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CBOT® X-Fund Futures To Begin Trading On Friday, Febuary 1, 2002

Date 31/01/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®®) will launch CBOT®® X-Funds, a new futures index product, on February 1, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. The contract will trade in the CBOT®'s open auction marketplace. CBOT®® X-Fund futures will offer market users with rapid entry into a low-cost futures index product that provides enhanced leverage, market transparency, and creative trading opportunities.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Board Resolutions Of January 2002

Date 30/01/2002

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, in announcing today (30 January 2002) the Board resolutions for the month of January 2002, said that the Board Meeting has passed resolutions on three key issues: Appending of the qualifications of new members (licensed brokers) The appointment of a committee on infringements of brokerage commissions, The establishment of a Front Office Service Bureau.
Standard & Poor's, With The Toronto Stock Exchange, Announces Changes In Canadian Indices - Name Of Canada's Leading Equities' Benchmark To Become S&P/TSE Composite Index

Date 30/01/2002

Standard & Poor's and the Toronto Stock Exchange today announced significant changes in the rules of the TSE 300 to better position Canadian investors and industries in global equity markets. The revisions to the index -- to be renamed the S&P/TSE Composite Index -- represent the first major change to the TSE 300, the premier stock index in Canada since 1977. The changes, which will be implemented on May 1, 2002, come after extensive consultation by Standard & Poor's and TSE with the marketplac
SGX Broke Derivatives Trading Records - MSCI Taiwan Futures And MSCI Singapore Index Futures - January 28 And January 29

Date 30/01/2002

MSCI Taiwan futures broke trading volume (61, 594 contracts) and open interest (57,183 contracts) records on 28 and 29 Jan respectively. The MSCI Singapore Index futures open interest also achieved an all time high of 12,598 contracts on 28 Jan.
Regulators Launch Fake Scam Websites To Warn Investors About Fraud

Date 30/01/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its launch of a series of Web sites designed to warn investors who rush into investment opportunities on the Internet without fully investigating the offers.

OneChicago Appoints Daniel R. Carrigan As Managing Director Of International Business Development

Date 30/01/2002

OneChicago, LLC, the joint venture created to trade single stock futures by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), today announced the appointment of Daniel R. Carrigan as Managing Director of International Business Development.
Nasdaq Europe Expands Its Customer Focused Operations With Three Key Appointments

Date 30/01/2002

Nasdaq Europe S.A/N.V announces a major restructuring and expansion of its sales and customer service operations. The expansion involves the creation of three business development teams, which include issuer services, member services and a new market data services team. In addition to providing existing members and issuers with improved levels of service these teams will also be responsible for generating new listings and members.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/01/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Wednesday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 1 February 2002, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are base
Deutsche Börse: 13 New Index Funds In XTF - Index Funds Introduced On The FTSE Global Sector

Date 30/01/2002

Deutsche Börse AG is further expanding its XTF market segment for exchange-traded funds. Starting Wednesday, 13 new index funds on the FTSE Global Sector indices will be traded in XTF. The funds are issued by Merrill Lynch (LDRS).
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: More Dynamic Equity Investment Approach Needed In The Years Ahead

Date 30/01/2002

In the second issue of Focus, Henrik Henriksen, equity strategist at Jyske Markets, writes about the risk involved in equity investments: both the risk in being 'in' and the risk in being 'out' of the market.