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CBOT's Electronic Trading Platform Surpasses 1 Million Contracts

Date 25/07/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that volume on its electronic trading platform set a new daily volume record on July 24, trading more than one million contracts during a single trading day for the first time since the platform's launch less than two years ago. The CBOT® traded a total of 2,480,402 contracts yesterday, the third largest single day volume in its history.
CBOT Continues Strong Financial Performance With Growth In Revenues And Net Income For First Six Months Of 2002

Date 25/07/2002

Continuing its strong financial performance, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOTÒ) reported net income of $21.3 million on revenues of $147.9 million for the first six months of 2002. This compares to net income of $6.6 million on revenues of $120.2 million for the first six months of 2001. Total revenues net of contracted license fees were $144.2 million for the first six months of 2002.
American Stock Exchange Board Approves Enhanced Corporate Governance Framework

Date 25/07/2002

The American Stock Exchange Board of Governors today approved an array of new corporate governance measures, forming a framework for the development of new rules that will increase disclosure requirements, strengthen board oversight and audit committee responsibility, and provide for increased shareholder rights. As part of the framework, the Board approved a measure to prohibit any American Stock Exchange (Amex) employee or floor member from serving on the Board of an Amex-listed company.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions

Date 24/07/2002

As of mid-July, short interest in 3,115 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 4,256,980,509 shares compared with 4,216,071,427 shares in 3,209 National Market issues for the month of June.
The Kosdaq Stock Market, Inc. Launches New Size Indexes On July 29, 2002, Which Include The Kosdaq 100, Kosdaq Mid 300, And Kosdaq Small

Date 24/07/2002

The new size indexes are aimed at providing separate benchmarks to measure the performance of the Kosdaq Stock Market, segmented by market capitalization. The new index series are summarized as follows: Kosdaq 100: Measures the performance of large-size company segment of the Kosdaq stock market, comprised of top 100 stocks ranked by market capitalization, including Kosdaq 50 constituents. Kosdaq Mid 300: Measures the performance of mid-size company segment of the

Sydney Futures Exchange To Launch New Electricity Futures

Date 24/07/2002

SFE Corporation Limited and d-cypha Limited (a subsidiary of Transpower Limited - owner and operator of the New Zealand national electricity grid) have announced that new 'Australian Electricity Futures' products are to be listed at the Sydney Futures Exchange on Tuesday, 3 September 2002.
Statement From SEC Chairman Harvey L. Pitt Re: Agreement On Comprehensive Reform Legislation

Date 24/07/2002

"On behalf of the Commission, I congratulate the congressional conference committee for reaching agreement on comprehensive reform legislation. It is deeply gratifying to see members of both parties, under the leadership of Chairman Sarbanes and Chairman Oxley, working together to reach consensus to enact reforms designed to restore integrity to the nation's financial markets and to serve the interests of U.S. investors."
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 24/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: The common shares of GolfNorth Properties Inc. (TSXVN: YNP) will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange after the close of business on Thursday, July 25, 2002 as a result of an amalgamation agreement between the company and 1458306 Ontario Inc. Northampton Group Inc. (TSXVN: YNH) will change its ticker symbol to NHG. There is no change in the company's name or cusip number. There wi
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index

Date 24/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Thursday, July 25, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index. The weight of Telus Corporation (TSX: T) will increase by approximately 5.34% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float
SET Board Gives An Approval For A Budget Of 36 Million Baht To Promote Good Corporate Governance In Listed Companies, Reduce Investment Units' Trading Fees, Plus Removal Of The Distribution Of Small Shareholdings Requirement For REHABCO Companies, And An

Date 24/07/2002

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, in disclosing the resolutions of the meeting of the SET Board of Governors, said today (24 July 2002) that the meeting gave its support to a project undertaken by Thai Rating and Information Services Co., Ltd. (TRIS) to promote good corporate governance, by reducing the fees to listed companies with good corporate governance rankings by another six million baht worth in additional to 30 million baht budget previously