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CME To Close Open Outcry Trading Of Interest Rates At 1 P.M.

Date 15/08/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will close open outcry pit trading of its interest rate products, including its flagship Eurodollar futures contract, at 1 p.m. (Central time) today, one hour earlier than normal. The action is in response to customer requests and is in coordination with related markets which are closing early due to the power outages in the New York region.
CBOT: Trading Hour Notice

Date 15/08/2003

Financial futures and options markets at the Chicago Board of Trade have been open for business throughout the night. All CBOT markets will open at their regularly scheduled time after extensive communication and coordination with the Bond Market Association, the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The CBOT remains in constant communication with all of the above and will provide further information as it becomes available.
CBOT Revises Today's Early Close For Its Financial Products - Extends Trading On Its Electronic Trading Platform To 1:15 PM. (Central Time)

Date 15/08/2003

The Chicago of Trade (CBOT®) announced that it has revised today's early close time for its financial products on its electronic trading platform. Trading on the exchange's electronic trading platform for financial products will now close at 1:15 p.m. (Central Time) instead of 1:00 p.m. today, August 15, 2003.
CBOE Interest Rate Option Products To Close Early Today In Conjunction With Related Markets. All Other CBOE Products Trading On Regular Schedule

Date 15/08/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that trading in its interest rate option products will close today at 1:00 p.m. (CDT), in conjunction with the close of other interest rate markets.
American Stock Exchange To Resume Normal Trading On Monday, August 18

Date 15/08/2003

The Amex fully expects to resume normal trading on Monday, August 18, at 9:30 a.m.

Warsaw Exchange Announces Quarterly Adjustment Of WIG20 And MIDWIG Indices

Date 14/08/2003

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces the following quarterly changes to the WIG20 blue-chip and MIDWIG MidCap Indices:
Six Hungarian Trading Participants Now Active On Xetra - Deutsche Börse Connects First Participants From Budapest Stock Exchange To Xetra

Date 14/08/2003

Since Thursday, for the first time, Hungarian market participants from the Budapest Stock Exchange have been trading on Xetra, the electronic trading platform of Deutsche Börse, as the company announced on Thursday. The Budapest Stock Exchange was technically linked to Xetra for this and is functioning as a so-called Multi Member Frontend Provider, who makes available the necessary technical infrastructure, as well as the network, for its trading participants. The first five trading par
SG Cowen And Lehman Brothers Settle Enforcement Actions With SEC And NYSE For Supervisory Failures In Frank Gruttadauria Case

Date 14/08/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange today announced joint actions against SG Cowen Securities Corporation and Lehman Brothers, Inc. for failing to supervise Frank D. Gruttadauria, a former branch office manager and broker. Beginning in 1987, while employed at a series of broker- dealers, Gruttadauria misappropriated over $115 million from his customers. He stole approximately $47 million of this total during the 27-month period that SG Cowen employed him and $2
SEC Statement Of August 14, 2003

Date 14/08/2003

An SEC spokesman made the following statement: "The SEC is carefully monitoring today's power failure and is in regular communication with the markets and clearing agencies."
Program Trading Averaged 42.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 4-Aug. 8, 2003

Date 14/08/2003

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 Aug. 4-Aug. 8, 2003.