing time for both Floor-traded and GLOBEX-traded from 2:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Changes the GLOBEX Opening time from 2:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This action takes place on Tuesday, February 19, 2002.
Date 14/02/2002

CME Contract Specifications Changes: Eurodollar Options

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: On Monday, February 11, 2002 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. listed two additional Eurodollar options quarterly contracts (7th and 8th Quarterlies). The underlying futures contracts for these options will be the September 2003 and December 2003. The options will expire on Monday September 15, 2003 and Monday December 15, 2003 respectively.
Date 13/02/2002

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices - S&P/CDNX Composite Index

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/CDNX Composite Index: CDNX has accepted for filing the reverse takeover of Cosworth Minerals Ltd. (CDNX:CWM). As a result, after the close of trading on Tuesday, February 12, 2002, the shares of Cosworth Minerals Ltd. will be replaced by Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. (CDNX:PC). Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd., which is classified as a 'Technology' company, will trade under the CUSIP number 696263 10 2. There will be 17,906,582 shares issu