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CBOT Educational Research Foundation Gives $1.2m To Kent State

Date 08/11/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade Educational Research Foundation, founded by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the world's oldest and third-largest derivatives marketplace, today presented a $1.2 million gift to the Kent State University Foundation. The gift creates a strategic link between the foundation's prestigious research symposium and Kent State's unique master of science in financial engineering degree program.
BrokerTec Sets Volume Records For Third Quarter And October

Date 08/11/2002

BrokerTec Global LLC, the electronic inter-dealer broker, announced today that third quarter 2002 transaction volume was $10.042 trillion, single count, compared to second quarter 2002 transaction volume of $8.943 trillion, an increase of 12%. BrokerTec's average daily trading volume during the third quarter increased to $160 billion from $140 billion stated in July 2002, and its single day volume exceeded $200 billion on multiple occasions. BrokerTec has now transacted more than $50 trilli
Australian Stock Exchange's "Taking Stock" November 2002 Newsletter

Date 08/11/2002

Taking Stock is the Australian Stock Exchange's newsletter for the stockbroking community available for download in pdf format. The November edition can be downloaded by clicking here.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index

Date 07/11/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Friday, November 8, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The weight of Nortel Networks Corporation (TSX: NT) will decrease by approximately 5.65% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float
Simco Removed From Next 150 Index

Date 07/11/2002

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the French company Gecina (Next 150 index) for the French company Simco (Next 150 index), Simco will be removed from the Next 150 index effective Tuesday 12 November 2002.

SEATS Outage

Date 07/11/2002

Australian Stock Exchange's equities market was suspended for approximately three hours today following an apparent software problem during the start of trading. SEATS encountered the problem during the latter stages of the opening sequence of the equities market at 10:06 (AEDT) today. This led to potential corruption of key trade and order data, and accordingly the market was suspended.
S&P Smallcap 600™ Futures To Begin Trade On CME Nov. 11

Date 07/11/2002

Futures contracts on the S&P SmallCap 600™ stock index will begin trading on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) on Monday, Nov. 11, at 8:30 a.m. (Central time) on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform.
Program Trading Averaged 35.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2002

Date 07/11/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2002.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Introduces Electronic Market Maker Access System - The First Floor-Based Exchange To Offer This Type Of System

Date 07/11/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that it will implement a trading system that allows registered options traders (ROTs) to electronically post bids and offers with size using an electronic interface with AUTOM, the PHLX's electronic order delivery, routing, execution and reporting system for equity and equity index options. The program will begin Monday, November 11.
Options On CBOT Interest Rate Swaps Launch Friday Trading Begins November 8th, 9:00 a.m.

Date 07/11/2002

The introduction of Options on the CBOT® 5- and 10-year Interest Rate Swap futures provides mortgage originators, servicers, pipeline managers and institutional investors with an effective new risk management tool.