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New Nasdaq Liffe Markets To Offer Trading On Russell ETF Futures

Date 05/11/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) and Frank Russell Company signed a licensing agreement to offer ETF futures contracts based on the family of 12 Russell iShares.When NQLX begins trading November 8th, the agreement assures it will be the first exchange to offer security futures contracts on Russell iShares. These exchange traded funds are managed by Barclays Global Fund Advisors, a subsidiary of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., the largest manager of indexed products in the world.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets To Offer Futures On Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ)

Date 05/11/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced today that it will offer a security futures contract on the Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock, whose trading symbol is QQQ, when trading begins this Friday, November 8, 2002.
Nasdaq LIFFE Markets Margin Rules Approved - November 8 Start Date

Date 05/11/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NQLX) announced today that the SEC has given final approval of NQLX's margin rules, clearing the way for the exchange's announced launch on Friday, November 8, 2002. "This approval was the last remaining hurdle for the historic launch of Securities Futures on NQLX" said Chief Executive Officer Tom Ascher. "After over 18 months of preparation and nearly half a year of testing with our member firms, it is gratifying to be launching at the end of this week."
MSCI ACWI Free<SUP>SM</SUP> And MSCI EMF® Now Available In Real Time

Date 05/11/2002

MSCI, a leading provider of international equity, fixed income and hedge fund indices, announced today the launch of MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) FreeSM and MSCI EMF® (Emerging Markets Free) equity indices in real time via Reuters and Bloomberg. The indices are part of MSCI Real Time IndicesSM - the ideal partner to MSCI Real Time ConstituentsSM, which was launched last month on Bloomberg.
London Metal Exchange October 2002 Volume

Date 05/11/2002

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 5,681,338 lots in October 2002. This figure was made up of 5,508,508 lots of futures, 166,119 lots of options and 6,711 lots of TAPOs.

ISE Extends Trading Volume Momentum In October - Exchange Nears 2nd Largest Market Share In U.S. Options Market

Date 05/11/2002

In October, ISE extended its momentum for yet another month, executing more trading volume in its 518 options classes than any of the four other options exchanges.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - October 2002

Date 05/11/2002

Equity turnover for October was EUR 7,402.03 million while that for bonds was EUR 6,132.06 million.
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI®) Revises Commodity Weights For 2003

Date 05/11/2002

Goldman Sachs Inc. has announced the 2003 composition and weights for the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI®) trading on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME). The first futures contract to be affected by the change is the February 2003 contract to be listed for trading on CME on Nov. 18, 2002.
Futures & Options On Russian Trading System: Weekly Data

Date 05/11/2002

For the week of October 28th-November 1st, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) gained 28.9% and reached 655.7 thousand contracts or 2377 million rubles in underlying value, compared to the last week's 529.6 thousand contracts and 1 844.4 million rubles. The number of trades increased from 11 545 to 13 691.
FTSE All-World Review - October 2002 Issue Now Available

Date 05/11/2002

The October 2002 issue of the FTSE All-World Review is now available in PDF format from the website at http://www.ftseall-world.com .