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Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges June Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 01/07/2003

The FEAS June Newsletter has been posted on the FEAS website. You can view the June newsletter by clicking here.
Euronext.liffe: Derivatives On FTSEurofirst See Very Promising Start To Trading

Date 01/07/2003

Euronext.liffe today announced a successful first six days' trading in the new FTSEurofirst 80 and 100 futures and options launched last Monday, 23 June. Total volume up to the end of Monday 30 June amounted to over 17,000 contracts, which compares favourably with the launch volumes of competing index futures and options contracts. Average daily volume in the first six days amounted to 1,788 lots for the FTSEurofirst 80 future and 889 lots for the FTSEurofirst 100 futures.
Euronext.Liffe Cocoa Options Post Open Interest Record

Date 01/07/2003

Euronext.liffe's Cocoa options contract posted an Open Interest record of 54,907 lots on Friday 27 June, breaking the previous record of 53,376 lots set on 28 February 2003.
eSpeed Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Competitor

Date 01/07/2003

eSpeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPD), the leader in developing and deploying electronic marketplaces and related trading technology, along with certain affiliates has filed a patent infringement suit against BrokerTec USA, LLC, BrokerTec Global, LLC, its parent ICAP, PLC, Garban, LLC, its technology provider OM Technology and its parent company, OM AB ("BrokerTec") in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The suit centers on BrokerTec's infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,560,580 i
Deutsche Börse Expands Fixed-Income ETF Offerings In XTF Segment

Date 01/07/2003

Deutsche Börse's XTF segment, Europe's leading platform for trading in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), continues to grow. Three new ETFs on fixed-income indices have been tradable in the XTF segment since Monday. The three ETFs are based on indices from the eb.rexx Government Germany index family with different bond maturity classes (1.5 to 2.5 years, 2.5 to 5.5 years and 5.5 to 10.5 years). The issuer is Indexchange Investment AG. The eb.rexx Government Germany indices are calculated by

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Share Trading Rose And Prices Soared In The 2<SUP><SMALL>nd</SUP></SMALL> Quarter

Date 01/07/2003

In the first half of 2003, Danish shares reported an increase of DKK 72 billion in market capitalisation, a rise of 12.8 per cent. Since February, the value of the Danish shares has increased by DKK 125 billion, or 22.3 per cent. However, the performance of the various indices varied, and since the turn of the year, the KFX Index has gained 7.7 per cent, while the two new segments, MidCap+ and SmallCap+, have got off to an even better start an
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: Information About Option Based Compensation

Date 01/07/2003

In Focus no. 55 Associate Professor, Ph.D. Ken L. Bechmann, Department of Finance, Copenhagen Business School, and Securities Analyst Thomas Winther Sørensen, Carnegie Bank make recommendations to the listed companies on how to ensure that the quality of the information about option based compensation - the so-called incentive schemes - is brought in line with the growing popularity of the schemes.
CME Announces Independence Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 01/07/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Independence Day holiday: Thursday, July 3: All interest rate, foreign exchange, commodity products and GSCI® futures traded on CME's trading floors close at noon Central time (except commodity options, which close at 12:02 p.m.). Stock index products close at 12:15 p.m.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Named To Russell 1000® Stock Index

Date 01/07/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) announced today that the company officially will be named to the Russell 1000® Index, effective today. Membership in Russell's 21 U.S. equity Indexes is determined primarily by market capitalization rankings and style attributes.
CBOE Volume Increases 20% In June; Indexes Gain 26%; Equities Up 16%

Date 01/07/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that exchange-wide volume increased 20% in June, while total index options volume gained 26% and total equity options volume rose 16% when compared to June 2002.