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Securities And Exchange Commission To Hold Credit Rating Agency Hearings

Date 04/11/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold two full-day hearings this month to discuss a wide range of issues relating to credit rating agencies in the operation of the securities markets. The hearings will be held on Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, and Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, in the William O. Douglas Room at Commission headquarters, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., beginning at 9 a.m. The hearings will be open to the public.
Nymex Announces Cleared OTC Transactions Reaches Widest Product Range Of Any Platform

Date 04/11/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange today announced that clearing activity in its over-the-counter (OTC) instruments represents the widest range of products of any OTC clearing system, including pricing points for natural gas that account for distribution to every region of the continental United States.
NYBOT Announces Annual Weightings Changes For The S&P Commodity Index

Date 04/11/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that in accordance with Standard & Poor's published methodology, it and S&P released the new weightings for each of the 17 commodities found in the S&P Commodity Index (SPCI). The weightings will remain fixed in the index for one year, and the changes will take effect after the close of trading on February 14, 2003.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For September 2002

Date 04/11/2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,986.6 points at the end of September, a decrease of 182.4 points from the closing value at the end of August. The weighted index reached 150.27 points at the end of September, a decrease of 9.6 points from the closing value at the end of August.
IPE Reports Best Month on Record Gas Oil futures Set New Volume Record

Date 04/11/2002

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, today announced that October 2002 marked the best month on record for total market volume and a record month for its Gas Oil futures contract.

Instinet CEO Begins Global Customer Tour - CEO Ed Nicoll Embarks On Aggressive Six-Week Tour

Date 04/11/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today the beginning of an intensive six-week, global customer tour, including most major markets. Instinet CEO Ed Nicoll, along with members of the combined Instinet and Island sales and business units, will meet with many of Instinet's leading customers. The tour began today in Connecticut and will continue throughout the country for the remainder of the month. Next month, the tour continues with stops in Europe, and then finishes in
Instinet Begins Quoting Exchange-Listed Securities

Date 04/11/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) today announced that Instinet Corporation (NASDAQ:INET) has begun quoting securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (Amex) - including SPY and QQQ - for the first time through NASDAQ InterMarket. Through its link with InterMarket, Instinet's quotations, using the identifier INCA, become part of the National Market System and are shown to traders and investors worldwide on the NASDAQ Workstation II® (NWII) and o
HKEx: ELI Naming Contest Deadline Extended To 6 December 2002

Date 04/11/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has extended the deadline for its "Naming Contest for Listed Equity Linked Instruments (ELI)" from 26 November 2002 to 6 December 2002 in order to give contestants more time for the submission of entries.
HEX Plc's Interim Report 1 January - 30 September 2002

Date 04/11/2002

Turnover: 69.0 million euro, +2.7% Operating profit: 20.7 million euro, -9.8% Profit before extraordinary items and taxes: 21.3 million euro, -12.0% Net profit for the period: 15.0 million euro, -12.0% HEX acquired a majority holding in the Riga Stock Exchange Group comprising the Riga Stock Exchange and the Latvian Central Depository. The new Group IT Services organisation started its operations.The objective of the IT organisation reform is to improve cost
Exchange-Wide Volume At CBOE Gains 42% In October - Index Options Volume Increases For Sixth Consecutive Month - QQQ And DIAMONDS Volume Records Established

Date 04/11/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that exchange-wide volume in October showed a gain of 42% over September 2002. Total volume in index options increased for the sixth consecutive month, as the number of contracts traded surpassed October 2001 by 40%.