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CME's E-mini S&P 500 Futures Set Single-Day Volume Record

Date 25/02/2002

Trading volume in E-mini S&P 500 futures reached record levels on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) Friday, Feb. 22, as 356,823 contracts changed hands. The previous record, set Jan. 30, was 351,673 contracts.
CBOT Letters To Bush, Daschle: Reconsider Transaction Tax

Date 25/02/2002

Below are pdf files of letters that were recently sent to President Bush and Senator Daschle. The letters explain how the transaction tax could handicap U.S. exchanges ability to compete with foreign futures markets.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 25/02/2002

The market just managed to finish in positive territory, up 0.7% but on low volumes.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 25/02/2002

Stanchart surprised the market and reported good results for the full year to 31st December 2001. Although the growth of 31% in earnings must be viewed in the context of coming off a fairly low base due to 18 months of stagnation, the results are nonetheless very pleasing, as there was a strong turn around in H2 2001.
The Prime Minister Of Thailand Joins In Promotion Of The Year Of Good Corporate Governance, Presiding Over The Workshop 'Good Corporate Governance: You Manage, We Oversee' On March 14th

Date 22/02/2002

H.E. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will preside over the workshop "Good Corporate Governance: You Manage, We Oversee" and start the Year of Good Corporate Governance, joined by top executives in exchanging views on March 14th, 2002, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The workshop will be co-hosted by the SET, the Ministry of Commerce, Revenue Department, the SEC, ICAAT, Listed Companies Association, Association of Securities Companies, and the IOD.

The American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 22/02/2002

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 460,058,810 shares as of the February 15 settlement date, an increase of of 18,902,994 shares from the 441,155,816 (adjusted) reported in mid-January. The February figure represents trades through February 12, 2002.
Tallinn Stock Exchange Approves 4 New Members

Date 22/02/2002

The Management Board of Tallinn Stock Exchange (TSE) approved TSE membership applications of Mandatum Stockbrokers, Nordea Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston Europe (CSFB) and Evli Bank, effective as of February 25, 2002. Mandatum and Nordea Securities have announced their intention to start trading on February 25, 2002.
Successful Launch Of Electronic Trading, New Contracts at Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Date 22/02/2002

Officials of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) stated that they are very pleased with initial performance of their newly launched electronic trading system, MGEXpress, and National Corn Index (NCI) and National Soybean Index (NSI) futures and options contracts.
SEC Announces Financial Disclosure And Auditor Oversight Roundtables

Date 22/02/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission will convene two days of roundtable discussions next month in New York City and Washington, D.C., to examine proposals for better protecting investors by reforming financial disclosure and auditor oversight.
Reviews Due For FTSE UK Indices

Date 22/02/2002

Changes to the FTSE 100 index, and other FTSE UK indices will be announced after the UK mar-ket closes on Wednesday 06 March 2002.