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Stockholmsbörsen: XACT SBX - Initial Listing Of New Exchange Traded Fund

Date 02/06/2003

As of today, XACT SBX is listed on Stockholmsbörsen, marking the addition of another ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) to Stockholmsbörsen's ETF segment. XACT SBX tracks Stockholmsbörsen's benchmark index (SBX), which comprises the 80-100 most heavily traded shares on the Exchange.
OneChicago Week in Review

Date 02/06/2003

DIAMONDS ® Spreads Trading hours for futures on the DIAMONDS (DIA1C) have been extended to 3:15 p.m. Central time beginning today. All OneChicago products still begin trading at 8:15 a.m. Central time and futures on single stocks still close at 3 p.m. Central. Futures on the DIAMONDS (DIA1C) bid/ask spread performance last week:
OneChicago Reports Volume Increase For May 2003

Date 02/06/2003

OneChicago, LLC today announced that it traded 101,689 contracts in May, which is a 28% increase over April. The month included a record-high daily volume of 16,962 May 5.
NASD Agrees to Principle Terms To Sell American Stock Exchange To GTCR Golder Rauner LLC

Date 02/06/2003

NASD announced today that it has agreed to principle terms to sell its interest in the American Stock Exchange (Amex) to GTCR Golder Rauner LLC (GTCR), a Chicago-based private equity firm. The transaction, which would be valued at approximately $110 million, is subject to the completion of definitive sale documents and approvals by NASD's Board of Governors, Amex's Board of Governors, vote of the Amex membership and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Monthly Statistics Stockholmsbörsen May 2003

Date 02/06/2003

As of May 5, the Pfizer Inc. shares are traded on the Xternal list, i.e. the new list for non-Swedish shares. Share trading The average share trading turnover per business day amounted to SEK 9 072 million during May (during the past 12-month period: 8 925). In April 2003 the average share trading turnover per business day amounted to SEK 9 272 million. The average number of closed transactions per business day has been 33 623 during May (during the past 12-mon

May Volume: CME May Volume Reaches 55.4 Million Contracts, Averaging 2.64 Million Contracts Per Day - GLOBEXÒ Electronic Trading Volume Totals 21.3 Million, Up 55 Percent Over May 2002

Date 02/06/2003

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) averaged 2.64 million contracts per day during May, an increase of 29 percent over May 2002. Including more than 21 million contracts traded on CME's GLOBEXÒ electronic trading platform-a 55 percent increase over May 2002-CME May volume totalled 55.4 million contracts.
May 2003 - Euronext Key Indicators - Increase Of 21% In Shares Trading And Of 88% On Trackers In May YOY - Derivatives Short-Term Interest Rate Products Up 63% Year-On-Year - Record Open Interest For Euribor Futures And Options

Date 02/06/2003

Cash products In May 2003, cash product transactions saw significant growth of 18,6% year-on-year: almost 12,5 million transactions registered in May have resulted in a total of nearly 62 million transactions on the Euronext electronic central order book since January, an increase of 15,4% year-to-date.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Trading Volume Best Ever For Month Of May

Date 02/06/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade volume traded during the month of May shattered all previous records for the calendar month of May. Total exchange volume amounted to 284,578 contracts, breaking the previous May exchange record set in 2001 by 27.7 percent or 61,799 contracts.
ICEX News And Views - Icelandic winners Of IR Nordic Awards 2003- Decreased Number Of Listed Companies On NOREX Exchanges - SAXESS Training Course

Date 02/06/2003

The Icelandic winners of IR Nordic Awards 2003, decreased number of listed companies on the NOREX Exchanges and a SAXESS training course is discussed in today's issue.
HKEx: Update On IPO Vetting Initiatives

Date 02/06/2003

Introduction On 24 July 2002, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced initiatives to simplify and streamline the listing process and to improve the quality of the vetting, with the intention to reduce the time required for processing a new listing application. This forms part of the Corporate Governance Action Plan of the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury for 2003 to upgrade the quality of the Hong Kong stock market. We like to update the market on re