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CFTC Chairman James Newsome Announces The Selection Of Alan C. Sobba As First Director Of External Affairs

Date 06/03/2002

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman James E. Newsome today announced the selection of Alan C. Sobba as the first Director of the Commission's newly created Office of External Affairs. This office was established as part of a Commission-wide restructuring aimed at facilitating the implementation of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
An Old Economy Addition To The FTSE 100

Date 06/03/2002

Following the regular meeting of the FTSE Committee this afternoon, FTSE Group confirms that Celltech Group will be deleted from the blue chip FTSE 100 index and will be replaced by Corus Group.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc.'s Committee Structure Following Demutualization Leads New Path To Changes

Date 05/03/2002

In February 2002, Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc.'s (WCE or Exchange) new, shareholder elected Board of Directors met and decided to adopt an organizational model that would allow the Board to concentrate on more traditional corporate matters. To facilitate this, much of the operational aspects of the exchange would be delegated to Exchange management and committees.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc.'s Options Crop Year-To-Date Volume Up Over A Year Ago

Date 05/03/2002

WCE's overall volume and open interest levels declined for the month of February 2002, down roughly 35% for total futures volume, total open interest levels as well as for total futures and options volume combined. The main reason for this months decline was that February 2001 witnessed the highest monthly trade volume recorded in the Exchange's 115-year history. Most of the records established in 2001were the largest ever and not seen since the 1999 and 2000 trading-years. Despite this decrease
Van der Moolen Starts As A Trading Member Of Helsinki Exchanges

Date 05/03/2002

Van der Moolen will start as a trading member of Helsinki Exchanges on January 7, 2002. Van der Moolen will trade in the HETI trading system from Amsterdam.

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For February 2002

Date 05/03/2002

As of mid-February, short interest in 3,361 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 3,943,280,333 shares compared with 3,990,962,756 shares in 3,384 National Market issues for the month of January.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Readjusts The Free Float Rules For The KBX Index

Date 05/03/2002

Together with the other exchanges in the NOREX Alliance, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange has readjusted the common free float rules for the benchmark indices - including the Danish KBX Index. The changes will take effect in connection with the selection of the future KBX portfolio in the beginning of June 2002. The new KBX portfolio will enter into force on 1 July 2002.
London Metal Exchange February 2002 Volume

Date 05/03/2002

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 4,494,252 lots in February 2002. This figure was made up of 4,292,688 lots of futures, 193,538 lots of options and 8,026 lots of TAPOs.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Listed Companies' Conduct Integral For A More Attractive Market

Date 05/03/2002

Listed companies' conduct is integral to the effort not only to making, but to keeping the Malaysian stockmarket attractive.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - February 2002

Date 05/03/2002

Equity turnover for February was EUR 5,545.74 million while that for bonds was EUR 6,985.07 million.