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Euronext.liffe Launches Two New Belgian Equity Options - Three-Month Fee Holiday On Barco And Omega Pharma Options

Date 01/10/2003

From 13 October Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, will offer options on Barco and Omega Pharma on the LIFFE CONNECTâ trading platform, in response to customer demand. These listings will be on Euronext.liffe Brussels and will increase Euronext.liffe's Belgian equity options offering to 17 and provide customers with 90% coverage of the BEL20â Index.
Deutsche Bundesbank And Clearstream: New Settlement Model For German Market To Be Launched November 17 - Market Requirements Are Being Implemented - Attractiveness Of German Market Increases

Date 01/10/2003

Clearstream Banking Frankfurt, the settlement organization of Deutsche Börse Group, and Deutsche Bundesbank will introduce the new settlement model for the German market on November 17, 2003. This model changes the method used in cash clearing and results in a long term improvement of the reliability and efficiency of securities settlement.
Changes To The Baltic List

Date 01/10/2003

From 1 October 2003, after the approval of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian stock exchanges, the composition of the Baltic List will be the following:
CBOT's September Volume At 41,015,870, Up 36.0% From 2002

Date 01/10/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®Ò) today announced trading volume of 41,015,870 contracts for September 2003, up 36.0% from September 2002 and up 34.1% year-to-date (YTD).
CBOT: Mini-sized Dow Topples Record - Over 77,000 Traded

Date 01/10/2003

For the second time in less than a week, the CBOT® mini-sized DowSM broke its daily trading record. On September 30, 2003 the mini-sized Dow traded 77,159 contracts toppling its previous record of 68,752 traded on September 24.

CBOT Fed Funds September Settlement

Date 01/10/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for September 2003 was cash settled on October 1 at a final settlement price of 98.990, for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 1.010 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOE Exchange-Wide Volume Surged 34% In September - Largest Single Month Gain Since May 2000

Date 01/10/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that September exchange-wide volume increased 34%, while total equity options volume spiked 42% and total index options volume rose 23% when compared to the year-ago totals.
BrokerTec Futures Exchange Columbus Day Holiday

Date 01/10/2003

BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) will close for trading of all futures contracts on Friday, October 10, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. (New York time). BTEX will remain closed on Monday, October 13, 2003. BTEX will reopen for trading at 2:00 a.m. (New York time) on Tuesday, October 14, 2003.
Braskem To List On Latibex As Of October 8th - Santander Central Hispano Bolsa Will Act As The Specialist Intermediary For The Company

Date 01/10/2003

The A-stock of Braskem, the Brazilian petrochemical company will on October 8th join the Latibex market, the company having met the market's listing requirements. Braskem stock will be traded in units of 50 shares under the code XBRK.
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Expands Its Management Board - The Company Concluded On September 15th Its Capital Structure Consolidation Process

Date 01/10/2003

Having concluded its stock-capital consolidation process, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), the company that integrates the Spanish stock markets and registry, clearing and settlement systems, today announced it has expanded its management board, thus making new progress in the configuration of its company structure.