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Merrill Lynch, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Launch LMC TRAKRS Contracts

Date 11/12/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) yesterday launched LMC TRAKRSSM futures, one of a series of non-traditional futures products developed with Merrill Lynch. In a special opening procedure concluded at 3 p.m. Central time yesterday, 2,442,509 LMC TRAKRS contracts representing $61 million were traded. TRAKRS are the first broad-based index products traded on a U.S. futures exchange that can be sold by securities brokers.
Introduction Of Innogenetics On The Continuous Segment Of Euronext Brussels

Date 11/12/2002

On Wednesday 11 December 2002, 25,377,673 ordinary existing Innogenetics shares were admitted on the continuous segment of the First market of Euronext Brussels, representing the entire issued capital of Innogenetics. In a later stage a maximum of 1,260,720 shares can be created following the exercise of warrants, bringing the total to 26,638,393 issued shares
iBoxx: Fixed Income Exchange Traded Funds To Be launched

Date 11/12/2002

iBoxx Limited and iShares plc have announced an agreement to license iBoxx indices as the basis for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), to be launched on Deutsche Börse's XTF-Segment. The new products are scheduled for trading early 2003, subject to regulatory approval. iShares is managed by Barclays Global Investors.
D&S To Trade On Latibex From December 18 - Santander Central Hispano Will Act As The Specialist Intermediary For The Stock

Date 11/12/2002

Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A., the largest Chilean retail and food company, has applied for listing on the Latin American Market in Euros, Latibex. The company will begin to trade on Latibex on December 18, after it has met all listing requirements.
CME Open Interest Surpasses 24 Million Positions As New TRAKRS Product Begins Trading

Date 11/12/2002

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) surpassed 24 million positions for the first time yesterday, Dec. 10, reaching a record 24,756,516 positions.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Completes Initial Public Offering

Date 11/12/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today announced the successful completion of its initial public offering. The over-allotment option was fully exercised. The company sold 3,712,660 shares of Class A common stock in the initial public offering. Shareholders of the company sold 1,751,070 shares. Net proceeds to the company from the offering are expected to be approximately $117.8 million.
CBOT Trading Schedules For Christmas, New Year's Day Holidays

Date 11/12/2002

The following is the 2002 Chicago Board of Trade Christmas and New Year's Day holiday trading schedule:
World Federation Of Exchanges' Emerging Markets Forum

Date 10/12/2002

The World Federation Of Exchanges' Emerging Markets Forum will be held on 16 - 18 December in Malaysia. The Forum will focus on issues concerning exchanges in developing markets, with the participation of the World Bank, the OECD, the Securities Industry Association SIA, Harvard Law School, Thomas Murray, MIT, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Accounting Standards Board, the exchange managers themselves and many others.
Transatlantic Securities Trading Costs Could Be Cut By Up To 60% - New Report Urges US-EU Accord On Transatlantic Exchange Access

Date 10/12/2002

An expert report published today urges a US-EU accord on transatlantic exchange access to jumpstart integration of the two mammoth securities markets. Such an accord would significantly cut transatlantic trading costs as well as the cost of capital for American and European companies.
RTS Stock Exchange: Order-Driven Market Weekly Data: December 2nd-December 6th

Date 10/12/2002

For the week of December 2nd - December 6th, 2002, securities traded on the Order-driven market 5 802 times. The total turnover on the unified market of two exchanges equaled 1 763 million rubles, with 144 million shares changing hands (last week posted 2 226 million rubles, 215 million traded shares).