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SFE Individual Share Futures Market Enhancements

Date 09/07/2002

SFE is introducing a series of market driven enhancements to its Individual Share Futures market that seek to increase trading opportunities and improve liquidity. Specifically, SFE is introducing eleven new Individual Share Futures contracts, is appointing three Official Market Makers, and is changing the trading hours to bring them into line with the underlying physical market.
Nasdaq Response To President Bush's "Corporate Responsibility" Speech

Date 09/07/2002

"The President's Wall Street speech was a much-needed effort to help restore investor confidence in America's capital markets," said Nasdaq CEO Wick Simmons. "The President's proposals to establish a Corporate Fraud Task Force, to double maximum prison terms for mail and wire fraud and to enhance prison time for criminal fraud are tough but necessary actions that must be taken in the current climate of investor skepticism. The President's recommendations are consistent with the reform principles
Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NQLX) Establishes Headquarters In New York City

Date 09/07/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC has completed the move into its new headquarters at One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway this week. Previously, NQLX's New York group was working from LIFFE's offices at 55 Broadway.
London Stock Exchange Announces Plans For Covered Warrant Market

Date 09/07/2002

The London Stock Exchange today announced its plan to launch a new market for covered warrants by the end of September. The new market will follow the opening up of covered warrants to retail investors through the introduction of a new FSA regulatory structure.
FTSE Group Strengthens North American Pension Plan Outreach

Date 09/07/2002

FTSE Americas, a division of the global index provider FTSE Group, has hired Carmen Campollo as Vice President of Pension and Consultant Relations. Ms. Campollo will lead an expanded effort to convert North American public and corporate pension plans to FTSE benchmark indexes. She will be based in New York and report to Jane Staunton, President of FTSE Americas, Inc.

Eurex: Rising Market Share In Dutch Equity Options - More Than 50 Percent Share Of The Market In Royal

Date 09/07/2002

Eurex, the international derivatives market, has further expanded its position as the world's leading equity options exchange and substantially increased is market share in the trading of Dutch equity options. In some of these options, the volume traded at Eurex is higher and the price quality better than in the home market.
e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Energy Futures Contracts Set Record Volume

Date 09/07/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that a record 3,761 e-miNY energy futuressm and natural gas contracts traded today, topping the previous record of 3,324 contracts traded on June 26.
Amex Chairman And CEO, Salvatore Sodano, Comments On President Bush's Address To The Nation On Corporate Responsibility

Date 09/07/2002

"We strongly support the principles announced today by President Bush. We are grateful for the President's personal support for the financial markets and the Wall Street community. It is critical that our policy makers move quickly, and in unified fashion, to strengthen laws and appropriate adequate resources to our regulatory agencies so that investor confidence can be restored."
Worldcom, Inc., Revised Sworn Statement Pursuant To Section 21(A)(1) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

Date 08/07/2002

The attached statement was submitted to the SEC by WorldCom, Inc. in response to a Commission order issued on June 26, 2002. The attached statement is not a statement of the Commission, and the Commission does not vouch for its accuracy.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 08/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: The common shares of Glenex Industries Inc. (TSX:GXI) and Peruvian Gold Limited (TSX:PVO) will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange after the close of business on Monday, July 8, 2002 as a result of an amalgamation agreement between the companies and Quest Investment Corporation.