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Euronext Amsterdam Derivatives Market Speeds Up Move To Screen Trading - Royal Dutch And Unilever To Migrate At 19 August

Date 11/07/2002

After successfully migrating one third of its Amsterdam traded equity options from floor to screen, Euronext has decided to speed up the process in response to requests from market participants. Options on blue chip Royal Dutch will be migrated to screen trading as early as 19 August 2002, several months ahead of earlier plans. Options on blue chips such as Unilever, DSM, KLM and Reed Elsevier will move to screen trading on the same day. Euronext changed its deadline to complete the move from op
Deutsche Börse Completes Clearstream Transaction. Integration Plan Of Clearstream To Be Implemented

Date 11/07/2002

Deutsche Börse on Thursday successfully completed the acquisition of Cedel International including Cedel's 50 percent stake in Clearstream International. Cedel shareholders received a total of 1.76 billion euros: 1.6 billion euros for Clearstream plus 0.16 billion euros representing the final net value of Cedel's remaining assets. This makes the Clearstream acquisition the largest corporate transaction in the exchange industry's history. The purchase price was financed by proceeds from
CBOT And Eurex Reach Agreement On Open Issues And Refocus The a/c/e-alliance - CEOs Ferscha And Vitale Announce New Cooperative Framework In London - Increased Flexibility In Product Offerings, Technology And Future Strategy

Date 11/07/2002

Eurex, the leading international derivatives market, and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the world's oldest and third-largest international derivatives exchange, have restructured their a/c/e alliance. The new agreements, which replace all former contracts, focus on continuing the technological cooperation between the two exchanges. Furthermore, the two exchanges have agreed to permit each partner to independently launch new products denominated in US-Dollars and Euros, respectively, outside
Alden Adkins Named Associate Director Of SEC's Division Of Market Regulation

Date 11/07/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Alden Adkins as associate director of the Commission's Division of Market Regulation. As associate director, Adkins will supervise, with Elizabeth King, the Division's Office of Market Supervision. Adkins succeeds Belinda Blaine, who left the Commission in June.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices: S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index

Date 10/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Thursday, July 11, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index. The weight of Biovail Corporation (TSX: BVF) will increase by approximately 5.66% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pursuant to S&P/TSX Canadian Sect

National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Monthly Bulletin - June 2002

Date 10/07/2002

On 18 June 2002, negotiations, initiated a year ago, between the US company WILLIAMS and the Russian crude oil company YUKOS regarding Mazeikiu Nafta, were completed. The concern YUKOS and WILLIAMS will hold equal stakes of the companyís shares, each 26.85%. The Government still holds 40.60% of Mazeikiu Nafta shares. YUKOS paid USD 75 million for the two new share issues of Mazeikiu Nafta (LTL 58 139 million and LTL 131 820 million) at LTL 1.44 per share. YUKOS also took a loan with the Govern
IPE Statement On The Brent Market

Date 10/07/2002

Recently, there have been a number of comments in the press and elsewhere about the effects of declining liquidity in Brent physical production and the potential implications for the IPE. The IPE would like to take this opportunity to clarify its position.
Howard J. Schwartz To Retire From Lynch, Jones & Ryan - Todd Burns Appointed President And CEO Of LJR

Date 10/07/2002

Instinet today announced a change in the executive management of Lynch, Jones & Ryan, Inc. (LJR), the Company's plan sponsor services division. Howard J. Schwartz has stepped down as President and CEO of LJR and will retire as Chairman at the end of 2002 after 16 years in the plan sponsor community. Todd Burns, formerly LJR Executive Vice President for Global Sales, has been appointed President an
HKEx Plans Third Party Clearing Of Securities Transactions

Date 10/07/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published today (Wednesday) a paper for market consultation on the proposed model and associated details for implementing and operating Third Party Clearing (TPC).
Euronext Paris Expert Commission Indices Committee

Date 10/07/2002

The Expert Commission for Stockmarket Indices meeting today, announced the following decisions: CAC 40 Index Added: Crédit Agricole Removed: Dassault Systèmes