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Steinhause Re-Elected Vice Chairman; Eight Others Elected To Nymex Board

Date 19/03/2002

The shareholders of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., and the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today re-elected Mitchell Steinhause to his second term as vice chairman of the Exchange, along with eight other individuals who were elected to board positions.
SEC Announces Final Plans for Completing Reviews of Auditor Independence Systems and Controls

Date 19/03/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced final plans for completing reviews of the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of each of the five largest independent auditing firm's systems for assuring compliance with the independence rules.
OneChicago Appoints Christopher E. Krohn As Managing Director Of Strategy And Marketing

Date 19/03/2002

OneChicago LLC today announced the appointment of Christopher E. Krohn as Managing Director of Strategy and Marketing. Krohn joins OneChicago from Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, where he served as Director of Marketing.
HKEx: Amendments To The Listing Rules In Light Of The Introduction Of A Pre-Opening Session

Date 19/03/2002

In view of the introduction of a pre-opening session, we have amended the Main Board Listing Rules and GEM Listing Rules to ensure that all relevant information is received by us or published, as the case may be (depending on the Listing Rule), at least "30 minutes before the earlier of the commencement of the morning trading session or any pre-opening session".
HKEx To Introduce Pre-Opening Session And Index Basket Order Trading Mechanism On 25 March

Date 19/03/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Tuesday) that it will introduce a pre-opening session and an index basket order trading mechanism in the securities market on Monday, 25 March 2002, following the successful completion of market rehearsals. The 30-minute pre-opening session will start at 9:30 am. The index basket order trading mechanism will only be applicable in the continuous trading session.

Deutsche Börse: Four New Index Funds In XTF Segment: UBS Fifth Issuer In XTF Segment

Date 19/03/2002

Deutsche Börse AG is continuing to expand its XTF Exchange Traded Funds segment. Four new index funds have been trading under the name Fresco Index Shares in XTF since Tuesday: Fresco Euro STOXX 50, Fresco Dow Jones UK Titans 50, Fresco Dow Jones Industrial Average und Fresco Dow Jones US Technology. Furthermore, the Fresco Dow Jones US Large Cap index fund will follow shortly. The funds are issued by UBS Asset Management. In addition to this, DWS, Indexchange, LDRS and Unico are issuers in the
CME Contract Specifications Changes: S&P/TOPIX 150 Futures

Date 19/03/2002

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: Trading in the S&P/TOPIX 150 futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange commenced at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 2002. This contract will be available for trading exclusively on the Globex electronic trading platform.
CME Announces Officer Promotions

Date 19/03/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the promotions of two employees to Managing Director and four additional employees to officers of the corporation. In announcing the promotions, CME President and CEO Jim McNulty said, "These promotions affirm CME's commitment to promoting outstanding individuals within the organization based on merit and performance, and I congratulate them on their achievements. They also represent CME's affirmation of the significant roles technology and so
CFTC Obtains Dismissal Of Martin Armstrong's Appeal For Release From Confinement

Date 19/03/2002

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), together with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and court-appointed Receiver Alan Cohen of O'Melveny & Myers, prevailed on March 18, 2002, in a federal appeal brought by financier Martin Armstrong to obtain his release from confinement for civil contempt of court. Mr. Armstrong has been incarcerated by a federal district judge for over 26 months for failing to produce $14.9 million in missing assets, assets which the CFTC, the SEC,
Archipelago, REDIBook Complete Merger

Date 19/03/2002

Archipelago and REDIBook, two of the leading electronic communications networks (ECNs), yesterday announced the closing of their November 29 announced merger. This transaction will seamlessly combine the two fastest growing pools of liquidity into one fully integrated trading platform.