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Nasdaq Receives Approval For First Exchange-Traded Fund In Japan Based On The Nasdaq-100 Index

Date 09/04/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®) today announced that the Japanese Financial Services Agency has designated the Nasdaq-100 Index® as eligible for linkage to an exchange traded fund (ETF). It will be the first ETF in Japan that is based on a Nasdaq index. This has made it possible to list a Japanese ETF for the Nasdaq-100 Index and there are plans to begin trading this ETF on the Nasdaq Japan Market this summer.
MarketXT Begins Trading Securities On Nasdaq InterMarket

Date 09/04/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that MarketXT™, Inc. has begun trading securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (Amex) through the Nasdaq InterMarket. MarketXT is the second Electronic Communications Network (ECN) to link to the National Market System through Nasdaq InterMarket, a cost-efficient electronic marketplace for trading exchange-listed securities.
Mark S. Rzepczynski, John W. Henry & Co. President & CIO, Rings Opening Bell For CME Swap Futures Contracts

Date 09/04/2002

Mark S. Rzepczynski, President and Chief Investment Officer of John W. Henry & Co., yesterday rang the opening bell to launch trading in the new Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) swap futures contracts at 8:30 a.m. (Central time). CME also named three firms-DRW Holdings LLC, TradeLink L.L.C. and Wolverine Trading, L.P. -as the initial Lead Market Makers (LMMs) in the new two-, five- and 10-year swap futures contracts.
London Stock Exchange Puts Nordic Healthcare Companies Under The Microscope

Date 09/04/2002

The London Stock Exchange presented to healthcare companies from the Nordic region at a special event in Uppsala, Sweden yesterday. The Exchange is actively seeking overseas healthcare companies for its markets and believes there are good business opportunities in the Nordic region.
Instinet Announces Management Changes: CEO Doug Atkin Resigns

Date 09/04/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that Douglas M. Atkin, President and Chief Executive Officer, is leaving the Company to pursue other business interests.

CME: Cross-Margining Of Government Securities And Eurodollar Futures And Options Goes Live April 12

Date 09/04/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (GSCC) announced today that cross-margining between the two clearing organizations will begin on April 12. The arrangement will enable members of both entities to cross-margin their buy-sell and repo activity in U.S. Government securities against Eurodollar futures and options on futures traded on CME and cleared at CME's Clearing House.
CBOE Increases Contract Order Size Eligible For Automatic Execution In Fourteen Options Effective Immediately

Date 09/04/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that, effective immediately for fourteen different options, CBOE is increasing the contract size of option orders and LEAPS (Long-Term Equity AnticiPation Securities) orders eligible for automatic execution on CBOE's Retail Automatic Execution System (RAES). In some options, orders and LEAPS orders up to 250 contracts will now be eligible for automatic execution on RAES. Previously, orders of up to 5
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - March 2002

Date 09/04/2002

Turnover for March was EUR 55,609.8 million. This compares to EUR 44,394.0 million in February. Domestic turnover in March was EUR 49,463.1 million, foreign turnover EUR 4,769.3 million, Nuovo Mercato, Domestic, EUR 1,338.5 million, Nuovo Mercato, Foreign, EUR 9.8 million and on the Ristretto market EUR 29.1 million.
UAB FBD Sampo Bankas To Become NSEL Member

Date 08/04/2002

On 8 April 2002, financial brokerage division (FBD) of UAB Sampo Bankas will join as a new NSEL member. It will be the ninth bank to provide securities trading intermediary services at the NSEL (banks are allowed to provide all services of a public intermediary of public trading). The FBD will have a right to trade on the NSEL from 11 April 2002. The Management Board of the NSEL has passed such a decision on today.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces March Volume

Date 08/04/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity trading volume for March totaled 145,981,333 shares, an 11 % decrease over the same year ago period when 163,670,774 shares traded. Equity trading volume in March was 8% higher than February.