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ICEX News And Views No. 28

Date 19/12/2002

Two new listings on ICEX are presented in this issue, as well as an article on information disclosure.
Iceland Stock Exchange - Closing dates Of Trading And News Systems

Date 19/12/2002

Iceland Stock Exchange (ICEX) reminds market participants that the trading system is closed for trading on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and 2 January. Accordingly, the ICEX news system will be closed and no announcements from issuers will be published these particular days. The first announcements in 2003 will be published on 3 January, the first trading day of the year.
Helsinki Exchanges: Evening Trading Shortens By Half An Hour From 1 April, 2003

Date 19/12/2002

Evening trading at Helsinki Exchanges will be shortened by half an hour on 1 April, 2003, from which date evening trading will end at 7.30 pm. Otherwise trading hours will remain unchanged.
Euronext.liffe: Launch Of New Products: Options On Trackers

Date 19/12/2002

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives branch of Euronext, will launch options on trackers on 23 January 2003.
Euronext.Liffe To Launch EONIA Futures Contract On 4 February 2003

Date 19/12/2002

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives business of Euronext, has announced that it will list a one-month futures contract based on the Euro Over-Night Index Average interest rate ("EONIA") on Tuesday 4 February 2003.

Deutsche Boerse Group: Clearstream International Announces Further Development Plans For Investment Funds Service - Vestima

Date 19/12/2002

Clearstream International announced today that it was further developing Vestima, its Investment Funds Service, through the acquisition of Filinks from CDC Ixis Capital Markets. Filinks, through its technology called FORS, has developed a unique capability which enables STP efficiencies in the domestic order routing process for the investment funds industry. Clearstream has identified that this technology is complementary to its existing Vestima service and has now completed the purchas
CME Christmas And New Year's Holiday Schedule

Date 19/12/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Christmas and New Year's holidays:
CBOT To Expand Exchange-for-Risk ( EFR) Pilot Program

Date 19/12/2002

In a move designed to strengthen the exchange's competitive position by making commodity futures as useful as possible to participants in the over-the-counter (OTC) markets, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT ), the world's largest agricultural commodity exchange, announced today that it will expand its existing Exchange-for-Risk (EFR) pilot program, currently comprised of CBOT rice and oats contracts, to include CBOT wheat contracts, effective January 2, 2003.
CBOT BBI-40 Muni Bond Futures Settle At 108-10

Date 19/12/2002

The CBOT® Bond BuyerTM 40 Municipal Bond Index futures contract for the December 2002 expiration was cash settled today at the following final settlement price: 108-10/32nds or 108-10.
3.5 Trillion Euros In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In 2002

Date 19/12/2002

Based on preliminary figures for the year 2002, which include an estimate for the last five trading days, a total volume of some 3.5 trillion euros will be traded on the German stock exchanges (2001: 4.5 trillion euros). The total comprises about 2.6 trillion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds (2001: 3.3 trillion euros) and about 850 billion euros in fixed-income securities (2001: 1.2 trillion euros). January was the highest-turnover month in 2002, with some 366 billi