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BrokerTec Futures Exchange Trades One-Millionth Contract

Date 23/07/2002

BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX), the nation's only fully-electronic futures market for U.S. Treasury futures, announced that it traded its one-millionth contract on July 22, 2002, only seven and a-half months since the Exchange commenced trading operations in U.S. Treasury bond and note futures on November 30, 2001.
American Stock Exchange Posts Mid-Year Results Amid Tough Market Conditions - Product Diversification & Next Generation Preparation Key To Resoluteness - Amex Composite Outperforms Other Exchange Indexes For Three Years Straight, Options Market Share Hold

Date 23/07/2002

Amid the continued market downturn, the American Stock Exchange (Amex) today released its mid-year results, citing product diversification and next generation preparation as key attributes to weather current market conditions.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of July 22, 2002

Date 22/07/2002

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
TIFFE Appoints New Senior Managing Director

Date 22/07/2002

From effective 22 July 2002, Mr. Shozo Ohta is appointed as the Senior Managing Director. Mr. Ohta succeeds Mr. Takao Hotta whose term expired on 15 July 2002.
RTS: Weekly Trading Results

Date 22/07/2002

During the week of July 15, 2002, RTS Index fell 2.72% to 368.70 (On July 12, 2002, the Index was equal to 379.01). The Technical Index was down 2.16% at 406.74 (On July 12, 2002, the Technical Index amounted to 415.72).

New Zealand Stockmarket Surveillance Strengthened

Date 22/07/2002

New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZSE) has stepped up efforts to track insider traders and market manipulators. It has recently installed world-class electronic surveillance system, from Computershare, called SMARTS.
London Stock Exchange: New Exchange Service To Benefit Private Client Brokers

Date 22/07/2002

Investec Securities and Shore Capital today became the first Retail Service Providers (RSPs) to use the London Stock Exchange's new Gateway trading service to provide quotation and execution services to private client brokers.
Lincare Holdings Inc. To Join The Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning July 24, 2002

Date 22/07/2002

Lincare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:LNCR), of Clearwater, Florida, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Lincare Holdings will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (QQQ). Lincare Holdings Inc. will replace WorldCom, Inc. - WorldCom Group (Nasdaq:WCOME), which is no longer eligible for inclusion in the index.
Instinet Announces Second Quarter 2002 Results

Date 22/07/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) today announced a net loss of $59.9 million, or $0.24 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, compared to a net profit of $40.7 million, or $0.18 per share, for the second quarter of 2001. Excluding net investment results, restructuring costs and results from discontinued operations and the related tax effects, the pro forma operating loss in the second quarter was $1.5 million, or $0.01 per share.
Futures and Options Market On RTS: Weekly results

Date 22/07/2002

During the week of July 15, 2002, the trading volume of the FORTS (Futures and Options Market on RTS) standard contracts went up to 1 900 million rubles, with 482 000 contracts and 12 418 transactions concluded. The previous week showed 13 918 transactions and 499 000 contracts on a lower turnover of 1 890 million rubles.