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First Review Expands Geographical Coverage Of FTSE/Hang Seng Indexes

Date 18/09/2002

Following its meeting on 10 September 2002, the FTSE/Hang Seng Indexes Committee today announces enhancements to the methodology for calculating FTSE/Hang Seng Asian Sector and Asiatop Indexes. The Committee agreed to include coverage of the Malaysian stock market in the FTSE/Hang Seng Indexes and to reduce the capping on individual stock weights to 10% for the FTSE/Hang Seng Asiatop Index.
Eurex Enhances Attractiveness Of Its Index Derivatives - New Derivatives On The Sectors Financial Services, Media And Utilities - Turnover In Futures And Options On Sectors Almost 30 Times Higher - New Attractive Market-Making Model For STOXX 50 Futures

Date 18/09/2002

Eurex is further expanding its portfolio of index derivatives with a total of nine new futures and options on sector indices of Euro STOXX and STOXX 600. As of September 23, Eurex is launching futures and options on the sectors Financial Services, Media and Utilities of the Euro STOXX index, as well as options on the STOXX 600 sector indices Banks, Technology and Telecommunications. The portfolio of STOXX derivatives will then comprise 28 products. For the existing futures on the STOXX 50 index,
Deutsche Börse Updates Weightings In Equity Indices. Changes In The Indices Effective September 23

Date 18/09/2002

Effective September 23, new weights will apply for the companies in the equity indices of Deutsche Börse. Deutsche Börse released the tentative figures on Wednesday; the final figures, based on Friday's Xetra closing prices, will be published on Saturday at the Deutsche Börse Web site.
CFTC's Division Of Enforcement Names New Regional Counsel For Chicago And New York Offices. Rosemary Hollinger New Regional Counsel For Chicago And Stephen Obie Takes Over As Regional Counsel For New York

Date 18/09/2002

The Division of Enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the appointments of Rosemary Hollinger as the Regional Counsel for the Chicago office of the Division and Stephen Obie as the Regional Counsel for the New York office of the Division.
CFTC'S Division Of Enforcement Names New Regional Counsel For Chicago And New York Offices - Rosemary Hollinger New Regional Counsel For Chicago And Stephen Obie Takes Over As Regional Counsel For New York

Date 18/09/2002

The Division of Enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the appointments of Rosemary Hollinger as the Regional Counsel for the Chicago office of the Division and Stephen Obie as the Regional Counsel for the New York office of the Division.

CFTC Appoints Richard E. Collier To Be Central Regional Office Coordinator

Date 18/09/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the appointment of Richard E. Collier to serve as the regional coordinator for its Central Regional Office, effective immediately. Currently, Richard is Supervisory Auditor in the Central Regional Office of the Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight and he will continue in that role.
CBOT Soybean Oil Futures Contract Sets A Volume Record On Exchange Electronic Trading Platform

Date 18/09/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) yesterday announced that its members set a new daily volume record for soybean oil futures on the exchange's electronic trading platform with 1,696 contracts traded on September 16, breaking the previous record of 871 contracts set on August 19, 2002. With the inclusion of the open auction market, a total of 28,459 soybean oil futures contracts were traded on September 16.
CBOT Mini-Sized Dow Sets New Volume Record

Date 18/09/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that volume in its CBOT mini-sized DowSM Jones Index futures, which trade exclusively on the exchange's electronic platform, yesterday set a new daily record trading 16,149 contracts, with open interest reaching an all-time high at 20,059 contracts. The former daily volume record of 13,993 contracts was set September 3, 2002.
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 18/09/2002

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 24, 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.
Canada Must Take Action To Help Emerging Companies Access Capital - UBC And The Canadian Foundation For Investor Education To Host International Symposium On Risk Capital In Canada

Date 18/09/2002

In a speech to UBC MBA students and alumni, TSX Venture Exchange President Linda Hohol, today called on all levels of government and corporate Canada to join her in discussing solutions to the country's lack of risk capital at an international symposium to be held in Vancouver on November 7, 2002.