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CBOT: Continued Strength - Mini-Sized Dow Sets Open Interest Record

Date 13/03/2003

CBOT® mini-sized DowSM futures set another open interest record on March 12 of 25,024 contracts, eclipsing the previous record set December 18 of 24,055 contracts. Overall, the CBOT Dow futures complex open interest rose to 60,637 contracts.
CBOT To Begin Trading In Fed Funds Options, Friday, March 14

Date 13/03/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) will begin trading in its newest product, 30-Day Federal Funds Options, on Friday, March 14, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) in the exchange's open auction marketplace.
CBOE Broadens Access to Auto-Execution For Orders Effective Friday, March 14

Date 13/03/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that it has simplified and broadened access to its automatic execution systems in all equity option classes to include broker-dealers and firms. Eligible orders may now receive automatic execution for up to the disseminated size in all equity option classes via CBOE's Retail Automated Execution System (RAES) and the Large Order Utility (LOU) system. Previously, broker-dealer orders of 20 contracts and less were eligible for automatic exec
BrokerTec Futures Exchange Feed Now Available Via Bloomberg - Expands Distribution of BTEX Market Data

Date 13/03/2003

BrokerTec Futures Exchange, L.L.C. (BTEX), the nation's only fully-electronic fixed income futures exchange, announced today that its exchange feed will now be available via Bloomberg's desktop terminals. Bloomberg's 170,000 users will now have access to streaming, real-time market data on BTEX's U.S. interest rate derivatives products - U.S Treasury Bonds (15 - 30 Year), Long-Term U.S. Treasury Notes (6 ½ - 10 Year), and Medium-Term U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year).
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of March 13, 2003

Date 12/03/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.

SGX JGB Futures Break Records; Interest In MECO Futures Growing

Date 12/03/2003

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) yesterday announced that its Mini Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Futures contract traded a record volume of 54,567 contracts on 7 March 2003, surpassing its previous record of 38,860 contracts set on 5 December 2000. Its open interest also reached a record of 55,443 contracts on the same day, exceeding its previous record of 33,639 contracts on 5 Jun 2001.
NYSE Member Firms Report Fourth-Quarter 2002 Results

Date 12/03/2003

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported fourth-quarter 2002 after-tax profits of $695 million and revenues of $35.51 billion, a 62.1 percent and 16.0 percent decline, respectively, compared to $1.8 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $42.29 billion in fourth-quarter 2001. In 2002, the firms reported after-tax profits of $4.52 billion on revenues of $148.68 billion, compared with $6.76 billion on revenues of $194.79 billion in 2001.
NYBOT Announces FINEX Europe Daylight Savings Time Trading Hours

Date 12/03/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that starting with Daylight Savings Time in Europe on Sunday, March 30, the FINEX Europe markets in Dublin will change for the week of March 31 to April 4 to 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (Dublin time).
New York Mercantile Exchange To Raise Margins On Crude Oil Futures Contracts

Date 12/03/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins on e-miNYsm crude oil, and seven of its crude oil futures contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.
New York Mercantile Exchange To Increase Heating Oil And Gasoline Margins

Date 12/03/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins on its heating oil and gasoline futures contracts, as of the close of business tomorrow.