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The MICEX Introduces A Continuous Trading Session On The Government Securities Market With The Effecting Of Settlements In The Course Of Trades

Date 19/02/2003

To improve the technique of trade on the government securities market, the MICEX has launched today a continuous trading session (from 11:00 till 16:45), keeping the existing time of clearing and settlements for transactions (13:00 and 16:45, Moscow time). Before, the session was held in two stages: from 11:00 till 13:00 and from 14:30 till 16:45 with interim settlements. Exchange trades with settlements, effected in the course of the session, have been introduced on Russia's securities market f
Swapstream And Deutsche Börse Group's E-Market Factory Xlaunch Announce Technology Services Agreement

Date 19/02/2003

Xlaunch has signed an agreement with Swapstream, the trading platform for swap and OTC derivatives, by which Xlaunch, a Deutsche Börse subsidiary, becomes Swapstream's primary supplier of managed technology and network services. The Swapstream marketplace is expected to go live in Q2, 2003 and will be the first neutral trading platform for the world's swap and OTC (over-the-counter) derivatives trading and broking community. The platform will provide for electronic price discovery, price dissemi
Stockholm Stock Exchange: Adjustment Of Minimum Fee For Large Transactions Involving Ericsson Options

Date 19/02/2003

Stockholmsbörsen has decided to temporarily reduce the minimum fee for large transactions involving Ericsson options. The adjustment of the minimum fee will facilitate increased trade. The change in fees is expected to have a marginal impact on Stockholmsbörsen's total revenues.
Standard & Poor's Details Roll-Out Of New Indices For Hong Kong - Large Cap And GEM Indices To Debut March 3

Date 19/02/2003

Following its announcement of five new equity indices for the Hong Kong market in August 2002, Standard & Poor's today released the methodology and constituents for the new S&P/HKEx LargeCap index and S&P/HKEx GEM index, both of which will be officially launched and will begin real-time calculation on March 3.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 19/02/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, February 21, 2003:

OneChicago Block Trades And EFPs - Block Trade/EFP Prerequisite

Date 19/02/2003

A Responsible Trader (see OneChicago Rule 513) of each OneChicago Clearing Member must notify OneChicago of all individuals authorized to report Block Trades and/or Exchange Future for Physical (EFP) transactions on behalf of the clearing firm ("Authorized Reporters"). Authorized Reporters must be registered with OneChicago and receive official clearance to proceed before Block Trades and EFPs are executed and reported on the E
Malaysia Derivatives Exchange: Launch Of Single Stock Futures Deferred

Date 19/02/2003

The launch of Single Stock Futures (SSF) targeted for the first quarter of 2003 has been deferred until further notice.
IntercontinentalExchange Announces Voice Broker Partnership Alliance Will Bring Unprecedented Price Transparency to Energy Markets

Date 19/02/2003

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (Intercontinental) today announced an agreement with Prebon Energy Inc. (Prebon) aimed at increasing price transparency in the OTC energy markets and bringing greater efficiencies to the trade confirmation process. The companies will jointly develop functionality enabling Prebon to securely submit its brokered trade records to Intercontinental's eConfirm platform and its trade database used in compiling market indices. Prebon is the first voice broker to make u
Instinet Announces January 2003 Transaction Information

Date 19/02/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in January 2003 was 11,315 million shares.(1)
Budapest Stock Exchange Connects Its Participants To Xetra

Date 19/02/2003

Participants of the Budapest Stock Exchange will be able to trade on Xetra, the electronic trading platform of Deutsche Börse. The Budapest Stock Exchange is functioning as so-called Multi-Member Frontend Provider, which provides the necessary technical infrastructure for its trading participants as well as the existing network. Hungarian banks and brokerage firms then will be directly admitted to trading on the FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Deutsche Börse and Budapest Stock Exchange ma