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Baltic Exchange: Lord Mayor Supports London's Maritime Services Sector

Date 03/10/2002

The Lord Mayor, Michael Oliver, today (Thursday) applauded the willingness of London's maritime sector to work together to promote London as the world's premier maritime services centre.

SWX Swiss Exchange: Key Figures September 2002

Date 02/10/2002

Trading days: 21 SWX Products Turnover (CHF m) % change versus previous month % change versus previous year Trades Equities* incl. Funds 65,226 -9.9

Standard & Poor's Announces The Following Index Change: S&P/TSX Composite, S&P/TSX Capped Composite, S&P/TSX Canadian SmallCap and TSX 200 Indices

Date 02/10/2002

On October 1, 2002, the shareholders of Meota Resources Corp. (TSX:MRZ) approved the plan of arrangement whereby the company will be acquired by Provident Energy Trust (TSX:PVE.UN).

SEC Charges Fastow, Former Enron CFO, With Fraud - Seeks Disgorgement Of All Ill-Gotten Gains, Including Compensation, Civil Money Penalties, A Permanent Bar From Acting As A Director Or Officer Of A Publicly Held Company, And Injunction From Future Viola

Date 02/10/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil enforcement actiontoday against Andrew S. Fastow, the former chief financial officer of Enron Corp., alleging violations of the anti-fraud, periodic reporting, books and records, and internal controls provisions of the federal securities laws. The Commission is seeking disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains, including all compensation received subsequent to the commencement of t

Russian Trading System September Market Data

Date 02/10/2002

In September 2002 trades on the RTS classic market totaled 299 million US dollars, up 9.3% on August's 273.6 million dollars. Average daily turnover rose 14.8% and reached 14.2 million USD.

NYBOT Approves Hamburg Coffee Warehouse

Date 02/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that its CSCE Board of Managers approved a coffee warehouse license for Bethold Vollers, located at stores D and H, in the Port of Hamburg. The license is effective immediately through March 31, 2003.

London Metal Exchange September 2002 Volume

Date 02/10/2002

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 4,479,977 lots in September 2002. This figure was made up of 4,339,683 lots of futures, 138,029 lots of options and 2,265 lots of TAPOs.

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Internal Auditors Play Expanded Role In Corporate Excellence

Date 02/10/2002

Internal Auditors have an expanded role to play in achieving corporate excellence.

Index Options Volume Increases For Fifth Consecutive Month At CBOE

Date 02/10/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that volume in index options increased for the fifth consecutive month as investors sought protection from volatile equity markets. Total index options volume increased 6% over September 2001.

Futures & Options on Russian Trading System: September Market Data

Date 02/10/2002

In September 2002, 52.8 thousand trades were executed on FORTS (Futures &Options on RTS), a 2.6% increase over 51.4 thousand trades in June. Trading volume reached 2.15 million contracts or 6.5 billion rubles in underlying value. The month of August showed 2.1 million contracts and 7.2 billion rubles in underlying value. On September 25, 2002, total daily trading volume hit the all-time high of 150 610 contracts (3 781 trades).