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Euronext: Expert Commision Indices Comitee - SBF120 And SBF250

Date 05/02/2002

Following the decision taken by the Expert Commission for Stockmarket Indices on 4 February 2002, and subject to the successful conclusion of Arcelor's offers for Arbed, Aceralia and Usinor, due to be completed on 14 February 2002, Arcelor will replace Usinor in the SBF120 and the SBF250 indices, as from its third day of quotation.
Euronext Launches Sunflower Seed Future

Date 05/02/2002

Euronext Paris is to open trading in a sunflower seed future on Friday, 15 February 2002. It will be the only market in Europe to offer a product of this kind.
CBOT Memo Discusses Bush's 'Misguided' User Fee Plan

Date 05/02/2002

Dear Members: Today the Bush Administration is proposing as part of its fiscal year 2003 budget a user fee on commodity futures and options contracts traded on U.S. futures exchanges in order to fund a portion of the regulatory activities of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The fee is expected to generate approximately $33 million for the CFTC in 2003.
Stockholmsbörsen Statistics Report January 2002

Date 04/02/2002

Share trading The average share trading turnover per business day amounted to SEK 15 244 million during January (January 2001: 20 493), which is a decrease of 26%. The average turnover per business day during the past 12-month period has been SEK 15 516 million. The average number of closed transactions per business day has been 39 316 during January (January 2001: 54 862), which is a decrease of 28 %. The turnover rate during January was 138 % (January 2001: 141 %).
Stock Exchange of Thailand Securities Trading In January 2002 Increased 48.72%

Date 04/02/2002

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) President, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, disclosed that "SET securities trading in January 2002 recorded a total market turnover of 45,466.20 million shares in volume and 264,488.10 million baht in value, increased by 86,649.13 million baht from December 2001 or 48.72%. The SET Index closed on January 31 at 340.82, up by 36.97 points or 12.17% from December 2001, and having Adkinson Securities Public Co.,Ltd. (ASL) as the most active stock."

Record January Volume For LIFFE

Date 04/02/2002

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) traded 21.6 million contracts in January 2002, the highest volume ever traded in the month of January in the Exchange's history. This is an increase of 32% on January 2001 and represents an underlying nominal value of £9.9 trillion (€16 trillion), the highest value ever traded in the month of January. Average daily volume in January 2002 amounted to 981,334 contracts with a nominal value of £453 billion (€879 billion). Total
Preliminary Announcement Of The Annual Accounts 2001 For FUTOP Clearing Centre

Date 04/02/2002

The FUTOP Clearing Centre's result for 2001 showed a profit of DKK 1.5 million, up from a loss of DKK 8.2 million the year before.
Nymex To Lower Light, Sweet Crude Oil Margins

Date 04/02/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would lower the margins on its light, sweet crude oil futures contract at the close of business tomorrow.
Nasdaq MarketSite To Host CNBC's New Program "Wake-Up Call With Liz Claman And Carl Quintanilla"

Date 04/02/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., announced today that beginning Monday, February 4, CNBC will broadcast its new morning show, "Wake-Up Call with Liz Claman and Carl Quintanilla" live from the television studio of the Nasdaq MarketSite. The show, which is part of CNBC's new Business Day line-up, will air Monday through Friday from 6:00 - 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
MidAm's January Volume At 24,569 Contracts

Date 04/02/2002

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, a wholly-owned affiliate of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced today trading volume of 24,569 contracts for January 2002.