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Nymex Sets Daily Records In Options Trading

Date 15/01/2002

Daily records were set on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., yesterday for Exchange-wide options trading, options trading on the NYMEX Division, and crude oil options trading.
Namibian Stock Exchange: The Year 2001

Date 15/01/2002

The year 2001 can be characterised as a bag of mixed fortunes for the Namibian Stock Exchange with some successes to be reported but also some disappointments.
Malaysia Derivatives Exchange Berhad: Futures Commission Rates Fully Negotiable As Of 28 December 2001

Date 15/01/2002

In response to frequent enquiries, Malaysia Derivatives Exchange Berhad (MDEX) would like to confirm that the prescribed commission rates for all MDEX contracts have been made fully negotiable as of 28 December 2001.
Euronext Brussels: Modification Of The Composition Of The BEL20® Index

Date 15/01/2002

The annual revision of the index results in changes in its composition. Based on the selection list of end December 2001, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels has decided to apply the following modifications on 1st March 2002 after trading hours: Outgoing value Telindus Group number of stocks: 235 Incoming value
Euronext Brussels: Bgold - Adjustment

Date 15/01/2002

On Tuesday 15 January 2002, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels and the BGold Index Advisory committee held their annual meeting.

CFTC Recognizes Norwegian Clearinghouse For OTC Derivatives

Date 15/01/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has determined that the multilateral clearing activities of NOS Clearing ASA (NOS) are subject to appropriate foreign supervision. NOS is a Norwegian clearinghouse which clears and settles trades on the International Maritime Exchange (IMAREX), an electronic trading facility for cash-settled futures contracts for the transportation of maritime freight. The Commission's Order permits NOS to now clear and settle trades by U.S. persons on IMAREX.
CFTC Chairman Newsome To Chair Ag Advisory Committee

Date 15/01/2002

James E. Newsome, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will serve as Chairman of the Commission's Agricultural Advisory Committee. The Agricultural Advisory Committee was created to advise the Commission on agricultural issues surrounding the trading of commodity futures and options and to serve as a communications link with the agricultural community. It is made up of representatives of national farm organizations, major commodity groups, agribusiness concerns, and agricultural
AOT Stock Specialist Starts As A Trading Member Of Helsinki Exchanges

Date 15/01/2002

AOT Stock Specialist will start as a trading member of Helsinki Exchanges on January 17, 2002. AOT Stock Specialist is Helsinki Exchanges' first Dutch remote member and they will trade in the HETI trading system from Amsterdam.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand, In Full Cooperation With The Government Pension Fund, Will Promote Investment In Securities To More Than 1.2 Mil. GPF Members Countrywide

Date 14/01/2002

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, announced today (14 January 2002) that the SET has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government Pension Fund (GPF). This aims to help promote a better understanding of securities investing, and to distribute investment related news and information more widely throughout the country to government officials who are GPF members.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices -S&P/CDNX Composite Index

Date 14/01/2002

Pursuant to quarterly rebalancing methodology, Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/CDNX Composite Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, January 18, 2002. As of the close of trading on Friday, January 11th, 2002, the index was comprised of 524 companies. A total of 107 companies will be removed from the index and 125 new companies will be added. The new index will therefore be made up of 542 companies. This high level of turnover is due to the addition to