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CME To Begin Trading 13 New Foreign Exchange Contracts On May 16

Date 30/04/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will launch trading in 13 new foreign exchange (FX) futures contracts on Thursday, May 16, at 8 a.m. (Central time). The contracts will trade on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform or as All-or-None (AON) transactions executed on the trading floor for quantities of five or more contracts.
Update In Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Syariah Index Components

Date 29/04/2002

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is updating the component stocks of the KLSE Syariah Index (KLSE SI) in line with the revised list of approved securities issued by the Syariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission on 26 April 2002.
Standard & Poor's Announces Clarification Re S&P/TSX Composite Index Criteria For Inclusion

Date 29/04/2002

Standard & Poor's announces the following clarification: In the S&P/TSX Composite Index criteria for inclusion, the following statement appears: "Any company whose shares are candidates for inclusion in the S&P/TSX Composite Index must be incorporated under Canadian federal, provincial, or territorial jurisdictions and listed on the TSX. Limited Partnerships, Royalty Trusts, Real Estate Investment Trusts, preferred shares, exchangeable shares, and other financial instruments that the committ
SFE Corporation Limited Announces The Launch Of Intra-Day Options On 3 And 10 Year Treasury Bond Futures

Date 29/04/2002

SFE Corporation Limited is pleased to announce the launch of Intra-Day Options on the spot quarter month of 3 Year and 10 Year Treasury Bond Futures contracts. These are European style options (similar to the Overnight Options currently available on SFE) that are valid only for the duration of the day session in which they are listed. The first day of trading will be Tuesday, 30 April 2002.
SEC Fee Rate Advisory #1 For Fiscal Year 2003

Date 29/04/2002

The Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act requires that the Commission make annual adjustments to the rates for fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g), and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Quarterly Reviews To Be Introduced For FTSE SmallCap

Date 29/04/2002

Global index provider FTSE Group, has today announced that in response to market demand, both the FTSE SmallCap and FTSE All-Share will move to a quarterly rather than annual review. These changes will provide index users with increased accuracy and will also improve access to the market for small companies and their investors by offering faster entry to the FTSE All-Share via the SmallCap index.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For March 2002

Date 29/04/2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,868 points at the end of March, an increase of 158.6 points from the closing value at the end of February. The weighted index reached 142.45 points at the end of March, an increase of 10.85 points from the closing value at the end of February.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/04/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 30 April 2002, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearin
HKEx: Margin Rates Set For DJIA Futures Contract

Date 29/04/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has set margin rates for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Futures contract, which will be introduced on Monday, 6 May 2002.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Wednesday, 1 May 2002

Date 29/04/2002

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed on Wednesday, 1 May 2002 in conjunction with Labour Day. The offices of the KLSE Group will resume operations on Thursday, 2 May 2002.