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Futures On Russian Trading System Record Trading Volume

Date 13/11/2002

On November 12, 2002, the FORTS daily trading volume reached the record 161 721 contracts, or 20 502 thousand US dollars in underlying value. The previous record of 150 835 contracts was set on October 30, 2002.
Deutsche Börse: Companies Undertake To Comply With High Corporate Governance Standards

Date 13/11/2002

On Wednesday, ten listed companies publicly declared their binding commitment to comply with national and internationally accepted standards for fair and responsible corporate governance: ACG Advanced Component Group, AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik, Balda, Dialog Semiconductor, Evotec OAI, Funkwerk, Gericom, GPC Biotech, IXOS Software and Qiagen were the first companies to accept the jointly drafted Declaration on Corporate Governance as binding. This Declaration contains all of the ("
Deutsche Börse: Changes In The Equity Indices SDAX And NEMAX 50

Date 13/11/2002

The shares of Deutsche Börse AG will be included in the DAX as of December 23, taking the place of Epcos. The index provider Deutsche Börse made the announcement on Tuesday. The company is thus implementing a decision of the Working Committee Equity Indices. After being taken out of the DAX, Epcos will move to the MDAX on December 23 and, according to the available data, will be one of the biggest companies in the new index TecDAX, which is to be launched at the end of March 2003.
CME Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 13/11/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday: Wednesday, Nov. 27All interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity futures and options on futures traded on the trading floors close at noon Central time (except commodity options, which close at 12:02 p.m.) Equity and GSCI® products close at their regularly scheduled times for pit trading.
TSX Group Inc. Closes Offering Of 18,978,238 Common Shares At $18.00 Per Share

Date 12/11/2002

TSX Group Inc. (TSX: X) and TSX Inc. (formerly The Toronto Stock Exchange Inc.) announced today that the offering announced on November 5, 2002, of 18,978,238 common shares of TSX Group Inc. at a price of $18.00 per share, has closed.

The Montréal Exchange's Clearinghouse Earns An "AA" Rating From Standard & Poor's

Date 12/11/2002

Bourse de Montréal Inc. (Montréal Exchange) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC), has been assigned an "AA" rating by Standard & Poor's. Among the agency's reasons for handing out the rating were the CDCC's prudent risk management policies and procedures that protect the clearinghouse from abnormal market conditions.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Midcap And S&P/TSX Canadian Smallcap Indices

Date 12/11/2002

Standard & Poor's wishes to announce that following changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian MidCap and S&P/TSX Canadian SmallCap Indices:
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Date 12/11/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index:
SEC: Commission Selects Acting Chief Accountant

Date 12/11/2002

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced that the Commission unanimously selected Jackson M. Day as Acting Chief Accountant for the SEC. Day, 38, has served as the Commission's Deputy Chief Accountant since Sept. 15, 2000. Prior to joining the Commission's staff, Day was a partner in Ernst & Young's National Office of Professional Practice in New York. Day graduated in 1986 from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Business Administration
SEC Accepts Resignation Of Judge Webster

Date 12/11/2002

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today accepted on behalf of the Commission the resignation of William H. Webster as chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.