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Singapore Exchange Ltd To Launch Full-Sized JGB Futures And Options On 18 April

Date 25/03/2002

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced that it will launch full-sized SGX 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Futures and Options Contracts on 18 April 2002.
Quarterly Review Euronext 100 And Next 150: Major Changes In Relation To Integration Of Portuguese Companies

Date 25/03/2002

As a result of the quarterly review of 28 February 2002 the following changes will be effective as of Tuesday 2 April 2002.
Nasdaq Appoints New Controller And Head Of Investor Relations - Market Builds Finance Department In Transition To Independent, Investor-Owned Company

Date 25/03/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), today announced appointments to two positions that represent significant additions to Nasdaq's operation. Ronald Hassen was appointed Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Hassen is responsible for all accounting operations, including external financial reporting, payroll, accounts receivable and billing. He reports directly to David P. Warren, Chief Financial Officer. Paul Warburg was appointed Vice President of Investor Relations and is respon
HKFE To Revise HIBOR Futures Contracts

Date 25/03/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), will increase the size of its HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) Futures Contracts to five times their current size before the start of trading on 27 May 2002. At the same time, the Exchange and Settlement Fees for HIBOR Futures Contracts will be increased to two-and-a-half times their current level, resulting in an effective reduction of 50 per cent.
Eurex Introduces Longer Terms For The Most Liquid Equity Options - Tradable For Up To 60 Months

Date 25/03/2002

Eurex, the international derivatives market, has introduced longer maximum terms for the expiration of some equity options and equity index options. With effect from March 18, the derivatives market extended the expiration terms for equity options in Group A from nine months to a maximum of 12 months, from 12 to 24 months in Group B and from 24 to 60 months in Group C. In the case of options on the Nemax 50 index, the maximum lifetime was raised from 24 to 36 months.

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 25/03/2002

The market remained virtually flat and continued the sideways pattern of the last few weeks.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 25/03/2002

RDCP - The variable loan stock company reported final results for the year ended 31st December 2001. Turnover increased 28% to P14.3m mostly due to additional rentals earned from the new property developments, which have a 100% occupancy level. Costs went up 23% to P3.1m, while profit from operations increased 30% to P11.2m. Profit after tax jumped from P1.5m to P6.0m mainly due to a surplus arising from the revaluation of properties amounting to P5.2m. International Accounting Standards
CBOT To Launch New Electronic Dow Contract

Date 23/03/2002

Continuing to expand creation of new products and trading opportunities, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced on August 21 the newest addition to its DowSMJonesSM Complex, a CBOT® mini-sized DowSM contract with a $5 multiplier, to be launched on April 5, 2002 (trading begins 8:15 p.m. on 4/4/02). To enhance liquidity, the CBOT® plans to use two electronic market markers for the CBOT® mini-sized DowSMfutures contracts on its electronic trading p
virt-x to Launch Market For Exchange Traded Funds

Date 22/03/2002

virt-x plc, the operator of the virt-x pan-European cross-border exchange, announced today that it will launch a new market segment for Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs") on 6 May 2002. <
The ETF Segment On virt-x

Date 22/03/2002

The SWX Group will soon offer a separate segment for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on virt-x. Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter, Head of the SWX Group, announced in a press conference on Friday the following 23 ETFs will be admitted to trading on 6 May, the first trading day: 4 Fresco Index Shares - launched by UBS Asset Management 4 iShares - launched by Barclays Global Investors 15 LDRS - launched by Merrill Lynch