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Singapore Exchange Rewrites SGX-ST Rules - Seeks Public Views On Consultation Paper

Date 12/12/2002

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today issued a Consultation Paper on amendments to the securities trading rules and invited market practitioners and members of the public to give feedback on the proposed changes.
Program Trading Averaged 31.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 2-Dec. 6, 2002

Date 12/12/2002

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 Dec. 2-Dec. 6, 2002.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Elects Christopher R. Carter To Its Board

Date 12/12/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today the election of Christopher R. Carter to its Board of Governors filling a vacant seat of an off-floor broker governor. Mr. Carter is a managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston in the Equity Division based in New York. He is global head of equity options and structured derivatives and is responsible for customer trading and proprietary arbitrage of listed and structured equity derivatives.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Authorizes PHLX Management To Pursue Demutualization Plan For The Exchange

Date 12/12/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that at last night's year-end meeting of the Board of Governors, PHLX Chairman and CEO, Meyer "Sandy" Frucher was authorized to pursue the development of a plan to demutualize the Exchange - converting it from its current membership structure to a shareholder-owned, for-profit corporation.
NYSE Appoints Bryant W. Seaman III As Group Executive Vice President, International

Date 12/12/2002

The New York Stock Exchange has appointed Bryant W. Seaman III as group executive vice president, International, effective immediately. Mr. Seaman, 49, who has extensive experience in global investment banking and corporate finance, will report to Robert G. Britz, president, co-chief operating officer and executive vice chairman.

Nymex to Change Margin Rates For Some Natural Gas Basis Contracts

Date 12/12/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will change the margins on its San Juan; Southern California; Transco Zone 6, Northwest Pipeline, Rockies; and Texas Eastern Zone M-3 natural gas basis swaps contracts, as of the close of business tomorrow.
NYBOT Euro/Japanese Yen Contract Sets New Volume Record

Date 12/12/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®)announced today that its Euro/Japanese yen futures contract set an all-new dailyvolume record of 9,487 contracts on Monday, December 9, 2002. The new high replaces the old record of 8,958 contracts set on Thursday, March 14, 2002.
NYBOT Announces Revised CSCE Christmas Holiday Schedule

Date 12/12/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today the Board of Managers of the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange revised the Christmas holiday trading schedule for its Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa markets to be open on December 24, Christmas Eve, and closed on December 26, Boxing Day.
NYBOT Announces Contingency Plans In Case Of New York City Transit Strike

Date 12/12/2002

In order to ensure the orderly continuity of its markets and the marketplace as a whole, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today its Contingency Plans in the event of a transit strike in New York City:
New York Mercantile Exchange Announces Plans For OTC Trading Platform

Date 12/12/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced plans to introduce a trading platform designed for over-the-counter (OTC) energy market participants in January, with beta tests beginning next week.