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HEX: A Committee To Renew Corporate Governance Recommendation

Date 17/02/2003

HEX Group, the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland and the Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers (TT) have nominated a committee to review the corporate governance recommendation for Finnish listed companies given by the Central Chamber of Commerce and TT in 1997. The Committee will propose amendments to the recommendation.
Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: Weekly Data

Date 17/02/2003

For the week of February 10th - February 14th, 2003, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 742 thousand contract, or 3 190 million rubles in underlying value, the 17% growth over 636 thousand contracts last week (in ruble denomination the increase reached 25%). The number of trades reached 17 965, 11% on last week's 16 024 trades. Total open interest, as of February 14, 2003, increased by 3% in contracts to 374 thousand contracts and 9% in rubles to 1,631 million ruble
Eurex Is Offering Two New Equity Options On Swiss SMI Equities

Date 17/02/2003

Eurex, the international derivatives market, is further expanding its product portfolio in equity-based derivatives. As of February 24, 2003, the world's leading equity options market will offer two new equity options on Baloise Holding and SGS Holding including LEPOs (Low Exercise Price Options). As in the case of all options at Eurex, the options in Baloise and SGS are supported by professional market-making in order to ensure the necessary underlying liquidity in the new products.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 17/02/2003

The market continued to lose ground in one of the more active weeks in some time. Much of the activity was due to portfolio rebalancing by some institutional investors.
Warsaw Stock Exchange And Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange Sign A Memorandum Of Co-Operation

Date 14/02/2003

On 14 February 2003, the Warsaw Stock Exchange and MICEX (Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange) have signed in Moscow a memorandum of co-operation, information exchange and development of the infrastructure of the two countries' capital markets.

Warsaw Exchange Announces Annual Revision Of Composition Of WIG20 And MIDWIG Indices

Date 14/02/2003

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces the following annual changes to the WIG20 blue-chip and MIDWIG MidCap Indices:
The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange And The National Stock Market Association Agree To Cooperate In The Development Of The Stock Market

Date 14/02/2003

The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) and the National Stock Market Association (NSMA) have signed an agreement of cooperation in the development of the stock market. The agreement, signed today by the MICEX CEO Alexander Zakharov and the NSMA president Konstantin Volkov, envisages working out proposals to develop instruments, operations, technologies and the normative and legal base of the stock market, improving control over the observance of laws on the securities market, creating be
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 14/02/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Friday, February 14, 2003, Del Roca Energy Ltd. (TSXVN:DRQ) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the exchange at that time. The company has been acquired by Tusk Energy Inc. (TSX:TKE).
Osaka Securities Exchange: No-Action Letter Received For MSCI JAPAN Index Futures & FTSE Japan Index Futures

Date 14/02/2003

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) is pleased to announce that a No-Action Letter for MSCI JAPAN Index Futures Contract and FTSE Japan Index Futures Contract ("Futures Contracts") has been received from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of February 13, 2003 (U.S. EST). In order to broaden the investor base in Futures Contracts, OSE applied to the CFTC to issue a No-Action Letter in this regard and trading in the above Futures Contracts commenced on July 15, 200
NYBOT Announces New Cotton Margins

Date 14/02/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Wednesday February 19, 2003, the Cotton No. 2 margin requirements are as follows: COTTON (CT)