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Date 07/02/2003

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces January Volume

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that for the month of January, equity trading volume increased 35.14% when 281,118,277 shares traded compared to the same month last year when 208 016,767 shares traded. Equity volume increased 22.79% compared to the previous month's volume when 228,940,265 shares traded.
Date 07/02/2003

Nymex Starts Year Off With Record Month

January trading activity on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., set monthly records for total futures and options volume; total futures volume; NYMEX Division futures volume; energy futures volume; crude oil volume; heating oil volume; NYMEX ACCESS® volume; and other assorted NYMEX ACCESS® activity.
Date 07/02/2003

Nymex Sets Record For Overnight Trading

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced yesterday that 47,308 futures contracts were traded on the NYMEX ACCESS® electronic trading system last night, a record for overnight electronic trading.
Date 07/02/2003

New Listing Rules, Requiring The Observance Of The Code Of Corporate Behaviour, Came Into Force On MICEX On 1 February

The new rules of listing and access to the distribution and circulation of securities came into force on the MICEX on 1 February. They require issuers to observe the Code of corporate behaviour and provide reports in compliance with the International Accounting Standards. Besides, the rules enable the circulation of investment trusts' units.
Date 07/02/2003

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Begins Trading On The American Stock Exchange

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today launched trading in Barclays Global Investors' iShares MSCI South Africa Exchange Traded Fund (ticker: EZA).

Date 07/02/2003

Hastert Applauds Omission Of Transaction Tax - Bush Decides Against Added Tax On Nation's Exchanges

House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert on Tuesday applauded President George W. Bush for not including a new transaction tax on the nation's futures exchanges in his proposed 2004 budget.
Date 07/02/2003

French Financial Markets Announce Full Shift To ISIN Codes

From 30 June 2003, all securities traded on Euronext Paris cash markets will be identified solely by their International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN).
Date 07/02/2003

Deutsche Börse: Results Of Business Year 2002 Materially Above Guidance

Deutsche Börse AG on Friday announced that it would significantly exceed its targeted Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) for the year ended 31 December 2002: the target of 320 million euros would be exceeded by approximately 10 percent giving an expected result of 350-355 million euros after goodwill and exceptional charges. The higher profit stems from the positive development in trading activity in the fourth quarter of 2002, which has remained strong in January 2003.
Date 07/02/2003

CME Reduces Tick Size For Spread Trading In E-mini S&P 500<SUP><SMALL>®</SUP></SMALL>

The Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has approved a modification to the tick size for trading of calendar spreads in its E-mini™S&P 500® and its E-mini NASDAQ-100® contracts. The reduction in the tick size for calendar spreads, from .10 index points to .05 index points for E-mini S&P 500 futures calendar spreads and from .25 index points to .05 index points for E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures, is
Date 07/02/2003

CME Presidents Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Presidents Day holiday: