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Beirut Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 21/10/2002

Volume on the Beirut Stock Exchange jumped last week, with a total of 278,901 shares traded, compared to 69,545 shares a week earlier. Investors continue to monitor the region's events, with several issues pending. The francophonie meeting to be held between October 18-20, and the awaited Paris II meeting bring fresh confidence to the market, taking Solidere "B" shares up by nearly 9% at $4.625, while its "A" counterpart closes flat at $4.125. Solidere is expected to issue a $100 million
American Stock Exchange Partners With First Traders Analytical Solutions To Launch TAO - Total Access Options - First Exchange To Market Desktop Product Able To Execute On All Option Exchanges

Date 21/10/2002

The American Stock Exchange and First Traders Analytical Solutions today announced the launch of TAO, Total Access Options, which is the first exchange-marketed desktop product available to member firms with the ability to execute trades at all five options exchanges.
Securities and Exchange Commission: Fee Rate Advisory #6 For Fiscal Year 2003

Date 19/10/2002

The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 2003 since Oct. 1, 2002 has been extended through Nov. 22, 2002. Therefore, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rates applicable to proxy solicitations and information statements in corporate control transactions will remain at the current rate of $92.00 per million. Five days after
New NYBOT Cocoa Margin Requirements--Supersedes Oct. 17, 2002 Release

Date 19/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced on October 18 that effective with the opening of business on Monday, October 21, 2002, the cocoa margin requirements are as follows:
Tokyo Stock Exchange "Outline of Listing Standards and Procedures for Foreign Companies"

Date 18/10/2002

TSE has published a brochure entitled "Outline of Listing Standards and Procedures for Foreign Companies". The brochure is designed for foreign companies considering the listing of their stocks on the TSE to serve as an outline of the TSE foreign listing system and procedures.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P ADR Index

Date 18/10/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P ADR Index, effective after the close of trading on Monday, October 21, 2002: Publicis Groupe SA (ADR) (France, SEDOL 577952) will be added to the S&P ADR Index after the close of business on Monday, October 21, 2002. Publicis Groupe SA is a provider of international advertising and communications services. For index calculation purposes, the number of ADRs outstanding is expected to be 196,051,275. Each ADR represents on
Singapore Exchange: Eurodollar And SiMSCI Contracts Break Records On 17 October 2002

Date 18/10/2002

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that its Eurodollar and MSCI Singapore Stock Index futures contracts hit new daily open interest records on 17 October 2002.
OM Retail Order Management System Goes Live At Vanguard Brokerage Services

Date 18/10/2002

OM, a world leading provider of transaction technology to the financial services and energy industries, announced today that its Retail Order Management system has gone live at Vanguard Brokerage Services. In production since mid-September, the system enables the more than 500,000 Vanguard brokerage account clients to directly access their accounts and initiate orders via the Internet, a voice response system or directly with their Vanguard account representative. Vanguard brokers can then execu
MSCI Equity Index Constituent Data Now In Real Time On Bloomberg

Date 18/10/2002

MSCI, a leading provider of international equity, fixed income and hedge fund indices, is pleased to announce the launch of MSCI Real Time ConstituentsSM on the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® Service. MSCI Real Time Constituents takes the security level data behind the MSCI International Equity benchmark indices one step further by adding the dynamics of real time 1 prices and weights, provided and calculated by Bloomberg.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Names Officers, Directors

Date 18/10/2002

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) owners re-elected seven members to the 2002-2003 board of directors on October 3. They are John C. Miller, Miller Milling Company and Raymond F. Lottie, General Mills Operations, Inc., representing producers, consumers, processors, merchandisers and distributors; Cliff W. Larson, Jr., Cliff W. Larson Company, Michael J. Mullin, Mullin & Mullin Grain Co. & Cereal Foods and Richard Browne, CHS Cooperatives, at large; Scott A. Cordes, Country Hedging, Inc., repre