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CBOT® To Launch 5-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures On June 21 - Settlement Procedure Changes To 10-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures

Date 08/05/2002

Building on the success of its 10-Year Interest Rate Swap futures, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced it will launch 5-Year Interest Rate Swap futures on June 21, 2002. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. has been appointed the market maker to enhance liquidity in this new contract. ABN AMRO will provide a market no lower than 250 contracts up with bid/offer spreads not to exceed 4/32s of a full point under the terms of the market making agreement.
Annual General Meeting Of Oslo Børs Holding ASA

Date 08/05/2002

The Annual General Meeting of Oslo Børs Holding ASA held on 7 May approved the Annual Report and Accounts for 2001. The meeting also approved the distribution of an ordinary dividend of NOK 4 per share and an extraordinary dividend of NOK 14 per share. Ottar Ertzeid was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange: April Witnesses Increased Option Levels

Date 07/05/2002

Total futures volume in the month of April was 32.9% lower compared to the previous year. With Exchange for Physicals (EFPs) included, April 2002 futures trading volume totaled 192,243 contracts. Open interest levels for total futures as of April 30, 2002 were 76,497 contracts, 24.6% below the 101,440 contracts open on April 30, 2001. Crop year-to-date total futures pit trade in 2001/02 was down 20.6% at 1,677,899 contracts compared to 2,112,531 contracts in the 2000/01crop year.
Standard & Poor's Introduces S&P Hedge Fund Index - Leading Global Index Provider To Expand Index Portfolio And Create A New Benchmark

Date 07/05/2002

Standard & Poor's today announced plans to create the S&P Hedge Fund Index, aimed at providing a transparent benchmark of the hedge fund asset class.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices - S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 07/05/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of business on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, Commercial Consolidators Corp. (TSX:CCZ) will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at the request of the company. The company will continue to trade on the American Stock Exchange. Pursuant to a special resolution passed by shareholders on April 29, 2002, Jannock Properties Limited (TSX:JPL) will undergo a share capital reorganiza

SEC Mourns Passing Of Former Commissioner Norman Johnson

Date 07/05/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission notes with deepest sorrow and regret the passing of Norman S. Johnson, who served with distinction as a Commissioner from Feb.13, 1996, until his retirement on May 19, 2000.
Review Of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange New Crop Price Trends

Date 07/05/2002

On April 24, 2002, Statistics Canada released its seeding intentions report. Since then, other market information has been released and is subsequently being reflected in new crop prices. The following is a summary of new crop price trends since the release of Statistic Canada's seeding intentions report. New crop price trends will be one of the significant factors affecting this spring's final planting decisions.
London Metal Exchange April 2002 Volume

Date 07/05/2002

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 4,551,609 lots in April 2002. This figure was made up of 4,325,825 lots of futures, 215,897 lots of options and 9,887 lots of TAPOs.
Interim Report For The First Quarter Of 2002 For The Futop Clearing Centre

Date 07/05/2002

The period showed a loss of DKK 593,000 compared with a profit of DKK 332,000 the year before. Turnover fell by DKK 121,000 to DKK 372,000. Costs were just over DKK 270,000 higher compared with the same period the year before. The work for establishing a Danish derivatives culture is still in progress, and during the course of the year a line of marketing activities will be launched targeted at Danish private and institutional investors.
Interim Report For The First Quarter Of 2002 For The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 07/05/2002

The consolidated profit after tax amounted to DKK 17.7 million against DKK 19.8 million in the first quarter of 2001, corresponding to a decrease of 11 per cent. In the first quarter of 2002, return on equity was 7 per cent against 10 per cent in the same period the year before. Total turnover fell by 6 per cent to DKK 60.1 million, and total operating costs fell by 3 per cent to DKK 36.6 million. On the income side, particularly the income from sale of information was lower than estimated.