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New Product Segment At Eurex: Europe's First Futures And Options On Exchange-Traded Funds World's First Futures On ETF - Ferscha: Innovative Risk Management Tools For A High-Growth Market

Date 06/09/2002

On November 18, 2002, Eurex, the international derivatives market, wants to initiate trading in futures and options on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as the world's leading derivatives market announced on Friday at the 23rd Bürgenstock Meeting near Lucerne, Switzerland. With these new products, Eurex will be the first exchange worldwide to offer futures on ETF, and the only European exchange with this product segment. Options on ETF have up to now only been offered in the United States and are am
Nasdaq Liffe Markets Has Exchange Rulebook Approved By The CFTC - First Security Futures Exchange Publishes Rulebook

Date 06/09/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) yesterday announced the publication of its rulebook, which contains trading, governance, and other rules recently approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). With the publication of its rulebook, NQLX becomes the first security futures exchange to unveil its rules that will govern trading, membership, operations, and enforcement on the exchange. The rulebook can be viewed at: www.nqlx.com/rules.
HKFE: Adjustments To Mosel Vitelic Inc Futures Contract And Options On Mosel Vitelic Inc Futures Contract

Date 06/09/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, will adjust the contract terms of all open futures contracts on shares of Mosel Vitelic Inc (MOS) and all open option contracts on MOS Futures before the market opening on the ex-rights date of Tuesday, 10 September 2002 to take account of the rights issue of MOS. MOS announced a rights issue of 98.8 shares for every 1,000 existing shares on 27 August 2002 at a subscription price of TW$10
GL TRADE To Provide AFX News On GL WIN Stations

Date 06/09/2002

GL TRADE, the world's leading provider of financial trading solutions, today announces an agreement with AFX News, a subsidiary of Agence France Press, to provide live AFX news on GL WIN stations.
FTSE4Good Index To Be Reviewed In September

Date 06/09/2002

FTSE Group is scheduled to announce results of the six-monthly review of its SRI index series FTSE4Good on Monday 16 September. New entrants to the index series must meet the new, tighter environmental criteria, as announced in May 2002. <

August Trading Volume At CBOE: Index Options Volume Increases 42% - Open Interest Rises 20% And Average Daily Volume Up 3%

Date 06/09/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced significant gains in August volume totals as index options volume for the month increased 42% over last year; exchange-wide average daily volume increased 3% versus last August; and open interest at the end of the month increased 20% over the previous year's total.
Active KCBT Trading Leads To Single-Day Options Record

Date 06/09/2002

Trading yesterday in the Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures and wheat options contracts was active, leading the wheat options contract to set a new single-day record of 9,530 contracts. The previous record of 9,491 contracts was set on June 18 of this year. Additionally, wheat futures trading tallied 23,643 contracts, making yesterday the largest-volume trading session in 2002.
virt-x: Appointment Of Chief Executive

Date 05/09/2002

virt-x plc, the operator of the virt-x European cross border exchange, today announced the appointment of Peter Keller (38) as Chief Executive with effect from the beginning of October 2002. Mr. Keller, who is currently Director of Operations at virt-x, will replace Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter following her decision to step down from her position of Chief Executive at the end of September 2002. Mrs. Hunziker-Ebneter has decided to take this step in order to take up new professional challenges.
The Madrid Stock Exchange To Observe Two Minute's Silence

Date 05/09/2002

As a mark of respect on the first anniversary of the September 11 tragedy in the United States, staff at the Madrid Stock Exchange, along with staff at other European exchanges, will observe two minutes' silence at 14:46 CET on September 11.
The Borsa Italiana Spa/Italian Exchange Will Observe Two Minutes Of Silence On September, 11

Date 05/09/2002

Borsa Italiana Spa/Italian Exchange, Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia Spa as well as Borsa Italiana Group subsidiaries will join the other European Exchanges members of FESE, the Federation of European Securities Exchanges, to commemorate the first anniversary of the tragic events which took place on September 11 2001 by observing two minutes of silence at 14.46 local time on September, 11.