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NYBOT Announces New Finex Margin Requirements

Date 30/04/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced yesterday that effective with the opening of business on Monday April 29, 2002, the margin requirements are as follows: Please click the link Margins
Mike Gagné New President & CEO Of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc.

Date 30/04/2002

Mr. Rob Dzisiak, Chairman of the Board of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. today announced the appointment of Mike Gagné as President and Chief Executive Officer effective May 1, 2002. "Mike has been Interim President & CEO since June 1, 2001 and has done an excellent job for us." said Mr. Dzisiak. "The new shareholder elected Board, which has been in place since January 28, 2002 was unanimous in their support for his appointment."
May 1 Normal Working Day At Palestine Securities Exchange

Date 30/04/2002

This is to announce that Wednesday 1/5/2002 (Labor Day Holiday) will be a normal working day at PSE for this year.
International Securities Exchange Announces Credit Suisse First Boston To Become Competitive Market Maker

Date 30/04/2002

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced yesterday that Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) will become a Competitive Market Maker as part of its strategic plan to provide liquidity in the only fully electronic options market in the U.S. The firm is currently an Electronic Access Member and intends to activate its market maker memberships sequentially over several months until it is operating market maker memberships in all ten bins.
CME To Begin Trading 13 New Foreign Exchange Contracts On May 16

Date 30/04/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will launch trading in 13 new foreign exchange (FX) futures contracts on Thursday, May 16, at 8 a.m. (Central time). The contracts will trade on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform or as All-or-None (AON) transactions executed on the trading floor for quantities of five or more contracts.

Update In Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Syariah Index Components

Date 29/04/2002

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is updating the component stocks of the KLSE Syariah Index (KLSE SI) in line with the revised list of approved securities issued by the Syariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission on 26 April 2002.
Standard & Poor's Announces Clarification Re S&P/TSX Composite Index Criteria For Inclusion

Date 29/04/2002

Standard & Poor's announces the following clarification: In the S&P/TSX Composite Index criteria for inclusion, the following statement appears: "Any company whose shares are candidates for inclusion in the S&P/TSX Composite Index must be incorporated under Canadian federal, provincial, or territorial jurisdictions and listed on the TSX. Limited Partnerships, Royalty Trusts, Real Estate Investment Trusts, preferred shares, exchangeable shares, and other financial instruments that the committ
SFE Corporation Limited Announces The Launch Of Intra-Day Options On 3 And 10 Year Treasury Bond Futures

Date 29/04/2002

SFE Corporation Limited is pleased to announce the launch of Intra-Day Options on the spot quarter month of 3 Year and 10 Year Treasury Bond Futures contracts. These are European style options (similar to the Overnight Options currently available on SFE) that are valid only for the duration of the day session in which they are listed. The first day of trading will be Tuesday, 30 April 2002.
SEC Fee Rate Advisory #1 For Fiscal Year 2003

Date 29/04/2002

The Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act requires that the Commission make annual adjustments to the rates for fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g), and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Quarterly Reviews To Be Introduced For FTSE SmallCap

Date 29/04/2002

Global index provider FTSE Group, has today announced that in response to market demand, both the FTSE SmallCap and FTSE All-Share will move to a quarterly rather than annual review. These changes will provide index users with increased accuracy and will also improve access to the market for small companies and their investors by offering faster entry to the FTSE All-Share via the SmallCap index.