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Instinet Announces U.S. Share Volume For March 2002

Date 05/04/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity volume in March 2002 totaled 4,773 million shares. This compares to 4,943 million shares in February 2002 and 8,177 million shares in March 2001.
FTSE 100 To Be Held For Two Minutes To Mark The Funeral Of The Queen Mother

Date 05/04/2002

Following the death of HRH the Queen Mother, the FTSE 100 will be held for two minutes at 11.30am BST on Tuesday 9 April to mark the funeral. All other FTSE indices will be calculated as normal. This move is in line with the London Stock Exchange's suspension of automatic execution.
Euronext N.V. Key Indicators: Daily Turnover In Shares Up 11.2% In March. Average Daily Trades Up 8.9% - Steady Growth Of Nexttrack Activity

Date 05/04/2002

Share trading through Euronext NV orderbooks averaged €7.08 billion per day in March 2002, up 11.2% from the previous month. Total trading in March 2002 was €141.6 billion. Daily average trading was €7.29 billion in March 2001 and €6.72 billion over the whole year 2001.
Euronext LIFFE Traded 63.4 Million Contracts In March 2002, More Than Any Other Derivatives Exchange In The World, And Up 21% From March 2001

Date 05/04/2002

Euronext LIFFE, the derivatives business of Euronext, traded a total of 63.4 million contracts during the month of March, more than any other derivatives exchange in the world. Average daily volume amounted to 3.2 million, which represents an underlying nominal daily value of €624 billion, confirming Euronext LIFFE's position as the world's second largest derivatives exchange in terms of value. Total open interest stood at 96.5 million contracts on 28 March 2002. Euronext LIFFE traded 181 millio
Chicago Stock Exchange March Volume Results

Date 05/04/2002

Monthly Volume March 2002 March 2001 Percent Change Share Volume 2,525,447,312 2,73

CBOE Increases To 250 Contracts Order Size Eligible For Automatic Execution In MRK Options Effective Immediately

Date 05/04/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that, effective immediately, option orders for Merck & Co. Inc. (ticker symbol MRK) of up to 250 contracts are now eligible for automatic execution on CBOE's Retail Automated Execution System (RAES). Previously, MRK orders of up to 50 contracts were eligible for automatic execution on RAES at CBOE. In addition, CBOE has implemented its new "dynamic quotes with size" system in MRK options, which disse
Virt-x Board Change

Date 04/04/2002

virt-x plc announced today that Richard Kilsby has resigned from his position as a non-executive Director of the Company.
The Thai Stock Market Has Not Lost Its Charms - With Both High Dividends And Growth Stocks, And Net Profits Up 100%

Date 04/04/2002

The Thai Stock Market has many attractive products for investors. As evidenced from their operational reports, as many as 33 listed companies had more than 100% growth in net profits. Moreover, the closing prices of more than forty listed companies increased by 100% and above at the end of 2001 compared to the previous year. The SET Index, reflecting all share prices in the Thai market, has improved by 12.88%. It is thus a good time for high-yield investments as the economy has started to recove
The Korea Futures Exchange Weekly Bulletin March 25 To March 29, 2002

Date 04/04/2002

Against the previous week's ultra-strong ascent, the KOSDAQ50 Index futures market took a correction over the week in spite of the Moody's upgrade on the Korea's sovereign credit rating by two notches to A3. The KTB futures market rebounded this week against the previous descent trend that has been continued since the middle of February. At the USD/KRW F/X market, the lead month contract USD204 decreased by 3.7 KRW per USD or 0.27 percent during the week finishing the wee
SWX Monthly Report March 2002

Date 04/04/2002

The SWX Monthly Report with statistics as at March 2002 can be accessed at: http://www.swx.com/market/downloads_monthly_02_en.html .