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  • 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%.

  • Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Highlights

    Date 28/10/2002

    The market made a fresh start for this week to continue the correction wave that started during the middle of the previous week. Prices improved though volumes were still relatively week.