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June 25 - CBOT Fed Watch

Date 25/06/2002

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 26, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT®30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
JSE Indices Convert To Free Float

Date 25/06/2002

The JSE Actuaries Index series, which measures the domestic South African market, today converts to an enhanced design methodology and becomes part of the FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series. The new series, created by global index provider FTSE Group and the JSE Securities Exchange SA (the JSE) includes updated versions of the existing JSE indices, as well as detailed resource indices for Gold, Platinum and Diamond sectors.
Diamonds Shine At CBOE

Date 25/06/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that trading in options on DIAMONDS (DIA) established a volume record yesterday when 62,654 contracts traded. The previous record was set on June 14th when 37,624 contracts traded. Average daily volume in DIA options has been 12,648 contracts since its launch last month, on May 20th. At the close of trading on June 24, 2002, open interest in DIA options stood at 86,779 contracts (32,030 calls, 54,749 puts).
CME Euro FX Options Break 15,000 Volume Mark

Date 25/06/2002

Volume in Euro FX options on futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) broke the 15,000 mark for the first time yesterday, June 24, with 15,052 contracts traded. The trading surpassed by 32 percent the previous volume record set on Jan. 25 of 11,424 contracts.
CME Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of GLOBEX<SUP>®</SUP> Electronic Trading On Heels Of Second Busiest Day On GLOBEX Platform

Date 25/06/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. today marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of its electronic trading platform, GLOBEX®. The anniversary comes the day after CME's second GLOBEX busiest volume day, June 24, when 992,786 contracts changed hands, including a record 647,194 E-mini™ S&P 500 futures.

Chicago Board Of Trade Installs Eyretel Insight Viewer To Help Client Trading Firms Resolve Disputes On Financial Trades - Web-Based Application Provides Firms Immediate, Self-Service Retrieval And Access To Recordings Of Financial Trading Calls Captured

Date 25/06/2002

Eyretel Inc., a global provider of voice and data recording, quality monitoring and analysis systems for customer contact environments, today announced that the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) will install Eyretel Insight Viewer, a web-based software application, to allow their financial member firm clients to have immediate, self-service access to retrieve and replay recordings of trades captured and stored by the CBOT's Eyretel MediaStore call recording system.
CBOT: Record Volume For Electronic Mini-Sized Dow

Date 25/06/2002

Continuing it's impressive growth the CBOT's new, all-electronic $5.00 Mini-sized DowSM contract traded 13,579 on June 24 as day traders and other market users continue to recognize the benefits of this contract. Since its launch on April 5, the $5 mini-sized Dow futures has traded 359,150 contracts.
Australian Stock Exchange: Resignation And Appointment Of Directors

Date 25/06/2002

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) today announced the forthcoming resignation of Vice Chairman and non-executive director Mr Clive Batrouney and appointment of Mr Trevor Rowe as a non-executive director to fill the vacancy created by Mr Batrouney's resignation.
Australian Stock Exchange: Resignation And Appointment Of Company Secretaries

Date 25/06/2002

ASX advises that Christine Jones has resigned as Company Secretary, Giri Tenneti has been appointed Company Secretary and Lyn Nikolopoulos has been appointed Deputy Secretary of ASX. Ms Jones will continue on in her role as General Counsel.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Nobel Biocare AG Opens At CHF 100

Date 24/06/2002

The shares of Nobel Biocare AG were traded today for the first time on the SWX Swiss Exchange representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 2.4 bn. According to the offering prospectus 24'005'242 shares were registered in the Commercial Register. Nobel Biocare develops, produces, and markets dental implants and IT-based industrialised dental prosthetics. The company operates two business units: Dental implant, which makes permanent replacements for lost teeth; and Procera, wh