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CME Sets Fifth Exchange-Wide Open Interest Record And Euro FX Options Also Set Five Consecutive Records

Date 09/08/2002

For five consecutive sessions, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has posted exchange-wide open interest records, beginning on Aug. 2 with 18,989,272 positions and reaching 19,607,853 positions yesterday, Aug. 8. The most recent previous record was on Aug. 7 at 19,449,906 positions.
CBOT: 10-Year T-Note Open Interest Tops Million Contracts For 1st Time

Date 09/08/2002

Topping the 1 million mark in open interest for the first time in its 20-year history, the Chicago Board of Trade's 10-Year Treasury note futures contract set a new open interest record at 1,002,572 contracts on August 7, 2002. The old record at 990,811 was established on August 2, 2002.
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 09/08/2002

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 13, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 09/08/2002

Based upon the figures until the end of July 2002, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Friday 16 August up to and including Friday 13 September 2002 after trading hours. This list is also available on our website: http://www.stockexchange.be/pd/pdc/endca01.htm
The Kosdaq Stock Market, Inc. Shortens The Calculation Frequency Of All Indices To Ten Seconds

Date 08/08/2002

From August 19, 2002, all the indices of Kosdaq stock market will be published every 10 seconds during the trading hours.<

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 08/08/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Thursday, August 8, 2002, the ticker symbol of Look Communications Inc. (TSXVN:LOK.A) will change to 'LOK.' There is no change to the name, CUSIP number or capitalization of the company. Effective after the close on Thursday, August 8, 2002, Wellco Energy Services Inc. (TSXVN: WLL) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company is bei
Program Trading Averaged 38.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 29-August 2, 2002

Date 08/08/2002

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 July 29-Aug. 2, 2002.
Nymex To Amend Spot Month Assessment Procedure For Physically Delivered Energy Contracts

Date 08/08/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would split its spot month assessment into a two-step process for all of its NYMEX Division physically delivered energy futures contracts beginning with the expiration of the September 2002 contracts.
National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Monthly Bulletin - July 2002

Date 08/08/2002

In July 2002, there was a summery slowdown in share trading, whereas trading in debt securities increased significantly. Although the number of transactions in the Government securities was slightly smaller than in June, their turnover was the largest this year and amounted to LTL 155 million, which is 5.7 times more than in July 2001. In the total turnover, shares accounted for as little as 15.3%. Share turnover was similar to that of June, yet, it was by one fourth smaller than in July 2001.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Sector Update

Date 08/08/2002

The Index Sub-Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has decided to update the classification of sector for Malaysian Tobacco Company Berhad and Artwright Holdings Berhad to come into effect on 12 August 2002.