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Statement Of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman James Newsome Regarding The Justice Department's Announcement Today Of Enron's Chief Energy Trader's Agreement To Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Fraud (In A Scheme With Others At Enro

Date 17/10/2002

"Today's guilty plea by Enron's chief energy trader underscores the inter-agency cooperative effort now underway and is what President Bush intended in forming the Corporate Fraud Task Force, of which the CFTC is a member. Let me add that the guilty plea does not in any way impede the CFTC's ability to continue our investigation into Enron's trading activities."
Singapore Exchange Preliminary DRAM Futures Contract Specs

Date 17/10/2002

The preliminary DRAM Futures Contract Specificationshas been issued The new futures contract is expected to be launched on the 1st Quarter of 2003.
Revised CBOT Veterans Day Trading Schedule

Date 17/10/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Veterans Day holiday: Friday, November 8: Open auction: Financial* contracts close at 12:00 noon. All other open auction contracts (Agricultural and Stock Index) close at their normal times. Electronic a/c/eSM trading: Financial and Metals contracts close at 12:30 p.m. All other a/c/e trading closes at normal times.
Program Trading Averaged 32.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 7-Oct. 11, 2002

Date 17/10/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 7-Oct. 11, 2002.
NYBOT: New Cocoa Margin Requirements

Date 17/10/2002

Effective opening of business Monday, October 21, 2002 the margin requirements are as follows:

National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Quarterly Bulletin

Date 17/10/2002

Upon the resolution of the NSEL Management Board, in the third quarter of 2002 shares of Kalnapilis AB and Hansa-LTB AB were removed from the group of Unlisted securities to which central market procedures are applied, whereas shares of Kauno Audiniai AB, Sema AB, Lietuvos Draudimas AB, and Grafobal Vilnius AB were transferred to this group from the Current List. As of 1 October 2002, shares of Vilnaus Vingis AB are admitted to the list of the Baltic Stock Exchanges Baltic List.
MB Financial, Inc. To Join NASDAQ Financial-100 Index Beginning October 17, 2002

Date 17/10/2002

MB Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBFI) of Chicago, Illinois, will become a component of the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading Thursday, October 17, 2002. MB Financial, Inc. will replace Webster Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WBST), which is being de-listed from NASDAQ.
FTSE Group Adds Bond indices To Product Portfolio

Date 17/10/2002

FTSE Group, the global index company, today unveils a new index family, the FTSE Global Bond Index Series. FTSE has acquired the Reuters BONDTOP index family presently provided by Reuters, the global information, news and technology group. From Monday 21 October, these indices will form the basis of the new FTSE series. Newly created tradable indices will be added soon, allowing the series to support Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), index-linked funds and derivative products.
Euronext Integration Crosses New Milestone - NSC and Clearing 21 To Be Implemented On Lisbon Cash Market

Date 17/10/2002

Today Euronext announces that the NSC1 trading system and the Clearing 21® system2 will be implemented as new platforms for Euronext Lisbon cash market on July 11, 2003.
Coffee Options Contract Sets New Daily Record at NYBOT

Date 17/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today a new daily volume record in coffee options of 22,177 contracts, established on Tuesday, October 15, 2002. The previous record was 19,308 contracts set on October 13, 1999.