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NYBOT Announces Amended Trading Hours For All FINEX Futures And Options Contracts

Date 14/02/2003

New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the start of trading on Tuesday, February 18, 2003, trading hours for all FINEX futures and options contracts will change. In each case, the change lengthens the trading session that takes place in Dublin by 5 minutes, effectively eliminating the 5-minute trading halt that has existed between the end of the Dublin session and the start of the New York trading session for each contract (hours for the New York session are not a
Nasdaq Liffe Markets To Offer More Russell ETF Futures

Date 14/02/2003

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) will offer four additional futures contracts on the Russell iShares products beginning February 24, 2003. This is in addition to the futures contracts on three Russell iShares products already active on NQLX. The new listings are:
ICEX News And Views: Announcements From Listed Companies In English

Date 14/02/2003

A summary of announcements from listed companies in English is the subject of this issue.
CFTC Staff Allows The Osaka Securities Exchange's Futures Contracts Based On The FTSE Japan Index And The MSCI Japan Index, And The Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited's Futures Contract Based On The MSCI Japan Index, To Be Offered And Sold In

Date 14/02/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Office of General Counsel issued no-action letters on February 13, 2003, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the Osaka Securities Exchange's (OSE) futures contracts based on the FTSE Japan Index and the MSCI Japan Index, and the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited's (SGX-DT) futures contract based on the MSCI Japan Index.
CBOT: New Dow Divisor Announced

Date 14/02/2003

Starting with Tuesday, February 18, stock market trading, the DowSM Jones Industrial Average and the 65-stock Composite Average will be calculated with new divisors because of Microsoft Corp.'s 2-for-1 common stock split.

CBOT To Launch Options On 30 Day Federal Fund Futures

Date 14/02/2003

On Friday March 14, 2003, the CBOT® is scheduled to begin trading options on 30-Day Federal Fund futures. The spectacular growth of the Fed Funds future has prompted the exchange to include options on the popular contract. Options on the Fed Fund future will add another arrow in the CBOT's quiver of exchange traded products. The uses for options on Fed Fund futures include but are not limited to: yield enhancement strategies, synthetic cap and floor creation, alternative stub hedging, as well as
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics January 2003

Date 14/02/2003

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ASX To Trade Agricultural Futures

Date 14/02/2003

ASX is pleased to announce a further extension to its existing range of futures products. ASXF1 will commence trading wheat, barley, sorghum, and canola futures contracts subject to regulatory approval.
Annual Financial Statement Of Iceland Stock Exchange

Date 14/02/2003

The ICEX Board of Directors has approved the annual accounts for 2002. The following table shows the principal items in the company's Income Statement and Balance Sheet for 2002 and, for comparison purposes, for 2001 (all amounts are in ISK thousands). It also includes key financial ratios.
Weather Contracts Achieve Record Growth In January On Chicago Mercantile Exchange - Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) Says Growth Shows The Increasing Recognition Of Weather Futures And Options As Vital Business Tools

Date 13/02/2003

Trading of weather-related futures and options contracts on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) reached record levels in January, with a significant increase over the transactions level in January 2002, the Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) and CME announced today.