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Futures & Options On Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 16/09/2002

For the week of September 9th-September 13th, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 477.5 thousand contracts or 1 562 million rubles in underlying value. This represents a 6% increase over last week's volume of 450.6 thousand contracts - or a 9.3% increase over last week's 1 429 million rubles in underlying value. The number of trades executed rose 1.2%, from 11 769 to 11 911.
FTSE4Good Increases Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure

Date 16/09/2002

FTSE4Good, the socially responsible investment (SRI) index series created by FTSE Group, continues to encourage corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. An additional 51 companies worldwide have engaged with FTSE Group to disclose details of their CSR policies and have been added to the series.
CME E-Mini S&P 500 Futures Surpass 400,000 Open Interest Mark

Date 16/09/2002

Open interest in E-miniTM S&P 500 futures reached record levels for the second consecutive session on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) Friday, Sept. 13, with 422,816 positions. Friday marked the first time open interest in the product surpassed 400,000 positions, and represented an increase of nearly 23,000 positions over the previous record of 399,859 positions set on Sept. 12.
CFTC Announces Participants For Its Roundtable On Managed Funds Issues

Date 16/09/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the participants for its Roundtable discussion on managed funds issues. The Roundtable will be held on September 19, 2002, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., in the first floor Hearing Room at the Commission's Washington office, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 16/09/2002

The market was very subdued with very little action on the major counters.

TSX Group Donates $47,500 To 9-11 Charities

Date 13/09/2002

The TSX Group is donating $47,500 in trading fees in remembrance of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. These were fees gathered by the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange during trading from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2002.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Compliance Monthly Report (Market Surveillance)

Date 13/09/2002

The Compliance Monthly Report aims to regularly inform market participants including public investors of what measures are taken by the Department of Market Surveillance and Compliance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to secure a fair market and to help investors to trade within a security environment.
The CFTC And The Superintendencia De Valores Y Seguros De Chile

Date 13/09/2002

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile (SVS), the Chilean commodities regulator, on September 12, 2002, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding futures regulatory cooperation, and the provision of technical assistance (MOU). CFTC Chairman James E. Newsome and Chairman Alvaro Clarke of the SVS signed the MOU at CFTC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - S&P/TSX Composite Index Quarterly Review

Date 13/09/2002

Standard & Poor's wishes to announce that the results from the S&P/TSX Composite Index Quarterly Review will be released after the close of business on Monday, September 16, 2002. This is pursuant to index methodology, which states that the results of the Quarterly Review shall be announced within the first 10 business days of the month. The methodology is available on www.spglobal.com.
Island To Complete Rollout Of Cincinnati Stock Exchange Program

Date 13/09/2002

Island ECN announced today that on September 19, 2002, it plans to complete the rollout of its program to represent orders in OTC securities in the National Best Bid or Offer to the Cincinnati Stock Exchange (CSE).