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RTS FORTS: December 30th, 2002 - January 10th, 2003 Market Data

Date 14/01/2003

For the period of December 30th, 2002 - January 10th, 2003, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 341 thousand contracts. In terms of underlying value total trading volume reached 1 553 million rubles. The number of trades reached 9 029. Total open interest, as of January 10th, 2003, stood at 331 thousand contracts and 1,4 million rubles, a 9,5% increase in terms of contracts and 13,7% ruble value increase over the data as of December 27th, 2002.
RTS Classic Market: Year 2002 In Review

Date 14/01/2003

In 2002 the benchmark RTS Index posted a 34,13% gain and closed on December 31st at 359,07. Below please find statistic data on the RTS Index dynamics for the period 1995-2002:
RTS Classic Market: December 30th, 2002 - January 10th, 2003 Market Data

Date 14/01/2003

For the period from December 30th, 2002, to January 10th, 2003, the RTS Index inched 0.34% down and closed at 357.94. The RTS Technical Index lost 0.36% to close at 393.47.
RTS Bonds: December 30th, 2002 - January 10th, 2003 Market Data

Date 14/01/2003

For the period of December 30rd, 2002 -January 10th, 2003, the total volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, reached 987 thousand US dollars, compared to 1 647 thousand US dollars for the period of December 23rd- - December 27th, 2002. The number of trades equaled decreased from 9 to 4 trades.
RTS Board: Year 2002 In Review

Date 14/01/2003

In year 2002, total trading volume in the RTS Board (counting system-registered trades only) grew 4,5 times, from 15 million US dollars in 2001 to 68 million US dollars in 2002. Daily average turnover in 2002 skyrocketed 3,9 times to 272 thousand US dollars. 2 383 trades were executed in 2002, up from 894 trades the year before.

Oslo Børs Acts To Improve The Quality Of Closing Prices

Date 14/01/2003

In order to improve the process of bringing the trading day to an end and to ensure better quality closing prices for listed shares and primary capital certificates, Oslo Børs will implement a closing auction for these securities from Friday 14 February. A sound process of price formation is essential to investors´ confidence in the market. The new method for determining closing prices ensures fair treatment since all the participants in the closing auction achieve the same price.
Nymex To Change Margin Rates For Some Natural Gas Basis Contracts

Date 14/01/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will change the margins on some of its NYMEX Division natural gas basis contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.
Nymex Announces Introduction On New York Mercantile Exchange Clearport<SUP>SM</SUP> Technology Platform

Date 14/01/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that trading will begin on its new platform at 3:15 PM on January 16, with 34 futures contracts listed for trading at launch.
KOFEX Weekly Bulletin

Date 14/01/2003

Summary Following the previous week's upward trend, the KOFEX KTB futures market saw a similar movement this week due to the imminent US attack on Iraq and the heightened nuclear threat from North Korea. During the week, at the KOFEX USD/KRW F/X market, the Korean Won continued enjoying its strength against the Greenback.
IntercontinentalExchange Opens To Futures Exchange Traders And Locals - Dramatically Broadens Participation In Energy Trading Markets

Date 14/01/2003

IntercontinentalExchange (Intercontinental) today announced that it has received approval from the Commodity Trading Futures Commission (CFTC) permitting registered traders and locals with floor or electronic trading privileges on any regulated U.S. futures exchange to execute over-the-counter transactions on Intercontinental's electronic trading platform.