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Weather Contracts Achieve Record Growth In January On Chicago Mercantile Exchange - Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) Says Growth Shows The Increasing Recognition Of Weather Futures And Options As Vital Business Tools

Date 13/02/2003

Trading of weather-related futures and options contracts on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) reached record levels in January, with a significant increase over the transactions level in January 2002, the Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) and CME announced today.
Program Trading Averaged 39.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 3-7, 2003

Date 13/02/2003

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 Feb. 3-7, 2003.
Nymex Exchange Of Options For Options Program Made Permanent

Date 13/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will make exchange of options for options trading in energy markets permanent.
NYBOT's Electronic Order Routing System Takes Off

Date 13/02/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that its Electronic Order Routing (EOR) system has been successfully deployed in all five of its soft commodities, with numerous orders being sent and executed on a daily basis, and new user groups routinely embracing the new technology. The customized EOR system allows users to send all types of orders directly to the trading floor, which are executed by a NYBOT member through open outcry, and then matched, cleared and confirmed.
Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange First Quarter 2003 Newsletter

Date 13/02/2003

The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) is Russia's leading exchange and the center of the nation-wide system of trades in currency, securities and derivatives. Now, ten years after its establishment, the MICEX has more than 80% of the total turnover of exchange trading in corporate securities in Russia

Instinet Europe Limited Starts As A Trading Member Of Helsinki Exchanges

Date 13/02/2003

Instinet Europe Limited will start as a trading member of Helsinki Exchanges on 17 February 2003. Instinet Europe Limited will trade in the HETI trading system from London.
Euronext Brussels: BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 13/02/2003

Based upon the figures until the end of January 2003, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 17 February up to and including Friday 14 March 2003 after trading hours. The list is available on the Euronext website: http://www.stockexchange.be/pd/pdc/endca01.htm
Euronext 2002 Full Year Revenues Reached EUR996.5 Million

Date 13/02/2003

Despite the difficult market conditions, Euronext NV achieves good revenue growth for the year 2002, with total revenues of 996.5 million Euros, up year on year by 6.4 %. Revenues are in line with the forecast given by the company. This strong performance is due to ongoing strong volumes both in cash and derivatives markets. This achievement has to be highlighted: as Euronext didn't increase its fees. On the contrary, it suppressed some technical fees and granted rebates linked to cash migration
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus No. 39: Reinvestment Behaviour In The Danish Bond Market

Date 13/02/2003

Denmark is in the middle of historically low interest rates, and the volume of mortgage repayments for the April payment date has been the dominant issue in the Danish mortgage bond market over the past month.
CME E-Mini Russell 2000® Futures Set Open Interest Records, Surpassing 30,000 Mark

Date 13/02/2003

For 11 consecutive sessions, open interest in E-mini™ Russell 2000 futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) have set new records, surpassing the 30,000 mark for the first time on Feb. 11, and reaching 32,643 yesterday. In addition, trading volume in E-mini Russell 2000 futures set a record Feb. 11 at 12,439 contracts, exceeding the previous record of 11,256 contracts set on Jan. 28.