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NYBOT Issues Reminder For New Terms And Conditions For Cotton No. 2 Futures Contract

Date 03/02/2003

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) today issued another reminder of several changes announced June 1, 2001, by its New York Cotton Exchange ("Exchange") to the terms and conditions of the Cotton No. 2 futures contract. The changes take effect commencing with the May 2003 delivery.
NASDAQ Proposal To Expand Access To SuperMontage Is Approved By SEC

Date 03/02/2003

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) today announced that the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved its proposal to allow NASDAQ participants that are not registered market makers to represent limit orders from a variety of investors in the new SuperMontage trading platform. The SEC has approved this change as a 90-day pilot program.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Starts Off 2003 Ahead Of 2002 - January Volume Tops Jan. 2002

Date 03/02/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade has started 2003 with a bang as volume traded during the month of January exceeded volume traded in January 2002.
January Volume: CME January Volume Rises 2.7 Percent Over 2002 To 45.5 Million Contracts

Date 03/02/2003

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose 2.7 percent to 45.5 million contracts compared to January 2002 and higher than any previous January in CME history. Trading volume on GLOBEXÒ, CME's electronic trading platform, rose 116 percent over January 2002 levels to 21.3 million contracts.
ISMA Centre, The University Of Reading To Design The MTS Fixed Income Database

Date 03/02/2003

The MTS Scientific Committee is pleased to announce that the ISMA Centre at The University of Reading submitted the winning proposal in response to MTS' Call for Proposals for advice and guidance in designing the MTS fixed-income database. MTS plans to use the design toward structuring a database, which will ultimately be made available commercially and to academic institutions in order to facilitate the study of the fixed-income markets.

HEX Adopts New Transaction Business Organisation

Date 03/02/2003

As of 1 April, HEX Group will work with a new business organisation to ensure customer orientation and efficiency of processes. The Group will have five businesses: Marketplace, Operations, Securities Services, Baltic Operations and Information Solutions.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Bustling Activity On The Bond Market And A Record-Breaking Month On Both The FUTOP Market And The Xtramarked

Date 03/02/2003

The bond market hummed with activity in the first month of the year, and turnover amounted to DKK 872.3 billion in market value, which is DKK 20 billion more than in December 2002. Compared with January 2002 this is a rise of DKK 270 billion, which is attributable to bustling activity on the mortgage credit market.
CBOT: Fed Funds Settle At 98.765

Date 03/02/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for January 2003 was cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.765, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.235 percent during the delivery month.
CBOT/MidAm President's Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 03/02/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following President's Day trading schedule:
CBOE January Index Options Volume Up 37% Over Year-Ago - Increases For Ninth Consecutive Month

Date 03/02/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that total index options volume increased 37% in January 2003. This marked the ninth consecutive month that index options volume has posted a gain over the year-ago level.