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Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Guarantee A Minimum Of 10 Contracts For Automatic Executions In Top 120 Options For Off-Floor Broker-Dealer Orders

Date 07/08/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved amendments to Exchange Rule 1080 that will provide for the automatic execution of a minimum of 10 contracts in the top 120 option classes for AUTO-X eligible orders for the account(s) of off-floor broker-dealers delivered through AUTOM, the Exchange's automated order routing, delivery, execution and reporting system for options. The program will begin tomorrow.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Promotes Ben Craig To Director Of Strategic Services In Newly Formed Group

Date 07/08/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) recently promoted Ben Craig to Director of Strategic Services in the newly formed Strategic Project Development and Execution (SPDE) group.
Nasdaq Reports Second Quarter 2002 Results

Date 07/08/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc (Nasdaq; NDAQ - OTCBB), the world's largest electronic stock market, today reported second quarter results for the period ending June 30, 2002.
London Stock Exchange Monthly Report July 2002 - Record SETS Volumes In July During Month Of Heavy Trading Across Exchange

Date 07/08/2002

A month of heavy trading on the London Stock Exchange in July 2002 saw a record number of trades on SETS, the Exchange's electronic order book. The Exchange today published its monthly market activity figures for July.
Lamberti, Martin And Reil Newly Elected To Exchange Council Of Eurex

Date 07/08/2002

The Exchange Council of Eurex Deutschland has elected three new members, as the world's leading derivatives exchange reported on Tuesday.

Federation of European Securities Exchanges: The Josseph de la Vega Prize For Outstanding Research On The Securities Markets In Europe

Date 07/08/2002

Each year, the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE), in co-operation with the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI) invites European researchers, academics, and practitioners to submit research papers for the Josseph de la Vega Prize.
Euronext Amsterdam: Akzo Nobel Did Not Violate Listing And Issuing Rules

Date 07/08/2002

After investigating the publication of certain information by Akzo Nobel N.V. (Akzo Nobel), Euronext Amsterdam N.V. (Euronext) has concluded that Akzo Nobel did not violate the Listing and Issuing Rules. The information concerned questions posed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the request for permission to market the drug gepirone ER, also known as Ariza, developed by Akzo Nobel’s subsidiary Organon.
Deutsche Börse Shows Further Growth In Second Quarter - Sales Revenue Up 12 Percent In Q2, EBIT Rises 14 Percent - First Six Months See 10 Percent Growth In Sales Revenue And Four Percent In EBIT

Date 07/08/2002

Deutsche Börse AG shows further substantial growth in sales revenue and EBIT for the second quarter of the current business year. The company reported on Wednesday that, compared to the second quarter of last year, sales revenue increased by about 12 percent, to 205.3 million euros. Earnings before taxes and interest (EBIT), at 80.0 million euros, was 14 percent higher than in the second quarter of last year. For the first half of the current year, this results in an increase of about 10 percent
CME Posts Third Consecutive Open Interest Record

Date 07/08/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) established its third consecutive exchange-wide open interest record yesterday, Aug. 6, with 19,302,778 positions. The previous record was 19,102,689 positions set on Aug. 5.
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 07/08/2002

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 13, 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.