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Trading Volumes Up In Several Categories At NYBOT- Cocoa Options Trading Sets Record

Date 04/06/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today overall increases in futures and options trading for 2003 including one monthly record. Total futures and options volume for the first five months of the year has increased 18% over the same period in 2002. Options trading leads the way with a 50% increase in volume for the year-to-date.
SWX: Frequently Asked Questions

Date 04/06/2003

Today, the SWX made the following new webpage available to all interested parties: http://www.swx.com/news/faq_en.html
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 04/06/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 4, 2003: VoiceIQ Inc. (TSXVN:VIQ.T) will trade under the ticker symbol "VIQ." The name and the CUSIP number of the company will not change and there is no change to the capital structure. The company has completed a reorganization and is no longer deemed inactive as per TSX Venture Exchange Policy 2.6.
Société Générale Joins BondVision

Date 04/06/2003

Société Générale has joined BondVision as Dealer, bringing the number of liquidity providers on the Exchange to 24 and further reinforcing the depth and quality of prices available to BondVision clients.
SEC Charges Martha Stewart, Broker Peter Bacanovic With Illegal Insider Trading

Date 04/06/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed securities fraud charges against Martha Stewart and her former stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic. The complaint, filed in federal court in Manhattan, alleges that Stewart committed illegal insider trading when she sold stock in a biopharmaceutical company, ImClone Systems, Inc., on Dec. 27, 2001, after receiving an unlawful tip from Bacanovic, at the time a broker with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. The Commission further alleges

Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Postpone Trading Options On The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Until June 11

Date 04/06/2003

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (option/stock symbol: CME) on Wednesday, June 11. It had previously announced that trading would begin on Thursday, June 5.
Pacific Exchange To Trade Ask Jeeves Options

Date 04/06/2003

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that it will begin trading options on Ask Jeeves, Inc. (ASKJ/AUK) on Thursday, June 5, 2003.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Practice Note On Continuing Education Programme For Directors

Date 04/06/2003

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is issuing Practice Note 15/2003 (PN15/2003) on Continuing Education Programme (CEP) for directors of public listed companies.
Korea Stock Exchange Monthly Report

Date 04/06/2003

Stock Market May April Change % KOSPI 633.42 599.35
Joint Venture Between Mexican Derivatives Exchange And The Spanish Futures And Options Exchange - The Main Purpose Of This Joint Venture Is To Develop The Options Market In Mexico

Date 04/06/2003

On June 2 a joint venture agreement was signed between MexDer (the Mexican Derivatives Exchange) and the Spanish Futures and Options Exchange (MEFF), primarily for the purpose of developing an options market in Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, the Spanish institution becomes a shareholder of MexDer, with a 7.5% stake in its capital stock.