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Hastert Applauds Omission Of Transaction Tax - Bush Decides Against Added Tax On Nation's Exchanges

Date 07/02/2003

House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert on Tuesday applauded President George W. Bush for not including a new transaction tax on the nation's futures exchanges in his proposed 2004 budget.
French Financial Markets Announce Full Shift To ISIN Codes

Date 07/02/2003

From 30 June 2003, all securities traded on Euronext Paris cash markets will be identified solely by their International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN).
Deutsche Börse: Results Of Business Year 2002 Materially Above Guidance

Date 07/02/2003

Deutsche Börse AG on Friday announced that it would significantly exceed its targeted Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) for the year ended 31 December 2002: the target of 320 million euros would be exceeded by approximately 10 percent giving an expected result of 350-355 million euros after goodwill and exceptional charges. The higher profit stems from the positive development in trading activity in the fourth quarter of 2002, which has remained strong in January 2003.
CME Reduces Tick Size For Spread Trading In E-mini S&P 500<SUP><SMALL>®</SUP></SMALL>

Date 07/02/2003

The Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has approved a modification to the tick size for trading of calendar spreads in its E-mini™S&P 500® and its E-mini NASDAQ-100® contracts. The reduction in the tick size for calendar spreads, from .10 index points to .05 index points for E-mini S&P 500 futures calendar spreads and from .25 index points to .05 index points for E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures, is
CME Presidents Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 07/02/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Presidents Day holiday:

CBOT: Coming on Strong - Mini-Sized Dow Jumps to a New Record Level

Date 07/02/2003

CBOT® mini-sized DowSM futures jumped to a new record level on February 6, trading 35,464 contracts. Traders large and small have flocked to the100% electronic mini-sized Dow to make it one of the fastest growing contracts in the history of the CBOT. The CBOT mini-sized Dow, which trades almost around the clock, offers users low margins and excellent liquidity.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Reports A Profit Of DKKm 63.5 For 2002

Date 06/02/2003

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange has today published its annual accounts for 2002.
Sugar And Cocoa Set New Open Interest Records At NYBOT

Date 06/02/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®)announced today that both its Sugar No. 11 futures and Cocoa options contracts broke open interest records:
SEC Amends Definition Of "Dealer" For Banks, Adopts Analyst Certification Rule

Date 06/02/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted today to approve certain measures affecting banks and their activities as dealers under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.
Program Trading Averaged 38.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan 27-31, 2003

Date 06/02/2003

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Jan. 27-31, 2003.