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Madrid Stock Exchange: New Warrant Trading Platform To Take Off On November 11 - The New Platform Will Provide An Easier, More Dynamic And Transparent Access To Trading - Turnover Figures Have Increased Fivefold Over The Last Three Years

Date 08/11/2002

A new warrants trading platform will be implemented on November 11 for the warrants, certificates and similar products. The new system represents a new trading segment within the Spanish Exchange trading platform (SIBE) and will match the specific features of these products.

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Procedures For Enforcement On PN4 Companies

Date 08/11/2002

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) would like to announce the following process that will be applicable to all listed issuers affected by Practice Note No. 4/2001 (PN4) or PN4 Companies. These companies are separately classified under the "PN4 Condition" sector in order to facilitate easy identification of PN4 Companies.

Euronext Brussels: BEL20® Index - New Divisors

Date 08/11/2002

Following the announced modification of the BEL20® Index (replacement of the GIB share by the Mobistar share) the current divisors have to be replaced by the new divisors as published below from Monday 11 November 2002 onwards:

CME To Observe Two-Minute Silence On Trading Floor For Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11

Date 08/11/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will observe two minutes of silence on its trading floor in observance of Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, from 10:00 a.m. until 10:02 a.m.(Central time). CME's stock index and commodity markets will participate in the observance; interest rates and currencies are closed for floor trading on Monday.

Chicago Stock Exchange October Volume Results

Date 08/11/2002

September 2002 Listed Share Volume 1,765,692,077 Listed Trade Volume 2,244,530

CBOT Educational Research Foundation Gives $1.2m To Kent State

Date 08/11/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade Educational Research Foundation, founded by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the world's oldest and third-largest derivatives marketplace, today presented a $1.2 million gift to the Kent State University Foundation. The gift creates a strategic link between the foundation's prestigious research symposium and Kent State's unique master of science in financial engineering degree program.
BrokerTec Sets Volume Records For Third Quarter And October

Date 08/11/2002

BrokerTec Global LLC, the electronic inter-dealer broker, announced today that third quarter 2002 transaction volume was $10.042 trillion, single count, compared to second quarter 2002 transaction volume of $8.943 trillion, an increase of 12%. BrokerTec's average daily trading volume during the third quarter increased to $160 billion from $140 billion stated in July 2002, and its single day volume exceeded $200 billion on multiple occasions. BrokerTec has now transacted more than $50 trilli
Australian Stock Exchange's "Taking Stock" November 2002 Newsletter

Date 08/11/2002

Taking Stock is the Australian Stock Exchange's newsletter for the stockbroking community available for download in pdf format. The November edition can be downloaded by clicking here.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index

Date 07/11/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Friday, November 8, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The weight of Nortel Networks Corporation (TSX: NT) will decrease by approximately 5.65% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float
Simco Removed From Next 150 Index

Date 07/11/2002

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the French company Gecina (Next 150 index) for the French company Simco (Next 150 index), Simco will be removed from the Next 150 index effective Tuesday 12 November 2002.