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New York Mercantile Exchange To Decrease Margins For PJM Monthly Electricity Futures

Date 26/09/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will decrease the margins for most months of its financially settled PJM monthly electricity futures contract at the close of business today so that the margins for all months will be $2,000 for clearing members, $2,200 for members, and $2,700 for customers.
New participant On SWX: Julius Baer Brokerage Paris, Zurich Branch

Date 26/09/2003

The SWX Swiss Exchange has gained a new member in Julius Baer Brokerage Paris, Zurich Branch. The new participant commences trading activities on the SWX platform on Monday, 29 September 2003.
London Stock Exchange: First Proquote Customers Get Vendor Access Link

Date 26/09/2003

Proquote Limited, the London Stock Exchange's trading system and market data business, announced today that its first customers have gone live on the Exchange's Vendor Access Network (VAN).
KOFEX Weekly Bulletin

Date 26/09/2003

Please click here for the KOFEX Weekly Bulletin.
Comment Period For U.S. Futures Exchange (Eurex US) Contract Market Application Extended

Date 26/09/2003

The period for submitting comments on the U.S. Futures Exchange's (Eurex US) contract market designation application has been extended by Commission staff until October 16, 2003. Eurex US submitted its application to the Commission on September 16, 2003. On that same date, the application was posted on the Commission's website with notice of a 15-day comment period ending October 1, 2003. Subsequently, interested parties have requested that the comment period be extended. In order to ensure that

CME's New Expanded GLOBEX® Electronic Trading Hours Begin Monday, Sept. 29

Date 26/09/2003

Expanded trading hours on the GLOBEX® electronic trading platform of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) begin on Monday, Sept. 29, 2003. CME's new GLOBEX schedule adds 45 minutes per day to stock index trading and 30 minutes per day to interest rate and foreign exchange trading.
CME's E-mini<SUP>™</SUP> Russell 2000, E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Set Volume Records - Open Interest In CME's Agricultural Products Reaches Record Level

Date 26/09/2003

Trading in E-mini™ Russell 2000 and E-mini S&P MidCap 400 futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set single-day volume records yesterday, Sept. 25, of 25,763 and 8,600 contracts, respectively. Additionally, open interest in CME's agricultural products rose to record highs this week, setting five new records in September and reaching a record 391,972 open positions on Sept. 24.
Bolsa De Madrid To Trade 40 New Warrants

Date 26/09/2003

As of September 29, Bolsa de Madrid will begin trading 40 new warrants issued by Banesto Banco de Emisiones. The new warrrants will be issued on the following domestic stocks and indices: Ibex 35, Amadeus, BBVA, Endesa, Iberdrola, Indra, Repsol, S.C.H. and Telefónica.
Block Orders Now Available For NYBOT'S Russell 2000® And Russell 3000® Indexes - Established Block Order Rule For Russell 1000® To Apply To New Contracts

Date 26/09/2003

Market users can now place block orders on futures and options contracts based on the Russell 2000 Index (Symbol "TO") and the Russell 3000 Index (Symbol "TH"), which trade on the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) Index market. Futures and options contracts on the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell 3000 Index have been added to the list which allows for block orders to be executed, which includes the Russell 1000® Index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, the Russell 1000 Value and the NYSE
UK's Financial Services Authority: Lloyds TSB Fined £1.9 Million For Unsuitable Sales Of High Income Bond

Date 25/09/2003

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Lloyds TSB Bank plc (LTSB) £1.9 million for a number of unsuitable sales of a high income equity-linked bond through the LTSB branch network. LTSB will pay compensation of approximately £98 million in respect of 22,500 sales