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Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange FORTS: Weekly Market Data

Date 04/08/2003

For the week of July 28th - August 1st, 2003, daily average trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 466 thousand contracts and 3 214 million rubles, compared with 577 thousand contracts and 4 098 million rubles. The number of transactions reached 13 666, down from 15 524 transactions last week. Total open interest as of August 1st, 2003, stood at 448 thousand contracts or 2 979 million rubles in underlying value.
FTSE All-World Review - July 2003 Issue Now Available

Date 04/08/2003

The July 2003 issue of the FTSE All-World Review is now available in PDF format from the FTSE website at http://www.ftseall-world.com.
CME Reports Record Volume In Interest Rate Contracts

Date 04/08/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) had its busiest trading day ever in its interest rate futures and options contracts on Friday, Aug. 1, as total volume surpassed the 3 million contract level for the first time. Combined interest rate contract volume records were set in both floor trading and on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform, with respective volume of 2,866,107 and 163,508.
CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Review Of The Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Date 04/08/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has notified the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) of the results of a rule enforcement review of CME'smarket surveillance program. The review, which was recently completed by the Commission's Division of Market Oversight (Division), covered the target period of September 1, 2001 to September 1, 2002.
CFTC Modernizes Rules On Commodity Pool Operators And Trading Advisors

Date 04/08/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it has modernized a number of key rules regarding commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to rationalize requirements, remove unnecessary regulatory burdens, and to facilitate greater participation in the commodity futures and options markets, which can benefit all market participants by increasing liquidity. The changes announced include: Providing that institutions excluded from the definitio

CFTC Extends Comment Period On Proposed Amendments To The Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Live Cattle Futures Contract Restricting Delivery To Cattle Born And Raised In The United States

Date 04/08/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has extended to August 22, 2003, the comment period on proposed amendments to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's live cattle futures contract, which will require that all cattle delivered on the futures contract be born and raised exclusively in the United States, and that the seller provide supporting documentation conforming to industry standards at the time of delivery. The amendments are contingent upon the promulgation by the United States Department
CBOT's July Volume Sets Highest Monthly Total At 45,018,548

Date 04/08/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced its highest monthly volume total ever at 45,018,548 contracts for July 2003, up 35.4% from July 2002, up 9.3% from June 2003 and up 37.3% year-to-date (YTD). A new exchange daily volume record was set on July 31 with 3,331,999 contracts traded surpassing the old record of 3,286,987 set May 28, 2003. In addition, six of the top ten monthly volume records were shattered in 2003.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 04/08/2003

It was a rather dull week on the bourse with very little action worth dwelling on. The market ended flat and without direction, with punters looking to take their cue from banking results due in a few weeks time.
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 70 - 4 August 2003

Date 04/08/2003

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
Kansas City Board Of Trade July Volume And Open Interest Exceeds June Tally

Date 02/08/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade volume traded during the month of July was the largest since last September, with 334,978 contracts traded. Both wheat futures and wheat options trading volume increased over last month's levels.