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TSE President Urges Quebec's Active Participation In Regulatory Dialogue

Date 19/02/2002

The President of the Toronto Stock Exchange, Barbara Stymiest, highlighted the important role the Quebec government and the Quebec business community can play in the dialogue on reforms to securities regulation in Canada. Quebec and all other 12 governments with current jurisdiction on securities regulation have been invited to a Symposium in Toronto on March 8th.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Dormancy Of 20-Year JGB Futures And Options On 5-Year JGB Futures

Date 19/02/2002

Based on the trading activity of the rarely traded products, the Tokyo Stock Exchange decided dormancy of 20-year JGB Futures and Options on 5-year JGB futures as follows
Tokyo Stock Exchange Interim Business Plan

Date 19/02/2002

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has prepared its Interim Business Plan for the next 3 years beginning April 2002, aiming, as the central marketplace for Japanese securities, to strengthen its market functions and enhance its international competitiveness.
ISMA Launches Internet-Based Solution To Market Data Delivery

Date 19/02/2002

The International Securities Market Association (ISMA) is today launching a new market data service aimed at market makers, intermediaries, institutions and other investors. The launch is taking place at a flagship bond markets conference in London.
Helsinki Exchanges: Trading Starts At 12.00 With Continuous Trading

Date 19/02/2002

Equity trading starts at 12.00 with continuous trading. No pre-trading will be arranged today. The delay was due to a technical disruption caused by an operating error.

Helsinki Exchanges: Start of trading delayed

Date 19/02/2002

Start of HEX equity trading will be delayed due to technical problems. Further information on start of trading will be given as soon as possible.
Equity Derivatives Will Give Strong Boost To International Stock Trading Says CSFI Report On Single Stock Futures

Date 19/02/2002

Single stock futures - the newest form of financial derivative instrument to reach the market - will give a powerful boost to international equity trading by making it simpler and cheaper for investors to trade across borders. With 15 exchanges now trading single stock futures (SSFs) and the potentially huge US market set to open up, their use is expected to grow rapidly among both professional and private investors.
CC&G And Clearnet To Provide Central Counterparty Services For Italian Government Securities Traded On The MTS Platform

Date 19/02/2002

MTS S.p.A., Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia S.p.A. (CC&G) and Clearnet yesterday signed an agreement at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance in Rome, paving the way for the establishment of a central counterparty service to allow transactions on Italian government bonds to be executed on MTS S.p.A. on an anonymous basis and guaranteed by a central clearing institution.
CBOT 10-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures Set New Volume Record

Date 19/02/2002

Continuing to display one of the exchange's best new-product performances, the Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT®) 10-Year Interest Rate Swap futures contract set a new daily volume record of 6,586 contracts with open interest reaching an all-time high of 11,944 contracts on Friday, February 15. The former daily volume record of 5,319 contracts was set on November 16, 2001.
Boston Stock Exchange, Bourse Montréal Inc. And Interactive Brokers Form Partnership To Develop New Electronic Options Exchange

Date 19/02/2002

The Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. (BSE), the Bourse Montréal Inc., and Interactive Brokers Group LLC today announced the formation of Boston Options Exchange Group LLC (BOX) to jointly establish an electronic exchange for United States securities options.