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New York Mercantile Exchange Increases Copper Position Limits And Accountability Levels

Date 16/01/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has increased the position accountability levels and positions limits on its copper futures contracts with certain provisions.
Lava Trading Connects To NASDAQ's Liquidity Tracker

Date 16/01/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) has announced that Lava Trading Inc.'s high-performance front-end trader workstation, Lava Trading Floorâ, is providing access to NASDAQ's Liquidity TrackerSM, a block trading facility that provides market participants with an alternative, efficient method to find and increase liquidity.
International Securities Exchange And Standard & Poor's Broaden Corporate Relationship - ISE To Offer Options On Select Sector SPDRs

Date 16/01/2003

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) and Standard & Poor's have signed a licensing agreement to list options on nine Select Sector SPDR exchange-traded funds.
Exchange Announces NYMEX ClearPort<SUP>SM</SUP> Fess Including Innovative Program Fo Liquidity Providers

Date 16/01/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., yesterday announced a fee schedule for futures contracts traded through NYMEX ClearPortsm, including a program to reward liquidity providers.
Euronext Chiefs Honoured By City Of London

Date 16/01/2003

Euronext Chairman and Chief Executive, Jean-François Théodore and Chief Operating Officer, George Möller were today conferred the Freedom of the City of London by the Corporation of London. They were nominated by the Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee, Dame Judith Mayhew and the immediate past Lord Mayor Alderman, Sir Michael Oliver.

American Stock Exchange To Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Date 16/01/2003

Roy Innis, National Chairman of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, will ring the opening bell at the American Stock Exchange in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17 at 09:30 a.m.
UK's Financial Services Authority Consults On Tough New Rules For Split Caps

Date 15/01/2003

The FSA yesterday proposed tough new rules for investment companies, including Split Capital Investment Trusts, to increase the information and protection available to investors in such companies. There are three main areas where the FSA believes new safeguards need to be introduced: The nature and content of warnings about the risks to capital; A limit on the extent to which investment companies can cross-invest in each other;
The National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Conducts The 2000th Trading Session

Date 15/01/2003

On 15 January 2003, the NSEL conducted its 2000th trading session, during which 864 thousand of shares and 1,177 thousand of Government securities were traded. The total turnover of the trading session stood at LTL 18.2 million. Currently, 46 share issues and 34 Government securities issues are traded at the NSEL. The first trading session took place on 14 September 1993. Its turnover hardly reached LTL 1.63thou, and the trading list consisted of 22 share issues of 19 issuers.
Starting January 20th, Two New Stock Futures Will Be Traded On The Derivatives Market Of Borsa Italiana

Date 15/01/2003

On Monday 20th January 2003, Borsa Italiana's Idem Market will launch two new stock futures on individual shares, Generali and STMicroelectronics.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 15/01/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Wednesday, January 15, 2003, Geodyne Energy Inc. (TSXVN:GEL) will change its name to Ranchgate Energy Inc. (TSXVN:ROG). The company will trade under the new CUSIP number 752066 10 0.