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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. "Seat" Sold For More Than $1 Million, Setting Record

Date 13/12/2002

Today, Dec. 13, 2002, a CME membership (full seat) on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and its associated Class B-1 and 17,999 restricted Class A shares of CME Holdings Inc. was sold for $1,050,000 - the first time a full membership has sold for more than $1 million. This sale surpasses the previous high price of $980,000 for a full seat paid on Dec. 6.
CBOT Mini-Sized Dow Sets A New Open Interest Record

Date 13/12/2002

A new Open Interest record in the CBOT® mini-sized DowSM was set on December 12, 2002 at 22,384 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 21,138 set on September 18, 2002. Overall, the CBOT Dow futures complex open interest rose to 60,937 contracts.
"Potential Growth In The Number Of Italian Stock Exchange Listed Companies" - A Survey Conducted By Borsa Italiana

Date 13/12/2002

There are 1,200 potentially listable companies in the industrial and service sectors in Italy, mostly small and medium enterprises.
TSX A Global Leader In Trading Liquidity - Trading Liquidity At The TSX Better Than In Japan, UK And At NASDAQ

Date 12/12/2002

The liquidity of Canada's principal marketplace, the TSX, as measured by the market impact cost of trading, is among the best in the world, according to a recent study by Deutsche Bank and Birinyi Associates, Inc. The study, conducted earlier this year, ranks Canada just behind France and the stocks trading in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The study found that Canada's trading costs are 3.81 basis points per trade (BPS). BPS is the volume weighted price change per trade as a percentage
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of December 12, 2002

Date 12/12/2002

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

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 12/12/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: At the open of trading on Friday, December 13, 2002, VoiceIQ Inc. will change its symbol from VIQ to VIQ.T. There will be no change in the company name, no change in the CUSIP number and no consolidation of capital.
Singapore Exchange Rewrites SGX-ST Rules - Seeks Public Views On Consultation Paper

Date 12/12/2002

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today issued a Consultation Paper on amendments to the securities trading rules and invited market practitioners and members of the public to give feedback on the proposed changes.
Program Trading Averaged 31.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 2-Dec. 6, 2002

Date 12/12/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Dec. 2-Dec. 6, 2002.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Elects Christopher R. Carter To Its Board

Date 12/12/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today the election of Christopher R. Carter to its Board of Governors filling a vacant seat of an off-floor broker governor. Mr. Carter is a managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston in the Equity Division based in New York. He is global head of equity options and structured derivatives and is responsible for customer trading and proprietary arbitrage of listed and structured equity derivatives.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Authorizes PHLX Management To Pursue Demutualization Plan For The Exchange

Date 12/12/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that at last night's year-end meeting of the Board of Governors, PHLX Chairman and CEO, Meyer "Sandy" Frucher was authorized to pursue the development of a plan to demutualize the Exchange - converting it from its current membership structure to a shareholder-owned, for-profit corporation.