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Santa Claus Makes His First Stop To Ring the Closing Bell™ At The NYSE

Date 24/12/2002

In celebration of the Christmas holiday, the New York Stock Exchange closed at 1:00 p.m. and Santa Claus rang the Closing Bell.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Stock Market:: December 9th-December 20th

Date 24/12/2002

For the week of December 9th - December 20th, 2002, securities traded on the Order-driven market 10 627 times. Daily average turnover rose 6% to 312 million rubles and 30,6 million shares, compared with 353 million rubles and 28,8 million shares for the period of December 2nd-December 6th. The total turnover on the market equaled 2 805 million rubles, with 275 million shares changing hands.
RTS Stock Exchange Bonds: December 9th-December 20th

Date 24/12/2002

For the period of December 9th-December 20th, 2002, the total volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, reached 5 460 thousand US dollars, compared to 673 thousand US dollars for the week of December 2nd. The Eurobonds trading volume amounted to 4 844 thousand US dollars. The number of trades equaled 19.
NYMEX Announces First 32 Products - Hours - Fix 4.2 Protocol For New Trading Platform

Date 24/12/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., yesterday announced that, at launch, its new electronic execution services trading system will include the 32 recently introduced futures contracts that are based upon over-the-counter (OTC) contracts.
Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market: December 9th-December 20th

Date 24/12/2002

For the period of December 9th-December 20th, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equalled 1 064 thousand contracts. In terms of underlying value total trading volume reached 4 741 million rubles. The number of trades reached 23 344. The daily average turnover equaled 118 thousand contracts, or 527 million rubles, compared with 116 thousand contracts and 512 million rubles daily for the period of December 2nd-December 6th.

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier on 27 December 2002

Date 23/12/2002

TIFFE announced that trading for all contracts starts at 8:45am(JST) on 27 December 2002, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Sectors Index Options Offer Innovative Way To Look At Investor Sentiment

Date 23/12/2002

In view of the current economic and political arenas, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's 12 Sectors Index Options could provide an interesting look at investor sentiment.
Pacific Exchange Trading Options On iShares

Date 23/12/2002

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced that, today it began trading options on iShares Russell Midcap Index Fund (IWR). The options are trading on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 13,500 contracts. The issue is being traded by Lead Market Maker Catherine Clay of Timber Hill, LLC.
Oslo Børs Initiative For Greater Focus On Corporate Governance

Date 23/12/2002

The challenge to investor confidence in listed companies caused by recent events in international capital markets has brought corporate governance issues under the spotlight, both in the international capital markets and in Norway. Oslo Børs intends to take a leading role in developing knowledge and expertise in corporate governance issues in the Norwegian market, and as part of this initiative it has launched a new section of its web site devoted to corporate governance issues.
KCBT Announces Member Dividend - The Board Of Directors Of The Kansas City Board Of Trade Declared A Dividend For 2003

Date 23/12/2002

The board of directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade at the December 17 board meeting declared a dividend for 2003 for all full members (Class "AA" Members) of record as of Dec. 17, 2002. A dividend of $2,500 per member will be paid in January 2003.