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CBOE Interest Rate Option Products To Close Early Today In Conjunction With Related Markets. All Other CBOE Products Trading On Regular Schedule

Date 15/08/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that trading in its interest rate option products will close today at 1:00 p.m. (CDT), in conjunction with the close of other interest rate markets.
American Stock Exchange To Resume Normal Trading On Monday, August 18

Date 15/08/2003

The Amex fully expects to resume normal trading on Monday, August 18, at 9:30 a.m.
Warsaw Exchange Announces Quarterly Adjustment Of WIG20 And MIDWIG Indices

Date 14/08/2003

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces the following quarterly changes to the WIG20 blue-chip and MIDWIG MidCap Indices:
Six Hungarian Trading Participants Now Active On Xetra - Deutsche Börse Connects First Participants From Budapest Stock Exchange To Xetra

Date 14/08/2003

Since Thursday, for the first time, Hungarian market participants from the Budapest Stock Exchange have been trading on Xetra, the electronic trading platform of Deutsche Börse, as the company announced on Thursday. The Budapest Stock Exchange was technically linked to Xetra for this and is functioning as a so-called Multi Member Frontend Provider, who makes available the necessary technical infrastructure, as well as the network, for its trading participants. The first five trading par
SG Cowen And Lehman Brothers Settle Enforcement Actions With SEC And NYSE For Supervisory Failures In Frank Gruttadauria Case

Date 14/08/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange today announced joint actions against SG Cowen Securities Corporation and Lehman Brothers, Inc. for failing to supervise Frank D. Gruttadauria, a former branch office manager and broker. Beginning in 1987, while employed at a series of broker- dealers, Gruttadauria misappropriated over $115 million from his customers. He stole approximately $47 million of this total during the 27-month period that SG Cowen employed him and $2

SEC Statement Of August 14, 2003

Date 14/08/2003

An SEC spokesman made the following statement: "The SEC is carefully monitoring today's power failure and is in regular communication with the markets and clearing agencies."
Program Trading Averaged 42.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 4-Aug. 8, 2003

Date 14/08/2003

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Aug. 4-Aug. 8, 2003.
New Zealand Exchange Limited Releases Final Corporate Governance Submission

Date 14/08/2003

NZX wishes to advise that it has released the final version of its proposed Listing Rule changes on Corporate Governance and will be making a submission to the Minister of Commerce within the next two weeks.
Donald Nicolaisen Named SEC Chief Accountant

Date 14/08/2003

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson today announced the appointment of Donald T. Nicolaisen as the Commission's Chief Accountant. Mr. Nicolaisen will oversee the Commission's accounting policy initiatives and lead the SEC's efforts with national and international standard-setters on critical accounting and auditing issues, including international convergence and efforts to adopt principles-based accounting standards. Mr. Nicolaisen will also work closely with the Pub
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Surveys Made By The Exchange's Committee For Good Corporate Governance Show That Managements And Majority Shareholders Are Positive Towards Good Corporate Governance

Date 14/08/2003

In continuation of the Nørby Committee, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange at the end of 2002 appointed a committee for good corporate governance, the objective of which is to promote the development of sound corporate governance practices in listed Danish companies.