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NYBOT Elects New Members To Its Board Of Governors

Date 19/06/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that at its June 18, 2003, Annual Meeting of Members, the following members were elected to its Board of Governors:
NYBOT Coffee "C" Graders Test To Be Given In Early Fall 2003

Date 19/06/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that its Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange will administer a coffee graders test in early Fall 2003 (the exact date and time will be announced later). Candidates must have a minimum of five years experience in the coffee trade and at least five years of actual grading experience to qualify for the practical test of grading and cupping.
Newcastle Stock Exchange Gains Foreign Investment Fund Listing Approval

Date 19/06/2003

The Federal Government has added the Newcastle Stock Exchange (NSX) to the list of approved stock exchanges for the purposes of the Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) regime, the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan said today.
New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 19/06/2003

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of June 13, 2003, reflecting transactions through June 10, 2003. Based on information received from members and member organizations, short interest increased to 8,039,649,685 shares on June 13, 2003 from 7,858,920,398* shares on May 15, 2003.
Madrid Stock Exchange: Visual Trader Provides Access To The World's Main Derivatives Markets - As Of September The Market Will Be Open For Trading 24 Hours A Day

Date 19/06/2003

Visual Trader, BME's multimarket platform, will provide access to the world's main derivatives markets and extend its trading hours in order to offer round the clock trading on these markets.

Instinet Announces May 2003 Transaction Information

Date 19/06/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in June 2003 was 12,756 million shares.(1) This compares to 11,059 million shares in April 2003 and 6,489 million shares in May 2002.
HKEx Announces Senior Appointments And Revised Corporate Structure

Date 19/06/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Thursday) the following senior appointments and revisions to its organisation structure.
FTSE Med 100 Index Launched

Date 19/06/2003

FTSE Group, the global index company, today announces the launch of the FTSE Med 100 Index in partnership with the Cyprus Stock Exchange, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange and Athens Exchange. The tradable index is the first to cover this region and has been designed to allow the introduction of derivative products and to attract new investment to the region.
Euronext Amsterdam: Listing Measure Van Heek-Tweka N.V.

Date 19/06/2003

The management of Euronext Amsterdam has been informed on the content of today''s press release issued by Van Heek-Tweka N.V. From this press release it appears that Van Heek-Tweka N.V. has applied for suspension of payment. The management of Euronext Amsterdam has decided to impose a listing measure on Van Heek-Tweka N.V. as of Friday 20 June 2003, according to article 65, lid 2 sub a of the Listing and Issuing Rules (suspension of official listing or ''penalty bench'').
CME S&P 500® Futures Contract Breaks 800,000 Open Interest Mark

Date 19/06/2003

Continuing a string of five consecutive sessions of record-breaking open interest, S&P 500® futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) surpassed the 800,000 mark for the first time yesterday, June 18, with 819,796 open positions. Open interest in S&P 500 futures began its rise to record levels on June 12, with 737,097 positions.