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FTSE Quarterly Reviews - Changes Announced

Date 13/03/2003

Click to view index changes following the FTSE March quarterly reviews.
E-mini™ S&P 500 Futures Surpass 1 Million Contracts On CME

Date 13/03/2003

Trading volume in E-mini™ S&P 500 futures surpassed one million contracts in a single day for the first time today, as 1,003,414 contracts changed hands on Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) GLOBEX® electronic trading platform. In addition, volume in NASDAQ-100 futures set a new daily record of 382,611 contracts today.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Stocknet-Aston Securities ASA - New Member Of The FUTOP Clearing Centre

Date 13/03/2003

The FUTOP Clearing Centre has approved Stocknet-Aston Securities ASA as member, and the number of members now totals five.
CFTC Modernizes Rules For Pools, Advisors, And FCMs

Date 13/03/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that it is proposing to modernize a number of major rules affecting commodity pool operators (CPOs), commodity trading advisors (CTAs), futures commission merchants (FCMs), and others who trade or deal in commodity futures and options. The proposals, to be discussed by CFTC Chairman James E. Newsome at the 28th annual International Futures Industry Conference this week, further implement the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. The
CBOT's Mini-Sized DJIA Futures Contract Sets Volume Record

Date 13/03/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that a new daily volume record was set for mini-sized DowSM Jones futures with 43,416 contracts traded on March 12, breaking the previous record of 36,083 contracts set on February 14, 2003.

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.