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Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Bustling Activity On The Bond Market And A Record-Breaking Month On Both The FUTOP Market And The Xtramarked

Date 03/02/2003

The bond market hummed with activity in the first month of the year, and turnover amounted to DKK 872.3 billion in market value, which is DKK 20 billion more than in December 2002. Compared with January 2002 this is a rise of DKK 270 billion, which is attributable to bustling activity on the mortgage credit market.
CBOT: Fed Funds Settle At 98.765

Date 03/02/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for January 2003 was cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.765, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.235 percent during the delivery month.
CBOT/MidAm President's Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 03/02/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following President's Day trading schedule:
CBOE January Index Options Volume Up 37% Over Year-Ago - Increases For Ninth Consecutive Month

Date 03/02/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that total index options volume increased 37% in January 2003. This marked the ninth consecutive month that index options volume has posted a gain over the year-ago level.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/02/2003

The market fell slightly but there was broader participation as all counters traded.

American Stock Exchange Chairman And CEO, Salvatore F. Sodano Honors The Lives And Mission Of The Space Shuttle Columbia Crew Bell Ringing Memorial - February 3, 2003

Date 03/02/2003

This weekend, America suffered an unspeakable tragedy. Seven men and women, on a mission for humanity, perished as the space shuttle Columbia broke up over America's heartland. These seven brave souls perished on a mission fulfilling humanity's destiny to explore the outer reaches of space - and to conquer the last frontier known to man.
World Sugar Contract Posts Latest NYBOT Record

Date 31/01/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the latest in a string of nine open interest records for its Sugar No. 11 futures contract of 266,752 contracts established on January 30, 2003. The previous record was 265,952 contracts set on January 29, 2003.
UK's Financial Services Authority: New Director Quality Assurance And Internal Audit At The FSA

Date 31/01/2003

James Glass has been appointed Director Quality Assurance and Internal Audit at the Financial Services Authority. He will take up his appointment following the retirement of Ronnie Baird at the end of March.
UK's Financial Services Authority Progress Report On Modernising The Listing Regime

Date 31/01/2003

The FSA yesterday gave an update on its review of the Listing Rules, aimed at modernising and simplifying the Listing Rules in the UK. The feedback on the review, summarised in today's statement ('Review of the listing regime, Feedback on DP14'), is generally supportive of the FSA's approach to Listing.
TSX Venture President Reiterates Support For Canada's Mining Industry

Date 31/01/2003

TSX Venture Exchange President Linda Hohol called on mining associations across Canada to continue to contribute to discussions aimed at reviewing reforms to Canada's securities regulation. "At TSX Venture, we have initiated reviews of our policies, aimed at reducing costs and timing associated with going, and being, public." Duplication of efforts and added costs, she feared, "might force miners to choose markets outside Canada to raise capital in the future." Ms. Hohol was speaking last n