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Pre-Close Trading Update London Stock Exchange Plc

Date 26/09/2002

Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to the five months ended 31 August 2002 and, where appropriate, the corresponding period last year.
NYMEX Sets Record For NYMEX Division Seat Sale

Date 26/09/2002

A seat on the NYMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. sold today for a record $1,110,000, exceeding the $1,100,000 sale on July 25, 2002.
MSCI Taiwan Index Options Open Interest Sets Records For Two Consecutive Days

Date 26/09/2002

The open interest records for MSCI Taiwan Index Options were broken on 24 and 25 Sep 2002, at 5,875 and 6,059 contracts respectively.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 25 September 2002: Bankaktiebolaget JP Nordiska To Be A New Member Of Oslo Børs - Request To Consolidate Shareholders In Frontier Drilling ASA Rejected

Date 26/09/2002

At its meeting 25 September the Board of Oslo Børs agreed to admit Bankaktiebolaget JP Nordiska as a member of Oslo Børs. At the same meeting the Board rejected a request to consolidate the two largest shareholders in Frontier Drilling ASA. The request to consolidate the shareholdings was made against the background that if the two largest shareholders were consolidated they would then be required, under the terms of the Securities Trading Act, to make an offer for the company.
International Securities Exchange Introduces ISEline<SUP>TM</SUP> - Proprietary Communications System Activated

Date 26/09/2002

The ISE announced that it has implemented a new service that enhances the level of automated information sharing between the Exchange and its member firms. ISElineTM, an internet-based instant messaging system, provides direct, real-time communications between the ISE Market Control Center, market makers, and member firm trading desks and service centers.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 26/09/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 27 September 2002, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the cl
Deutsche Börse: DAX Trend Indicator Now Online - Sentiment Index On Deutsche Börse Website

Date 26/09/2002

Starting Thursday, Deutsche Börse publishes a sentiment index for the DAX German blue-chip index. The sentiment index is a trend indicator and reflects the investors' assessement of future market trends. The index will be calculated on a weekly basis and will be published every Thursday before the market opens. The index is now online on www.deutsche-böerse.com/ marketinfo .
Deutsche Börse Presents New Equity Market Segmentation - High Transparency Standards To Be Anchored In The Exchange Rules - Prime Standard Will Replace The Trading Segments Neuer Markt And SMAX

Date 26/09/2002

On Thursday, Deutsche Börse presented a new model for the segmentation of its equity market at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse). The core is a division of the total market into two segments with different transparency standards as well as a new sectoral index concept. The new segmentation is aimed at higher integrity and attractiveness of the capital market for investors and issuers: Investors can differentiate between the regulatory standards with which the compani
ASX: Short-Selling Now Available For ETFs

Date 26/09/2002

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has approved the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd's (ASX) proposed short-selling regime for Exchange Traded Funds.
ASX Report To Shareholders

Date 26/09/2002

Please click here to download a copy of the ASX report to shareholders.