FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

Tokyo Stock Exchange: TOPIX New Index Series (TOPIX Core 30, Etc.) - Revision Of Rule Regarding Annual Constituents Change Date

Date 15/03/2002

The annual change date for TOPIX New Index Series constituents will be revised as follows. The revision will be effective from this September.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Points Of Concern Regarding Syndicate Covering Transaction

Date 15/03/2002

Along with the introduction of green shoe option, over-allotment and syndicate covering transaction in connection with an offering of securities from January 31, 2002, in order to secure fair trading, the TSE set and announced "Points of Concern Regarding Syndicate Covering Transaction" on January 15, 2002 (in Japanese). This contains points of concern regarding syndicate covering transactions and transaction patterns that are monitored closely by the TSE.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Compliance Monthly Report (Market Surveillance, Current And Past 4 Issues)

Date 15/03/2002

The Compliance Monthly Report aims to regularly inform market participants including public investors of what measures are taken by the Department of Market Surveillance and Compliance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to secure a fair market and to help investors to trade within a security environment.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Changes In S&P/TOPIX 150

Date 15/03/2002

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Standard & Poor' s (S&P) will make the following changes in S&P/TOPIX 150.
Thomas Ascher Named Chief Executive Officer Of Nasdaq Liffe Markets

Date 15/03/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NQLX) has announced the appointment of Thomas A. Ascher as chief executive officer of the exchange. Formerly executive vice president, Interactive Brokers Group, where he worked both out of Greenwich, CT, and Chicago, he is responsible for the strategic, long-term vision and operations of NQLX which, this spring, will introduce single stock futures. With offices in Chicago and London, Ascher will work from NQLX headquarters in New York City.

SEC Announces Actions For Issuers In Light Of Indictment of Arthur Andersen LLP

Date 15/03/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced yesterday that it has approved necessary and immediate regulatory actions to assure a continuing and orderly flow of information to investors and U.S. capital markets and to minimize any potential disruptions that may occur as a result of the indictment of Arthur Andersen LLP.
NYBOT Launches New Mini C Coffee Contract. Contract Will Also Use Innovative Electronic Order Routing System.

Date 15/03/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) launched today its Mini "C" coffee contract, which is cash-settled and one-third the size of the Regular "C" contract, or 12,500 pounds of Arabica coffee. The Mini "C" trades alongside the Regular Coffee "C" contract in the same pit and during the same hours from 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (NY Time) at NYBOT's temporary facility in Long Island City, Queens, New York.
NQLX Announces First Group of Clearing Members

Date 15/03/2002

Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NQLX) has announced the first group of firms to be admitted as NQLX clearing members once trading begins. These firms officially become clearing members on the first day of trading for NQLX single stock futures, currently scheduled for the second quarter of this year. The following is the list of those firms, as of March 11, 2002:
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For February 2002

Date 15/03/2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,764.2 points at the end of February, an increase of 8.3 points from the closing value at the end of January. The weighted index reached 138.05 points at the end of January, an increase of 3.18 points from the closing value at the end of January.
International Securities Exchange Trades 100-Millionth Contract

Date 15/03/2002

Yesterday, the ISE traded its 100-millionth contract since the launch of trading on May 26, 2000. This noteworthy achievement comes just twenty-two months following the introduction of ISE as the only fully electronic options market in the U.S.