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Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 30 August 2002

Date 27/08/2002

TIFFE announced that trading for all contracts starts at 8:45am(JST) on 30 August 2002, responding to the release of a preliminary report and a GDP figure on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am. Normal trading starts at 9:00am on TIFFE, but trading starts 15 minutes earlier at 8:45am on the announcement days of BOJ's TANKAN report, BOJ's Outlook and Risk Assessment of the Economy and Prices, a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production and a GDP figure.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For July 2002

Date 27/08/2002

As of mid-August, short interest in 3,068 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,028,597,671 shares compared with 4,258,651,801* shares in 3,115 National Market issues for the month of July.
Nymex To Extend Exchange Of Options For Options Transactions In Energy Markets

Date 27/08/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange announced yesterday that it will extend its exchange of options for options (EOO) program in its energy markets for an additional 30 days.
NASDAQ.com Redesigned To Deliver Greater Personalized Information and Services To Individual Investors

Date 27/08/2002

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ) this week unveiled its redesigned consumer Web site, NASDAQ.com. The new site offers users a strong array of new personalized content and features, while enhancing the visibility and highlighting the unique attributes of NASDAQ-listed companies to existing and potential investors.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board Of Trade Settle Wagner Patent Litigation

Date 27/08/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that they have reached a settlement agreement to resolve the litigation with eSpeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPD), a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald. The litigation is related to the Wagner patent on automated futures trading systems (United States patent No. 4,903,201).

CBOT® Re-Appoints Weems As Non-Member Director

Date 27/08/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) yesterday announced the re-appointment of Ralph W. Weems, a past Chairman and President of the American Soybean Association (ASA) and longtime soybean farmer, as a non-member Public Director of the exchange. Weems will serve in this position on an interim basis, pending the next CBOT annual election.
TSX Remembers Victims Of September 11th

Date 26/08/2002

On Wednesday, September 11th, 2002 the TSX Group will hold a brief remembrance ceremony in Stock Market Place for the 25 Canadians who were reported dead following the terrorist attacks on New York City & Washington last year. Many of these Canadians were employed in the financial sector.
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange - Closed For Labour Day

Date 26/08/2002

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-VEN) will be closed on Monday September 2, 2002, for Labour Day. This closure also includes the TSX Group's Toronto headquarters, division offices in Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver, Montreal, as well as the national call centre in Montreal.
Taiwan Futures Exchange Becomes An Associate Member Of The Swiss Futures And Options Association (SFOA)

Date 26/08/2002

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX)' membership is unanimously approved and has become an Associate Member of the Swiss Futures and Options Association (SFOA).
Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 26/08/2002

For the week of August 19th - August 23rd, 2002, the RTS Index posted a 2.12% gain from 340.18 on August 16thth and closed at 347.39. The RTS Technical Index stood at 382.93, up 2.46% on the week.