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Singapore Exchange Limited To Extend Borrowing Period And Waive Rollover Fees For Securities Lending From 8 April 2002

Date 01/04/2002

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that it will extend the securities borrowing period on the SGX Securities Lending programme by allowing successive rollovers from 8 April 2002. The Central Depository (CDP), the securities clearing and depository division of SGX, will also waive the fee of S$20 per rollover request for the time being.
Nymex Sets New Record For Nymex Division Seat Sale

Date 01/04/2002

A seat on the NYMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., sold today for $925,000, topping the record of $900,000 set on March 25, 2001.
Nasdaq Hires Theodore J. Coburn As Head of Sales

Date 01/04/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., today announced that Theodore J. Coburn has joined Nasdaq® as senior vice president and head of sales in the corporate client group - one of Nasdaq's three core businesses and the area responsible for servicing Nasdaq's listed companies. Coburn will lead strategic initiatives to attract companies to list on The Nasdaq Stock Market®. Coburn reports to David Weild, vice chairman.
KCBT Wheat Options Volume Sets New Record For Month Of March

Date 01/04/2002

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade continued to set records in the wheat options contract. Previously, the most volume traded during any given March was 22,658 contracts, which was in 2001. In March 2002 trading volume was 25,288 contracts, an increase of 11.6 percent.
Instinet To Release 2002 First Quarter Earnings On April 18, 2002

Date 01/04/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) will release its results for the first quarter of 2002 on Thursday, April 18, 2002, after the U.S. market close.

CBOT Fed Funds Settle At 98.270

Date 01/04/2002

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for March 2002 was cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.270, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.730 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 01/04/2002

The short trading week failed to stem the rising tide as the market sailed higher to record highs on continued strong demand for the big cap stocks.
Trading At Palestine Securities Exchange Suspended Till Further Notice

Date 31/03/2002

Trading at PSE will be suspended (March 31st, 2002) till further notice due to deterioration of situations in Palestine.
MDEX Offers Malaysia's First Bond Futures Contract, Revises Trading Hours For Three-Month Klibor Futures Contract

Date 29/03/2002

Malaysia Derivatives Exchange Berhad (MDEX) today introduced a new instrument-the Five-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures (FMG5). The FMG5 is the country's first bond futures contract.
Encouraging Debut For MDEX Bond Futures Contract

Date 29/03/2002

Malaysia Derivatives Exchange Berhad (MDEX) Five-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures (FMG5) launched this morning, closed its first day with 686 lots traded amounting to RM68.6 million.