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Removal Of Glaverbel From Euronext Brussels Indices

Date 22/05/2002

Following the take-over bid of the Company "Asahi Glass" and taking into account the published notifications of shareholding, the free float of the company Glaverbel has become less than 5%. As a consequence and following art. 1.4.c. of the BAS indexrules, the company Glaverbel (Isincode BE0003578862) has been removed from the following indices on 2002/05/21 after close: BAS price index BAS return index Belgian Continuous return index Mid Cap return index Co
Nymex Reschedules Calendar Spread Options Launch To June 7

Date 22/05/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would introduce calendar spread options contracts for light, sweet crude oil; Brent crude oil; natural gas; heating oil; and unleaded gasoline on June 7 instead of June 3.
German Finance Agency Commences Trading On Eurex Bonds And Eurex Repo. Active Participation By Finance Agency Confirms Attractiveness Of Eurex Platforms

Date 22/05/2002

Eurex, the international exchange organization, reported on Wednesday that the German Finance Agency successfully initiated trading operations on the Eurex platforms Eurex Bonds und Eurex Repo. The Finance Agency is the central service provider for the Federal Republic of Germany and the German federal government in all matters related to debt management and administration. The Finance Agency brings the number of participants currently on Eurex Bonds to 23 banks and trading houses and 1
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Preliminary Timetable For Saxess Release 4.0

Date 22/05/2002

Copenhagen Stock Exchange has annunced that the Norex exchanges are planning the next release of Saxess, release 4.0. This release will be in production in Q2 2003.
Contract Specifications Approved For e-miNY Energy Futures

Date 22/05/2002

The Board of Directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has approved the following specifications for the e-miNY crude oil and natural gas contracts to be traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. GLOBEXâ platform:

CBOT To Re-Engineer Its Municipal Bond Contract

Date 22/05/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that, following extensive consultation with market professionals, it has decided to re-engineer its Municipal Bond Index contract to better reflect changes in the marketplace. The CBOT®currently is developing and testing new product ideas for tax-exempt securities and intends to launch a new contract for this market in the near future. September 2002 will be the last contract month listed for the current CBOT Municipal Bond Index futures and opti
Novabase (Portugal) In Next 150 Index. New Composition Next 150 Index

Date 21/05/2002

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the French company Cargill Starch Holding for the French company Cerestar (Next 150), Cerestar will be removed from the Next 150 Index.
New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 21/05/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of May 15, 2002, reflecting transactions through May 10, 2002.
IPE Introduces A New Block Trading Facility

Date 21/05/2002

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, today announced that a new block trading facility for the trading of IPE futures and options will be available from 27 May 2002.
HKEx Introduces Additional Broker Supplied Systems

Date 21/05/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) introduced ten additional Broker Supplied Systems (BSS) of AMS/3, the Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System on Friday, 17 May.