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CBT, UIC Sponsor Interest Rate Swap Futures Seminar

Date 12/10/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT®) interest rate swap futures contracts, which will begin trading on Friday, October 26, will offer institutional market participants -- including bank treasurers and asset-liability managers, mortgage passthrough traders, mortgage servicing managers, portfolio managers, and swap dealers --a superior vehicle for hedging credit and interest rate exposure.
Securities And Exchange Commission: Easing Of Issuer Repurchase Restrictions To End. Will Not Be Renewed

Date 11/10/2001

On September 28,2001, the Commission issued an exemptive order temporarily easing certain restrictions of Rule 10b-18 and giving relief from pooling of interest provisions for issuers repurchasing their own common stock..
Program Trading Averaged 27.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Sept. 24-28, 2001

Date 11/10/2001

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 Sept. 24-28, 2001.
OM Interim Report January-September 2001

Date 11/10/2001

Highlights Revenue up by 7 percent to SEK 2,239 m (2,096) Income before depreciation and items affecting comparability amounted to SEK 150 m (568) Income after tax for the period totalled SEK -132 m (544) Earnings per share amounted to SEK -1,56 (6,41) Restructuring of Jiway SEK 481 m in non-recurring expenses 55 percent sales growth within Division Technology
OM Announces Completion Of Jiway Limited Restructuring

Date 11/10/2001

OM announced today the final details of the restructuring of Jiway Limited, the exchange operations within Jiway. As from Friday 12 October, the functions of Jiway Limited in London will be fully transferred to the OM London Exchange. Of the 45 staff, 29 will transfer to the OM London Exchange and will continue to operate the Jiway market under the aegis of that exchange's Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) regulatory status. The remaining 16 members of staff will be leaving the company.

London Stock Exchange Monthly Market Report September 2001 - September Trading Volumes Up 31% Year On Year - New Trading Record - 21 September 2001

Date 11/10/2001

In September, the London Stock Exchange's second busiest month ever, 4.4 million trades were recorded - up 31 per cent on September 2000.
Launch Of Soybean Meal Futures Contract At The Tokyo Grain Exchange

Date 11/10/2001

Soybean Meal futures took off successfully at the Tokyo Grain Exchange on Oct. 11, 2001.
Iceland Stock Exchange: Calculation Of Equity Indices Amended

Date 11/10/2001

As of 15 October Iceland Stock Exchange will adopt a new method for calculating ICEX equity indices. The new method is the same as the other NOREX exchanges adopted earlier this year. The major change concerns the price used to calculate the index value. In the new method, indices will be calculated using yesterday's closing price or the latest paid price until more favourable buy or sell orders have been placed. The new method will reduce considerably the volatility of ICEX equity indices durin
CBOT - Trading Schedule For Veterans Day, Nov. 9 And Nov. 12

Date 11/10/2001

In accordance with established Exchange policy, the trading schedule in connection with Veterans Day will be as follows:
Starbucks Coffee Japan Lists IPO On Nasdaq Japan

Date 10/10/2001

1,420,000 shares outstanding, of which approximately 20 percent were offered to the public through the IPO. With almost 300 stores throughout Japan, Starbucks Coffee Japan is the 71st company to list on Nasdaq Japan since the market opened in June 2000.