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Securities And Exchange Commission Fee Rate Advisory #5 For Fiscal Year 2003

Date 11/10/2002

The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 2003 since Oct. 1, 2002 has been extended through Oct. 18, 2002. Therefore, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rates applicable to proxy solicitations and information statements in corporate control transactions will remain at the current rate of $92.00 per million. Five days after
NYBOT Announces New FINEX Margin Requirements

Date 11/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced yesterday that effective with the opening of business on Friday, October 11, 2002, the Finex margin requirements are as defined here
New Zealand Stock Exchange Moves AX Market Into Development Stage

Date 11/10/2002

The New Zealand Stock Exchange continues to move forward, with plans to develop an alternative or "growth" market. Working in collaboration with market participants the Exchange has received a large number of submissions in response to the proposal distributed late August, for a market that has been tentatively labelled AX.
New DIAMONDS Volume Record At CBOE

Date 11/10/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that volume in options on DIAMONDS (DIA) established a new record yesterday, October 10, when 140,957 contracts (32,019 calls and 108,938 puts) traded, eclipsing the previous record of 125,320 contracts traded on July 24, 2002.
Muscat Securities Market Weekly Report

Date 11/10/2002

The trading week ended Thurs, Oct 3, 2002, did not witness any improvement in investor sentiment. As a result, trading volume remained depressed on the MSM. The MSM index closed the week at 179.44, which is 0.5% lower than in the previous week. The index high/low for the week was 180.16/179.42. The Banks & Investment (B&I) Index, Services and Industry Sector indices closed on a decline of 0.5%, 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. The major contributors to the decline were Oman Cement, Salalah Flour Mill

ICEX News And Views

Date 11/10/2002

A summary of who owns the ICEX-15 companies and a change in the opening call auction in SAXESS is this issue's subject.
HKEx Has Maintained Close Contact With Euro-Asia Agricultural Since Doubts Arose About Its Management

Date 11/10/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has kept in close touch with Euro-Asia Agricultural (Holdings) Limited since doubts arose in July about the quality of its management, and its compliance with the Listing Rules.
Gulf Markets Weekly Review

Date 11/10/2002

Regional tensions kept the pressure up on all Gulf based markets without exception. The worst performer of the week was the Kuwaiti bourse followed by Bahrain and the UAE.
CBOT Pleased With Favorable Court Decision On Soybean Litigation

Date 11/10/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) responded favorably to yesterday's decision in the Ferruzzi soybean case in which U. S. District Court Judge Wayne Andersen rendered a direct verdict in favor of the CBOT.
CBOT Chairman Neubauer Letter To Members On Ferruzzi

Date 11/10/2002

October 11, 2002Dear Fellow Members:I am pleased to tell you that yesterday in U.S. District Court, Judge Wayne Andersen rendered a directed verdict in favor of the Chicago Board of Trade in the Ferruzzi soybean litigation matter. This is a tremendous victory for our exchange, and for those members who have been involved in this matter since 1989. On behalf of the membership, I want to thank Karsten Mahlman, Wally Weisenborn, and all of those members who have had to defend the actions th