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Federal Reserve And SEC Publish White Paper On Potential Structural Change In The Settlement Of Government Securities - Joint Release: Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System And Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 09/05/2002

The Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange Commission today announced release of a white paper discussing possible structural changes in the settlement of government securities and requested public comment on it.
CME's Globex® Electronic Trading Volume Surpasses 800,000 Mark

Date 09/05/2002

Trading volume on GLOBEX®, the electronic trading platform of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), surpassed the 800,000 mark for the first time yesterday, May 8, with 808,057 contracts traded. This record surpasses the previous one set on April 10, when 726,567 contracts traded.
CBOT/MidAm Memorial Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 09/05/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following Memorial Day holiday trading schedules:Friday, May 24CBOT®(open auction) Financial contracts will close at 12:00 noon. All other open auction contracts (Agricultural and Stock Index contracts) will close at their normal times.
CBOE Trading Schedule For Memorial Day Holiday

Date 09/05/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday: Friday, May 24: CBOE interest rate option products will close at 12:00 Noon CDT (Chicago time). Monday, May 27: CBOE will be closed.
Statement Of NASD Chairman And CEO Robert R. Glauber Regarding SEC Approval Of New Analyst Rules

Date 08/05/2002

I welcome the SEC's approval today of our new rules addressing the serious problem of research analyst conflicts of interest. These tough, comprehensive rules are a big step forward in investor protection. And they will go a long way toward winning back investor confidence - once a given in our industry - that analyst research reports contain useful information, not mere salesmanship.

SEC Approves Sweeping Changes in Rules Regarding Research Analysts

Date 08/05/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved sweeping changes proposed by the New York Stock Exchange and NASD Regulation in the way member organizations, their research analysts and investment-banking departments manage and disclose conflicts of interest between their research and investment-banking activities.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - April 2002

Date 08/05/2002

Equity turnover for April was EUR 4,816.40 million while that for bonds was EUR 5,050.53 million.
Instinet Announces April 2002 U.S. Equity Share Volume and Market Share

Date 08/05/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in April 2002 totaled 5,786 million shares. This compares to 4,773 million shares in March 2002 and 7,873 million shares in April 2001.
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 08/05/2002

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from Tuesday, 21 May 2002, 11 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and six existing Designated Securities will be removed from the list. The total number of Designated Securities for short selling will be 155.
Commission Approves Rules to Address Analyst Conflicts - SEC Also Requires EDGAR Filings By Foreign Issuers

Date 08/05/2002

The Commission today approved proposed changes to the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange to address conflicts of interest that are raised when research analysts recommend securities in public communications. These conflicts can arise when analysts work for firms that have investment banking relationships with the issuers of the recommended securities, or when the analyst or firm owns securities of the recommended issuer.