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Pacific Exchange To Trade Options On iShares

Date 17/12/2002

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced that, on Wednesday, December 18, 2002, it will begin trading options on iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund (IWB); iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (IWD); iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund (IWN).
Open Interest In CME E-Mini <SUP>TM</SUP> S&P 500 Futures Surpasses 500,000

Date 17/12/2002

Open interest in E-miniTM S&P 500 futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to 502,739 positions yesterday, Dec. 16, 2002, marking the first time open interest in the product surpassed 500,000 positions.
NYMEX To Raise Margin Rates On Natural Gas Futures, Henry Hub Natural Gas Swaps, And Natural Gas

Date 17/12/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin rate increases on the first month of its natural gas futures and Henry Hub natural gas swaps, and e-miNY natural gas futures contracts as of the close of business on Wednesday, December 18.
NYMEX To Launch Financially Settled Monthly, Weekly, And Daily PJM Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 17/12/2002

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last week approved plans to introduce three financially settled Pennsylvania/New Jersey/ Maryland (PJM) electricity futures contracts in the first part of 2003 - one based on a daily floating price for each peak day of the month; one based on a daily floating price for each peak day of the week; and one based on the daily floating price for the next peak day.
New Volume Record For NYBOT's Russell Contract

Date 17/12/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced yesterday a new daily volume record for its Russell 1000 futures contract of 64,680 contracts set on December 12, 2002. The old Russell record was 43,840 contracts, set on June 3, 2002.

New Margin Requirements For NYBOT's Coffee, Cotton And Citrus Contracts

Date 17/12/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®)announced today that effective with the opening of business on Wednesday, December 18, 2002, the Coffee "C", Coffee Mini and Cotton margin requirements are as follows:
Montréal Exchange Extends Access To United Kingdom

Date 17/12/2002

Bourse de Montréal Inc. ("Montréal Exchange") announced today that brokers located in the United Kingdom will now have direct access to its market and products.
KCBT Changes Minimum Margins For Trading Value Line<SUP>® </SUP>

Date 17/12/2002

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for Value Line® futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility and are as follows:
eSpeed To Offer World's Largest Combined Electronic Cash And Futures Market Through Agreement With Chicago Board Of Trade - New SuperQuads 5.0 To Allow For Seamless Trading Of Futures, Treasuries And Agencies On eSpeed Platform

Date 17/12/2002

eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPD), a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald and the leading developer of electronic trading technology, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the world's oldest and third-largest derivatives marketplace, that significantly enhances trading opportunities over the eSpeed system. The agreement, which will distribute the CBOT's products through the eSpeed system, will provide customers with the ability to trade both cash and
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus 35: The Worse, The Better …?

Date 17/12/2002

In Focus no. 35 equity strategist Henrik Henriksen, Jyske Markets, assesses the situation on the global equity market and the consequences for the Danish market.