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Date 11/02/2002

IPE Extends Natural Gas Futures Trading Hours

IPE, Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, will open its Natural Gas futures contract one hour earlier at 8.30am, from Monday 18 February 2002. This will bring the opening into line with the opening of OTC markets. Users of the Natural Gas futures contract will be able to post orders as early as 8.15am on IPE's ETS II, the electronic trading platform.

Date 11/02/2002

Instinet Announces Fourth Quarter And 2001 Results

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) today announced net income for the 12 months ended December 31, 2001 of $144.8 million, or $0.63 per share, compared to $148.2 million, or $0.72 per share, in 2000. For the fourth quarter of 2001, net income was $45.7 million, or $0.18 per share, compared to $36.0 million, or $0.17 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2000. Excluding investment gains, restructuring costs and excess insurance recoveries, 2001 full-year and fourth quarter earnings per shar

Date 11/02/2002

HEX Back Office And Custody Services Ltd Starts As An Account Operator In Estonian Central Depository For Securities

HEX extends its services to clearing and settlement services in Estonia. HEX Back Office and Custody Services Ltd (HBO) has obtained account operator status in Estonia and will start as a remote account operator in Estonian Central Depository for Securities on February 25, when trading in Estonian shares begins in HEX's trading system.

Date 11/02/2002

HBO Becomes Account Operator Of Estonian Central Depository For Securities

The Supervisory Board of the Estonian Central Depository for Securities (ECDS) approved on February 11 the application of HEX Back Office and Custody Service Ltd to obtain the ECDS account operator status.

Date 11/02/2002

Chicago Stock Exchange: January Volume Results

The CHX share volume decreased by 6 percent from January 2001. Total trade volume was down 33 percent from January 2001. Total OTC share volume declined to 887,647,100 a decrease of 32 percent from January 2001. OTC trade volume was down 55 percent for the same period last year.

Date 11/02/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports Record Revenues And Earnings For 2001 - CME Became Largest Futures Exchange In The United States With Record Trading Volume, Strong Growth In Benchmark And Other Products

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) today reported record revenues and earnings for 2001, due to record trading volume at its subsidiary, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME). During 2001, CME became the largest futures exchange in the United States based on volume.

Date 11/02/2002

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

The market was much quieter than last week but the index still managed to eke out a gain of 0.8% on moderate volume.

Date 11/02/2002

Boston Stock Exchange Elects Three New Members To 2002 Board

Kenneth R. Leibler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Stock Exchange, today announced the election of three new Governors to the Board.

Date 09/02/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets Announces List Of 50 Stocks For Single Stock Futures Trading

Date 08/02/2002

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Feed Wheat Futures Sees Increase In Pit Trade Volume Over Year-Ago Totals

Activity in WCE feed wheat futures pit trade rose slightly for the month of January, up 2.5% at 10,306 contracts, compared to the 10,050 contracts reached in January 2001. Feed wheat open interest levels as of January 31, 2002 were 8,156 contracts, 8.8% below year-ago levels.