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The Securities And Exchange Commission Proposes Disclosure Requirement And Takes Other Actions At April 30, 2002 Open Meeting

Date 01/05/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted 3-0 to approve the following matters. An audio webcast of the proceedings is available on the SEC Web site.
Standard & Poor's Announces The Following Index Change: S&P/TSX Composite Index

Date 01/05/2002

The S&P/TSX Canadian Index Policy Committee has determined that financial instruments structured as "Mutual Fund Corporations" will not qualify for inclusion in the S&P/TSX Composite Index. On April 23, 2002, the shareholders of TrizecHahn Corporation (TSX:TZH) approved a plan of arrangement of the corporation that will be effective May 8, 2002. Under the terms of the plan of arrangement, TrizecHahn Corporation will be restructured, with the Canadian entity renamed Trizec Canada Inc. which, for
Some Information Vendors Have S&P/TSX Composite Index Dissemination Problems - TSX Clarifies Issues With Dissemination Of S&P/TSX Composite Index

Date 01/05/2002

While many information vendors in the Canadian market were able to process information on the S&P/TSX Composite index this morning, several vendors experienced problems. Changes to this index were previously announced January 30, 2002.
SEC Sets Investor Summit, Invites Public Participation

Date 01/05/2002

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced the date and format for the SEC's first-ever Investor Summit. The summit will be held in-and webcast from-Washington, D.C. on Friday, May 10, offering individual investors nationwide an opportunity to ask questions and offer comments about the SEC's regulatory agenda in the wake of recent events.
KCBT Exchange, Wheat Futures, Wheat Options Set New Monthly Records

Date 01/05/2002

The Kansas City Board of Trade saw a large increase in trading volume during the month of April. Several new monthly records were set as a result. The exchange as a whole set a new monthly record for April as 277,205 contracts traded, breaking the previous record of 242,115, which was set in 1997, by 14.5 percent.

International Securities Exchange Announces Demutualization

Date 01/05/2002

The ISE announced today that it has demutualized, following the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval of the Exchange's rules that implement the restructuring plan.
International Petroleum Exchange: Europe's Leading Energy Exchange Appoints Dow Jones Newswires As Sole News Content Provider

Date 01/05/2002

Dow Jones Newswires has been appointed as the sole news provider for EnergyLive, the web-based real-time information service produced by the International Petroleum Exchange of London Limited (IPE), Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange.
Index Notice - S&P/TSX Composite Index

Date 01/05/2002

As a result of technical difficulties, the values of the S&P/TSX Composite Index are only available via major electronic vendors every 15 minutes. The problem is being investigated. In the meantime, the live values are available at the website TSE.COM.
CBOT Fed Funds Settle At 98.247

Date 01/05/2002

The CBOT®30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for April 2002 was cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.247, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.753 percent during the delivery month.
April Volume: CME Posts Best April Volume On Record And Third Busiest In Month In History

Date 01/05/2002

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted its third busiest month ever and best April on record, with more than 43.7 million futures and options on futures contracts traded, up 38 percent from April 2001. Year-to-date volume totaled 164.2 million contracts, an increase of 32 percent over 2001. The underlying value of the contracts traded in April totaled $31.4 trillion.