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ICEX Market Overview January-June 2003

Date 03/07/2003

A market summary report for January-June 2003 has been published on the ICEX web site.
Clearstream Launches New Borrowing And Lending Program "BAMBL" - Higher Efficiency For Cross-Border Transactions - Eurex Clearing Will Become Automatic Borrower In Euroclear Settlement System

Date 03/07/2003

Clearstream has launched a new borrowing and lending program that puts German federal securities at the disposal of market participants without a lending fee from late in the afternoon until early in the morning. The program, called BAMBL (Bond Advanced Management for Borrowing and Lending ), is the first building block in a comprehensive series of services that the Deutsche Börse Group is developing to improve the settlement of cross-border transactions. As an additional element, Eurex Clearing
CFTC Proposes Rules For Risk-Based Capital And Financial Reporting Efficiency

Date 03/07/2003

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing a new margin-based or risk-based approach for determining the minimum capital requirements for futures commission merchants (FCMs). The CFTC is also proposing to harmonize reporting requirements for FCMs that are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as broker-dealers. The proposed changes recognize advances in technology, streamline Commission procedures, and generally promote the goals of the Commodity Futu
Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. Restructures Itself To Enhance Efficiency To Cope With Market Expansion And Potential New Businesses

Date 02/07/2003

Ms. Nongram Wongwanich, President of the Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD) which is a SET subsidiary, revealed that the TSD has restructured its organization to cope with market expansion and new potential arising in the future. The TSD has re-organized its structure into three divisions: 1) Depository & Clearing Division 2) Registration & Services Division and 3) Business Support Division, and has also appointed new executives to oversee each division. The reorganization focuses on
SWX Swiss Exchange: Rules Governing The Duty To Disclose Management Transactions: Consultation Period Closed

Date 02/07/2003

A total of 46 comments were received during the consultation period. The published comments can be found under http://www.swx.com/admission/consultation_dd_en.html.

SEC Files Supplement to Proposed Worldcom Penalty Settlement - Proposal Subject To District And Bankruptcy Court Review And Approval

Date 02/07/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed documents modifying the proposed settlement of its claim for a civil penalty in its civil action against WorldCom Inc. in federal district court in the Southern District of New York. The filings supplement the relief provisions in the proposed settlement previously filed in that action on May 19, 2003, which required WorldCom to pay a civil penalty judgment in the amount of $1,510,000,000. That proposed settlement further provided that, as a res
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: June Data

Date 02/07/2003

In June 2003 the Order-driven market total trading volume, including direct, indirect and repo transactions grew by 17% and reached 13 198 million rubles (in May the volume equaled 293 million rubles) with 283 million shares changing hands. 16 500 indirect transactions were reported, compared with 17 617 in May.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: June Market Data

Date 02/07/2003

In June 2003 total trading volume on Classic Market reached 476 million US dollars, down from 563 million dollars in May. Shares traded on the Classic market 4 073 times, compared with 4 768 times in May.
RTS Stock Exchange Bonds: June Data

Date 02/07/2003

For the month of June total trading volume on RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, equaled 1 201 thousand dollars, down from 3 190 thousand US dollars in May. Moscow City Bonds accounted for 97% of total turnover; "Mellyanneft" bonds - for 2.2% of total volume, and "Slavneft" bonds - for 0.6% of total volume. In May fixed-income securities traded 24 times, down from 44 times in May.
OM Rejects Lawsuit From eSpeed Statement From OM Regarding eSpeed Lawsuit

Date 02/07/2003

Broker Tec USA, Broker Tec Global, its parent ICAP, Garban, OM Technology, and the parent company OM AB have been sued by eSpeed regarding alleged infringement of U.S. patent 6,560,580 B1. OM has been sued in connection with its delivery of software specially made for BrokerTec, a US electronic fixed income marketplace.