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Standard And Poor's Affirm High Level Of Corporate Governance At HKEx

Date 16/10/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the overall corporate governance score of 8.3 out of a possible 10, affirmed by Standard and Poor's which said a score of 8 reflected strong corporate government processes and practices.
Securities And Exchange Commission: Rules Mandating Edgar Filing for Foreign Issuers Will Become Effective

Date 16/10/2002

The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission today reminded foreign issuers, their advisers and other interested persons that the rule amendments mandating EDGAR filing for foreign issuers will become effective Nov. 4, 2002. EDGAR is the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System. The new rules require foreign private issuers and foreign governments to file most of their Securities Act and Exchange Act documents on EDGAR. A complete discussion of these rule amendments,
SEC Proposes Additional Disclosures, Prohibitions To Implement Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Date 16/10/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted today to propose rules implementing provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The proposed rules concerning Sections 404, 406 and 407 of the Act would require public companies to disclose information about internal control reports, company codes of ethics and audit committee financial experts. Proposed rule changes dealing with provisions of Section 303 would prohibit actions designed to improperly influence auditors. The Commission also took actions rela
Oslo Børs Enters Into A New Contract To Sell Market Surveillance Functionality

Date 16/10/2002

Oslo Børs has signed a new contract with the companies SMARTS and Computershare to sell alerts and other market surveillance functionality. The new contract supplements the continuing agreement that facilitates collaboration on market surveillance within NOREX. The new contract recognises the commitment Oslo Børs has made to market surveillance over recent years.
NYBOT Issues Reminder For Additional New January 2003 Sugar No. 11 Serial Option

Date 16/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that at the direction of the Board of Managers of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc., a new January 2003 Sugar No. 11 serial option contract will be listed for trading on October 18, 2002. The new January 2003 Sugar No. 11 option contract (the "Jan/March contract") will have the March 2003 Sugar No. 11 futures contract as its underlying future, and will trade with a new commodity code of "SN".

New Zealand Stock Exchange Announces Successful Demutualisation Vote

Date 16/10/2002

The Members of the New Zealand Stock Exchange voted today in favour for demutualisation of the NZSE.
New Margin Requirements For NYBOT's Coffee Contract

Date 16/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Friday, October 18, 2002, the Coffee "C" margin requirements are as follows:
London Stock Exchange Submits Planning Application For Old Broad Street Site

Date 16/10/2002

The London Stock Exchange today published the planning application for its Old Broad Street site. The Exchange intends to sell the site with an approved planning consent attached. It will move its existing headquarters to a new development at Paternoster Square in the City of London in the second quarter of 2004.
KCBT Wheat Options Open Interest At All-Time High, Exceeding 75,000 Contracts

Date 16/10/2002

Recent active trading in Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options contracts has led the contract to set a new open interest record of 75,948 contracts. The contract has been setting open interest records throughout the summer and has been holding above 75,000 since the close of last Friday's session. In June open interest reached over 50,000 contracts and has been climbing since.
Free Chicago Board Of Trade Market Data Quotes On Bloomberg

Date 16/10/2002

Starting Monday, October 21, 2002, Chicago Board of Trade Market Data quotations will be provided, free of charge, for a two-week trial to all Bloomberg terminal users who do not already subscribe to CBOT quotes. The trial is being offered to increase awareness of the CBOT and its products. Bloomberg users will be notified of the free trial--along with a description of the CBOT® and its products--when they log on to their Bloomberg terminals.