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Four New Indexes Mark Launch Of NYSE Index Family: NYSE World Leaders, NYSE International 100, NYSE US 100 And NYSE TMT To Be Launched

Date 27/06/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today will launch the first four of a family of new NYSE-branded indexes that will include the NYSE World Leaders, NYSE International 100, NYSE U.S. 100 and NYSE TMT Indexes. NYSE indexes are the first to track the performance of select NYSE-listed companies in key market sectors of the largest and most transparent market in the world.
Euroclear To Launch New Book-Entry Settlement Service For Euronext Paris Trades

Date 27/06/2002

Euroclear and Euronext are pleased to announce the launch of a book-entry settlement service in Euroclear Bank for trades on Euronext Paris, in parallel with the service already offered by Euroclear France, the French central securities depository (CSD). This means that, for the first time anywhere in Europe, users of a major, multi-market stock exchange will have a choice of settlement location for their trades.
CME Records Busiest Day In Its 104-Year History As Trading Volume Surpasses 4 Million

Date 27/06/2002

Volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) increased to more than four million contracts for the first time in its 104-year history yesterday, June 26, as a record 4,256,378 contracts changed hands. The new record surpasses by 20 percent a record set March 7, at 3,542,992 contracts. The underlying value of the contracts traded yesterday was $3.1 trillion.
CME Independence Day Holiday Schedule

Date 27/06/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Independence Day holiday (all times are Central time).
CFTC Approves NFA Rules On Retail Foreign Currency Trading

Date 27/06/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved a National Futures Association (NFA) bylaw and rule that create a "Forex Dealer Member" membership category and prohibit fraud by these members. The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 amended the Commodity Exchange Act to provide that the offering of foreign currency futures or options to retail customers on an off-exchange basis is unlawful unless the counterparty is one specifically approved in the Act, such as a futures commission

CBOT's Electronic Trading Platform Breaks Daily Trading Record

Date 27/06/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today its members set a new daily volume record on the exchange's electronic trading platform with 899,080 contracts traded on June 26, 2002, breaking the previous record of 706,720 contracts set on May 30, 2002. The CBOT®traded a total of 2,352,115 contracts yesterday, of which 1,453,035 were traded in the open auction marketplace, representing 62% of the overall volume.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange:Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier on 1 July 2002

Date 26/06/2002

TIFFE announced that trading for all contracts starts at 8:45am(JST) on 1 July 2002, responding to the release of a BOJ's TANKAN report at 8:50am.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 26/06/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Thursday, June 27, 2002, Saddle Resources Inc. (TSX:SRI) will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange. All the shares of the company have been acquired by Devlan Production Company Ltd.
SEC Statement Concerning WorldCom

Date 26/06/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following statement today on WorldCom: The WorldCom disclosures confirm that accounting improprieties of unprecedented magnitude have been committed in the public markets.
Result Of The Quarterly Review Euronext 100 & Next 150:

Date 26/06/2002

As a result of the quarterly review of 31 May 2002 the following changes will be effective as of Monday 1 July 2002.