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Starting January 20th, Two New Stock Futures Will Be Traded On The Derivatives Market Of Borsa Italiana

Date 15/01/2003

On Monday 20th January 2003, Borsa Italiana's Idem Market will launch two new stock futures on individual shares, Generali and STMicroelectronics.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 15/01/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Wednesday, January 15, 2003, Geodyne Energy Inc. (TSXVN:GEL) will change its name to Ranchgate Energy Inc. (TSXVN:ROG). The company will trade under the new CUSIP number 752066 10 0.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 15/01/2003

Pursuant to quarterly rebalancing methodology, Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, January 17, 2003. As of the close of trading on Wednesday, January 15, 2003, the index was comprised of 534 companies. A total of 93 companies will be removed from the index and 71 new companies will be added. The revised index will therefore be made up of 512 companies.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Date 15/01/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Thursday, January 16, 2003: The relative weight of CGI Group Inc. Class A SV (TSX:GIB.A) will increase by approximately 0.03% in the S&P/TSX Composite and S&P/TSX Capped Composite, 0.15% in the S&P/TSX Canadian MidCap, 0.02% in the TSX 100 Index and by 0.48% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustm
Nymex To Raise Margins For Spot Month Platinum Futures

Date 15/01/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will raise margin rates for the spot month of platinum futures contracts to $6,600 from $1,600 for clearing members, to $7,260 from $1,760 for members, and to $8,910 from $2,160 for customers, as of the close of business today.

NYBOT Appoints Bernard Savaiko To Economist Position

Date 15/01/2003

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that it has appointed Bernard Savaiko to be its Economist. Mr. Savaiko, who is coming to the Exchange from UBS PaineWebber Inc., will focus on research and analysis of current and potential NYBOT markets.
National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Monthly Bulletin - December 2002

Date 15/01/2003

December was marked by an active trading in securities on the Stock Exchange and importance of the corporate events. Companies informed market participants about preliminary results of their activity in 2002 and introduced plans for 2003. On 5 December the Privatization Commission approved shipping companies' privatization programs. The shares of Klaipëdos Transporto Laivynas AB were priced at LTL 0.46 per unit and the shares of Lietuvos Jûrø Laivininkystë AB were priced at LTL 0.15 per unit. St
HKEx: Minimum Commission Rates Will Cease To Have Effect From 1 April As Scheduled

Date 15/01/2003

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Wednesday) confirmed its earlier decision that minimum commission rates will cease to have effect from 1 April. With effect from that date, therefore, commissions will be freely negotiated between brokers and their clients.
CME Milk Futures And Options Set Open Interest Records

Date 15/01/2003

Following In addition, Class III milk options on futures set two consecutive days of open interest records beginning with 7,573 positions on Jan. 13, and reaching 7,805 positions yesterday.
American Stock Exchange Records Over $100 Billion IN ETF Assets - Rapid Rise In Assets Underscores Growing Popularity Of ETFs - DIAMONDS On Fifth Anniversary Reach $5 Billion Mark

Date 15/01/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex), the global pioneer and innovative leader of exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced that ETFs listed on the Exchange have reached over $100 billion in total assets, trading at an average daily volume of over 150 million shares.