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Futures & Options On Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 28/10/2002

For the week of October 21th-October 25th, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) increased by 9.2% and reached 529.6 thousand contracts or 1844.4 million rubles in underlying value, compared to the last week's 502 thousand contracts and 1 688.5 million rubles. The number of trades executed went down from 11 936 to 11 545.
Euronext: CLEARING 21® Successfully Implemented In Amsterdam

Date 28/10/2002

Clearnet announces that CLEARING 21® is successfully implemented as the new clearing platform for cash markets in Amsterdam as of October 25th.
Enhanced NASDAQ Legal And Compliance Information Now Featured On NASDAQ.Com - One-Stop Shop For Issuers, Attorneys, And Investment Bankers - Interpretive Materials And Publications Available On-Line For The First Time - Corporate Governance Reform Proposa

Date 28/10/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) announced today that comprehensive and regularly updated NASDAQ legal, compliance, and listing information is now available on the NASDAQ.com Web site (www.nasdaq.com). Corporate governance reform proposals submitted recently to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are also posted and accessible for easy viewing.
CME Veterans Day Holiday Schedule

Date 28/10/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Veterans Day holiday:
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Monday, 4 November 2002

Date 28/10/2002

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed on Monday, 4 November 2002 in conjunction with Deepavali.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports 31 Percent Increase In Net Revenues, 9 Percent Rise In Net Income For The Third Quarter Of 2002

Date 28/10/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. today reported a 31 percent increase in net revenues and a 9 percent increase in net income for the third quarter of 2002 versus the same period in 2001, due in part to the exchange's seventh consecutive quarter of record trading volume.
CFTC Provides Flexibility For Banks, Mutual Funds, Pension Plans, And Insurance Companies That Want To Use Single-Stock Futures

Date 28/10/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed an amendment to its Rule 4.5 that would permit registered investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, bank trust funds, ERISA pension plans, and similar otherwise regulated entities to trade commodity interests with notional values not exceeding the liquidation value of their portfolios.
CBOT Members Surpass 1998 Yearly Volume Record

Date 28/10/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that its members set a new yearly total exchange volume record, surpassing the exchange's previous volume record of 281,189,436 contracts set in 1998. At the close of business on Friday, October 25, 282,576,220 contracts were traded year-to-date.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 28/10/2002

The market firmed up and closed the week half a percent up helped by heavyweights Barclays and Sechaba which each put on 5t to close at P13.70 and P7.65 respectively.
Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly Commentary - Week Ending Oct 24, 2002

Date 28/10/2002

Following the start of the third quarter earnings season, Bahrain equities ended the week with a marked improvement in investor sentiment. The buying spree was evident in the local market as 22 stocks exchanged hands, out of which 11 scrips gained ground while only 3 dropped in value. With the gainers outnumbering the losers by a wide margin, the SICO index surged by 2.6% while the BSE index improved by 1.8%.