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CBOT Swaps Complex Sets Records In February

Date 03/03/2003

Citing market liquidity as a key factor, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOTÒ) today said that its swap product complex set records on several fronts during the month of February.
CBOT Fed Funds Settle At 98.738

Date 03/03/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for February 2003 was cash settled at a final settlement price of 98.738, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.262 percent during the delivery month.
CBOE Index Options Continues Strong Performance In February - Volume Up 37% Over Year-Ago

Date 03/03/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that total index options volume increased 37% in February 2003. This marked the tenth consecutive month that index options volume has posted a gain over the year-ago level at CBOE.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/03/2003

The market ended lower again with buyers preferring to sit on the sidelines.
BEL20<SUP><SMALL>®</SUP></SMALL> Index - New Divisors

Date 03/03/2003

Following the announced modification of the BEL20 ® Index (replacement of the IBA share by the Cofinimmo share) the current divisors have to be replaced by the new divisors as published below from Tuesday 4 March 2003 onwards:

Annual Reweighting Of AEX Index And Amsterdam Midkap Index

Date 03/03/2003

In accordance with the rules for the AEX index (AEX) and the rules for the Amsterdam Midkap index (AMX), each index is reweighted annually on the first day of trading in March, The upcoming reweighting will lead to the following changes in the composition of the indices, which will come into effect on Tuesday 4 March 2003.
American Stock Exchange Continues With Expansion On Auto-Execution For Options

Date 03/03/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today announced across the board increases in the size limits available for auto-execution in the most actively traded option classes.
223 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In February

Date 03/03/2003

The aggregate turnover statistics show that a total volume of 223.3 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in February 2003 - about 16 percent lower than the previous month's level (January 2003: 264 billion euros). The February total comprises 142 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 81.3 billion euros in fixed-income securities.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Name Change Of TOPIX Sector Index

Date 28/02/2003

As TSE previously informed on September 30, 2000, TSE will change the industrial sector name of "Communication" to "Information & Communication" from June 2, 2003.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/02/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Pursuant to a special resolution passed by shareholders on February 19, 2003, IEI Energy Inc. (TSXVN:IEN) has changed its name to Rider Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:RID). There is no consolidation of capital and the new CUSIP number will be 765698 10 5. The company is classified as an "oil and gas exploration, development and production" company. These changes are effective after the close of trading