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NQLX iShares Russell 2000 Breaks ETF Security Futures Mark

Date 02/07/2003

NQLX announced today that its iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) contract has broken the industry record for ETF security futures monthly volume. The month of June saw 47,418 iShares Russell 2000 contracts traded with an average daily volume of 2,258 - both industry records. The iShares Russell 2000 security futures contract is listed exclusively on NQLX.
London Metal Exchange June 2003 Volume

Date 02/07/2003

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 5,818,380 lots in June 2003. This figure was made up of 5,489,390 lots of futures, 246,731 lots of options and 82,259 lots of TAPOs.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Sector Update

Date 02/07/2003

The Index Sub-Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has decided to update the classification of sector for Formis (Malaysia) Berhad to come into effect at 9.00a.m., 4 July 2003.
June Volume: CME Posts Record Volume Quarter And Month As Average Daily Volume In June Surpasses 3 Million Contracts For First Time

Date 02/07/2003

Trading activity on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in June pushed the exchange to new all-time quarterly and monthly volume records as more than 63.6 million contracts changed hands. Average daily volume exceeded 3 million contracts for the first time ever in a single month.
IPE Posts Record Volumes In June

Date 02/07/2003

June 2003 saw record activity for the month at the IPE, Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange. In total, the IPE traded some 2.7 Million contracts, an increase of 12.4% on the previous June record set in 2001.

ICEX News & Views

Date 02/07/2003

Accounting practices of listed companies and changes in ICEX market reports are the topics of this issue.
ICEX Monthly Statistics: June 2003

Date 02/07/2003

ICEX montly statistics for June 2003 have been published.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange: June Monthly Data

Date 02/07/2003

In June 2003, trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 2 549 thousand contracts or 17 289 million rubles in underlying value. In May these numbers equaled 3 662 thousand contracts and 21 542 million rubles in underlying value. Total open interest as of June 30th, 2003, stood at 354 thousand contracts or 2 433 million rubles in underlying value, compared with 3 060 million rubles and 493 thousand contracts at the end of May.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Merrill Lynch Introduce Commodity TRAKRS<SUP>SM</SUP> Contracts - The Most Successful TRAKRS Launch To Date

Date 02/07/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) yesterday launched Commodity TRAKRSSM futures, the fourth in a series of non-traditional futures products developed by CME and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER). In a special opening procedure concluded at 3 p.m. Central time yesterday, 5 million Commodity TRAKRS contracts representing $125 million were traded. This has been the most successful launch of a TRAKRS contract, exceeding the previous record of 2.6 million contracts traded in a
CBOT: June Volume Second-Highest Monthly Volume Total At 41,194,464

Date 02/07/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced trading volume of 41,194,464 contracts for June 2003, up 41.9% from June 2002 and up 37.7% year-to-date (YTD). June 2003 volume was the second-highest monthly volume total in exchange history.