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First Order Sent Using NYBOT's Order Book Management System - System Provides Faster, More Cost Effective Communications On The Floor

Date 24/07/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today the first order using its Order Book Management System (OBMS), the latest component of its electronic order routing system to be implemented which allows a market user to send an order electronically to the broker in the trading ring, by way of the broker's booth. The first OBMS order, which was a Buy 1 Sept 02 Market Order, was sent by clearing firm R.J. O'Brien to Warren Seeley, a broker in NYBOT's Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) pit
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports 53 Percent Increase In Profits For The Second Quarter Of 2002 - Increased Quarterly Trading Volume Contributed To Record Revenues, Net Income And Earnings Per Share

Date 24/07/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. today reported a 53 percent increase in net income for the second quarter of 2002, to $21.7 million or 73 cents per diluted share. In comparison, net income was $14.2 million or 48 cents per diluted share for the second quarter of last year.
Baltic Launches New Freight Market Information Consultative Group

Date 24/07/2002

The Baltic Exchange has established a new consultative group to help the future development of its freight market information. Membership of the new group - the Freight Market and Futures Consultative Group (FMFCG) - will be open to all members of the Baltic Exchange.
3 years SWX New Market: Realignment Of Segmentation On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 24/07/2002

The SWX New Market was created three years ago in response to the demand from young enterprises and the financial industry for a means of providing innovative companies with access to the capital market. Venture capital companies were able to use this platform to place their holdings among the investing public, and underwriting banks had the opportunity to conduct their IPO transactions in Switzerland. This had a two-pronged effect: on one hand, Swiss companies found it unnecessary to migrate to
virt-x: Interim Results For The Six Months To 30 June 2002

Date 23/07/2002

virt-x plc, the operator of the virt-x pan-European blue chip exchange, announced today its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2002.

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 29 July 2002

Date 23/07/2002

TIFFE announced that trading for all contracts starts at 8:45am(JST) on 29 July 2002, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 23/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (TSXVN:IDO) will change its name to Beartooth Platinum Corporation (TSXVN: BTP). The new CUSIP number is 074012 10 5.There is no consolidation of capital.
Russian Trading System Bonds: Weekly Results

Date 23/07/2002

From July 15, 2002, to July 19, 2002, the trading volume of RTS Bonds system - the system that facilitates trading of corporate, government, municipal bonds and Eurobonds - fell to 998 thousand dollars from 197.8 million dollars the week before.
Partnership Council Approves Priorities For Russian Trading System Activities In 2002-2003

Date 23/07/2002

On June 27th, 2002, the Council of Partnership "The RTS Stock Exchange" unanimously approved the Directions for non-for-profit Partnership "The RTS Stock Exchange" activities in the next year (July 1, 2002, through July 1, 2003).
London Stock Exchange To Explore Ways Of Reducing Failed Cross-Border Trades

Date 23/07/2002

The London Stock Exchange today announced that it is looking at ways to reduce the number of failed cross-border trades, which are estimated to cost the global securities industry around £2.2 billion every year.