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CFTC Chairman James E. Newsome Talks About The Benefits And Challenges Of Clearing At First-Ever Joint Technical Conference By CFTC With FERC

Date 06/02/2003

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman James E. Newsome addressed the first-ever joint technical conference hosted by the CFTC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on February 5, telling the participants and audience about the potential benefits of clearing as one possible solution for some of the credit problems facing the energy markets, while highlighting some of the challenges that are involved in using clearing as such a solution.
ASX: APRA And ATO Guidelines For Superannuation Trustees Use Of Instalment Warrants Clarified

Date 06/02/2003

On 16 December 2002, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority ("APRA") and the Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") published new guidelines for the use of instalment warrants by superannuation trustees. ASX has welcomed these guidelines, which were designed to provide clarity and certainty to trustees and investors using instalment warrants in regulated super funds.
American Stock Exchange Vindicated By Court Ruling On Exchange Traded Fund Patent - Summary Judgment Granted In Favor Of The Amex - Mopex Patent Declared Invalid

Date 06/02/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced yesterday that the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of the Amex regarding patent rights to the trading of exchange traded funds.
Sydney Futures Exchange Monthly Trading Statistics - January 2003

Date 05/02/2003

Please click here to view the Sydney Futures Exchange monthly trading statistics for January 2003.
Sugar Continues Streak At NYBOT

Date 05/02/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that its Sugar No. 11 futures contract broke another open interest record when 274,068 contracts were traded on February 4, 2003. The previous World sugar record was 273,716 contracts established on February 3, 2003.

Nymex To Raise Margins On Gold Futures

Date 05/02/2003

Margins on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., COMEX Division gold futures contracts will be increased at the close of business tomorrow.
London Metal Exchange January 2003 Volume

Date 05/02/2003

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 5,670,216 lots in January 2003. This figure was made up of 5,370,545 lots of futures, 285,597 lots of options and 14,074 lots of TAPOs.
January 2003 - Euronext Key Indicators - Transactions In Shares Up 15.4% Month On Month, And Up 10.9% Year On Year - Euronext.liffe Trades 61 Million Contracts In January - Trades In Short Term Interest Rate Contracts Up 13% Year On Year

Date 05/02/2003

Cash products Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, Paris, 5 February 2003 - In January 2003, Euronext's cash markets recorded a total of 12,371,860 transactions, up 14% on December 2002. Year on year, the total for the month was up 9.8%, as was the daily average, which stood at 562,357. At 31 January 2003, total market capitalisation of the 1,469 companies listed on Euronext markets was €1,405 billion.
HKEx: Interim Solution To Ensure Stable HKATS Operations

Date 05/02/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will implement on 6 February 2003 (Thursday) an interim solution to the software problem that caused a temporary interruption in the operations of HKATS, the Hong Kong Futures Automated Trading System, on 29 January 2003. HKATS is the trading system for HKEx's futures and options contracts.
Euronext.liffe White Sugar Posts Monthly Futures Volume Record For January 2003

Date 05/02/2003

Euronext.liffe's White Sugar futures contract posted a monthly volume record of 124,494 lots in January 2003.