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Gulf Markets Weekly Review

Date 11/10/2002

Regional tensions kept the pressure up on all Gulf based markets without exception. The worst performer of the week was the Kuwaiti bourse followed by Bahrain and the UAE.
CBOT Pleased With Favorable Court Decision On Soybean Litigation

Date 11/10/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) responded favorably to yesterday's decision in the Ferruzzi soybean case in which U. S. District Court Judge Wayne Andersen rendered a direct verdict in favor of the CBOT.
CBOT Chairman Neubauer Letter To Members On Ferruzzi

Date 11/10/2002

October 11, 2002Dear Fellow Members:I am pleased to tell you that yesterday in U.S. District Court, Judge Wayne Andersen rendered a directed verdict in favor of the Chicago Board of Trade in the Ferruzzi soybean litigation matter. This is a tremendous victory for our exchange, and for those members who have been involved in this matter since 1989. On behalf of the membership, I want to thank Karsten Mahlman, Wally Weisenborn, and all of those members who have had to defend the actions th
AMEX Adds Six More Securities To Nasdaq Trading Program

Date 11/10/2002

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announces its next group of Nasdaq securities to begin trading on the Amex today, including the following six securities: Amazon.com, Inc. (Symbol: AMZN)Biomet, Inc. (BMET)Broadcom Corp. (BRCM)Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)Novell, Inc. (NOVL)Sapient Corp. (SAPE)
TSX To Host Biotech Event In Toronto October 17, 2002 - Six Leading Quebec-Based Life Sciences And Biotech Issuers To Be Featured To Toronto Financial Community

Date 10/10/2002

Six of Quebec's leading biotechnology issuers will get a chance to tell their stories to analysts and brokers of Toronto's financial community at the upcoming seminar: "Focus: Life Sciences and Biotech", October 17, 2002 at the TSX Conference Centre in Toronto. "This event will help raise the profile of senior Quebec Life Sciences and Biotech issuers within the Toronto financial community," said Clare Gaudet, Senior Vice President, TSX. "This event is part of our overall commitment to provide

S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement: Rebalancing News - South Africa- Treatment Of Closing Prices In South Africa (Eff. 11/1/02)

Date 10/10/2002

S&P/EMDB will change its closing field for obtaining prices for the South African constituents effective November 1, 2002. Currently, S&P/EMDB use the last traded price from Reuters to obtain prices for the South African constituents. Effective November 1, 2002, S&P/EMDB will use the closing auction prices for all stocks in South Africa.
Program Trading Averaged 36.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2002

Date 10/10/2002

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 Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2002.
OneChicago: NFA Releases CFTC-Approved Customer Risk Disclosure Statement For Security Futures

Date 10/10/2002

Risk Disclosure Statement for Security Futures Contracts Please click here to download a copy of the Risk Disclosure Statement for Security Futures Contracts (26 pages) Approved on October 7, 2002.
NGM Launches Nordic Derivatives Exchange

Date 10/10/2002

NGM is launching a new marketplace for trading in derivatives. The new marketplace is being launched under the name Nordic Derivatives Exchange (NDX). Handelsbanken Securities, the largest player on the Nordic market, is the first client to sign the framework agreement.
Last Trading Day For NYBOT's US Dollar-South African Rand Contract

Date 10/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that because of the bank holiday in New York on Monday, October 14, 2002, the last trading day for the October 2002 US Dollar-South African Rand futures currency contract is Friday, October 11, 2002. The Delivery or Value Date remains the same, Wednesday, October 16, 2002.