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Iceland Stock Exchange Responds To Criticism Regarding Its Surveillance Function Concerning Annual Accounts And Interim Statements

Date 22/10/2002

Aggressive Accounting Discussions on accounting practices have been the centre of considerable media attention recently. And not without good reason, in view of what has been happening in this field, not least in the US. This focus on accounting practices should be welcomed, since there is a great deal at stake for the public, corporations and even the economy in general. The Icelandic daily Morgunbladid deserves special mention here, as the paper has provided detailed and inform
iBoxx: Liquid Indices For The European Bond Market Start On October 23

Date 22/10/2002

The Liquid Indices for European fixed-income securities will be launched on October 23, the European index provider iBoxx Ltd. announced on Tuesay. As previously reported, the new indices cover highly liquid euro-denominated bonds. The Liquid Indices will initially comprise 22 indices on corporate bonds, government bonds and sub-sovereigns. Maturity indices will be calculated for government bonds, and corporate bonds will have rating and sector subindices.
CME, Korea Futures Exchange Agree To Pursue Joint Initiatives

Date 22/10/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Korea Futures Exchange (KOFEX) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue joint business development initiatives in derivatives products. Under the agreement, the exchanges will discuss a variety of issues, including cooperation related to product development and information sharing.
CME Publishes Clearing Codes For OneChicago Products

Date 22/10/2002

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: CME publishes Clearing Codes for OneChicago products. This website page lists (a)the generic specifications for both the equities and narrow-based indices on which OneChicago will list futures, (b) the ticker code for the equities, (c) the full up-to-six-byte OneChicago product symbol for the futures, and (d) the two-byte CME clearing code for the futures, use in the SPAN® file, T
CFTC'S Division Of Enforcement Names Three New Deputy Directors

Date 22/10/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Division of Enforcement today announced the appointment of three new Deputy Directors.

Boston Stock Exchange Continues Record Growth Despite Unrelenting Bear Market - Share Volume Up A Record-Setting 105% In Fourth Quarter of FY 2002

Date 22/10/2002

Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) reported positive news yesterday for fiscal year 2002 within an industry that continues to struggle.
Amex Adds Two More Securities To Nasdaq Trading Program

Date 22/10/2002

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announces its next group of Nasdaq securities to begin trading on the Amex today, including the following two securities: Amgen (Symbol: AMGN)Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of October 21, 2002

Date 21/10/2002

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As of October 21, 2002.
The American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 21/10/2002

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 508,476,752 shares as of the October 15 settlement date, an increase of 78,445,824 from the 430,030,928 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-September. The October figure represents trades through October 9, 2002.
Singapore Exchange: SiMSCI Contract Sets New Record

Date 21/10/2002

MSCI Singapore Stock Index (SiMSCI) futures contract broke its open interest record for the fourth time in five days with 19,060 contracts on 18 Oct.