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Eurex Turns Over 74.5 Million Contracts In November - 949 Million Contracts Traded And Cleared In 2003 - 27 Percent Increase, Year On Year - Eurex Bonds Shows 37 Percent Growth

Date 01/12/2003

Eurex, the international derivatives market, traded and cleared 74.5 million contracts in November. Eurex market participants connected to Eurex worldwide from over 700 locations have turned over a total of 949 million contracts in 2003 to date, a 27 percent increase over the previous year's January to November volume and/or 202 million contracts higher, year on year.
Deutsche Börse: 269 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In November

Date 01/12/2003

The aggregate turnover statistics show that a total volume of 269.9 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in November 2003 - about five percent higher than the previous year's level in monthly turnover (November 2002: 257.3 billion euros). The total comprises 216 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 53.9 billion euros in fixed-income securities.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New KFX Portfolio

Date 01/12/2003

The coming active and base portfolios have now been selected. The future KFX portfolio becomes effective on 22 December 2003 and is identical to the present portfolio.
CME November 2003 Volume - Strong Foreign Exchange And E-miniTM Equity Volumes Result In 9 Percent CME Average Daily Volume Increase<SUP>*</SUP> Compared To Year-Ago Levels

Date 01/12/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) reported today that exchange-wide November trading volume totaled 44.6 million contracts. November average daily volume was 2.3 million*, a 9 percent increase over year-ago levels. Year-to-date volume is 584.2 million, already surpassing the exchange's 2002 annual volume record of 558.4 million.
CBOT Fed Funds November Settlement

Date 01/12/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for November 2003 was cash settled on December 1 at a final settlement price of 99.004, for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 0.996 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.

CBOE Registers Volume Gain For Third Consecutive Month

Date 01/12/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, announced today that volume at CBOE during November totaled 23,084,363 contracts, a rise of 7% when compared to the year-ago level. This marked the third consecutive month that exchange volume at CBOE posted a gain over the 2002 total.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 01/12/2003

The week was characterised by lower volumes as investors took stock of a number of corporate results.
Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. Has Announced Its Intention To Conduct An Initial Public Offering Of Its Equity Securities

Date 01/12/2003

Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. has announced its intention to conduct an initial public offering of its equity securities. Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. owns and operates The Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx™), the nation's first totally-open all-electronic stock exchange. A registration statement is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the next several months and the sale is expected to be made during 2004. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus.
Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. Has Announced Its Intention To Conduct An Initial Public Offering Of Its Equity Securities

Date 01/12/2003

Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. has announced its intention to conduct an initial public offering of its equity securities. Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. owns and operates The Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx™), the nation’s first totally-open all-electronic stock exchange. A registration statement is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the next several months and the sale is expected to be made during 2004. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus.
Today The NYSE Will Close At 1 P.M.

Date 28/11/2003

On Friday, November 28, the NYSE will observe a half-day schedule, and will close at 1 p.m.