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CBOT Dec. 02 Fed Funds Settle At 98.762

Date 02/01/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for December 2002 was cash settled January 2, 2003 at a final settlement price of 98.762, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.238 percent during the delivery month.

Baltic Stock Exchanges: Review Of The Baltic List

Date 02/01/2003

From 2 January 2003, the composition of the Baltic List will remain the same as Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian stock exchanges reviewed the composition of the Baltic List.

Another New Open Interest Record For NYBOT's World Sugar Futures Contract

Date 02/01/2003

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that its Sugar No. 11 futures contract set another new open interest record on December 31, 2002, of 222,585 contracts. The new record replaces the previous futures open interest high of 221,913 contracts set on December 20, 2002.

2002 Final Volume And Open Interest - The KCBT Set Three Annual Volume Records In 2002

Date 02/01/2003

During the year 2002 the Kansas City Board of Trade set new annual volume records for wheat futures, wheat options and for the exchange as a whole.

2002 ASX Year-End Statistics

Date 02/01/2003

Click here to view the 2002 ASX year-end statistics.

Prague Stock Exchange: Trading Results On The Exchange In 2002

Date 01/01/2003

The total trade value in 2002 reached CZK 1,793.1 bil. which represents a 9.8% decrease in comparison with the record 2001 trade value CZK 1,987.2 bil. Above all the lower trade value on the market of bonds took a share in decline of the total trade value. The trade value in bonds reached the value of CZK 1,595.7 bil. and represents decline by 14.1% on 2001. On the contrary the marked revival was recorded on the market of shares and units when the trade value increased year-on-year by 53.3% at C

Treasury, SEC And Federal Reserve Submit USA PATRIOT Act Report On Investment Companies To Congress

Date 31/12/2002

The Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System today released a report to Congress under the USA PATRIOT Act containing recommendations for applying anti-money laundering controls to investment companies.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 31/12/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Tuesday, December 31, 2002, Thundelarra Exploration Ltd. (TSXVN:TLX) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the exchange but will continue to trade on the Australian Stock Exchange.

S&P Announces Annual Weightings Changes For The S&P Hedge Fund Index

Date 31/12/2002

In accordance with its published methodology, Standard & Poor's announced today the rebalancing of the S&P Hedge Fund Index and the associated sub-indices - Arbitrage, Event-Driven and Directional/Tactical. All indices will be rebalanced to reflect equal weighting. The changes will take effect after the close of trading January 2, 2003. The index calculations using the new weightings will be reported on Standard & Poor's website,

OneChicago: Transaction Fee Waiver Extended For Members To Feb. 1, 2003

Date 31/12/2002

OneChicago, LLC today announced that it will continue to waive transaction fees for Exchange Members to Feb. 1, 2003.