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Program Trading Averaged 40.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 18-21, 2003

Date 27/02/2003

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 Feb. 18-21, 2003.
Nymex To Raise Margins On Natural Gas Futures, Henry Hub Swap Futures, And e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Natural Gas Futures

Date 27/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will increase margins on its natural gas, Henry Hub swap, and natural gas e-miNY futures contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.
Nymex To Raise Margins On Crude Oil And Petroleum Products Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will increase the margins on e-miNYsm crude oil, heating oil, unleaded gasoline, and six of its crude oil futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.
MICEX: The American Chamber Of Commerce In Russia Believes That Appropriate Legal Regulation Of The Derivatives Market Enables Foreign Investment

Date 27/02/2003

The derivatives market is essentially important for attraction of foreign and other investment into Russian economy. This conclusion has been announced as the result of a working meeting of the Capital Markets and Financial Services Committee and the Investment Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham) which has been held today at Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX). The participants of the meeting discussed the condition of the derivatives market, issues of derivat
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 3 March 2003, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

HEX Tallinn 2002 Financial Results

Date 27/02/2003

Total turnover for HEX Tallinn, the group uniting Tallinn Stock Exchange and Estonian CSD, grew 62.5 pct from previous year's level, totaling EEK 30.4 million (EUR 1.94 million). The shareholders' equity was EEK 23.2 million (EUR 1.48 million) at the end of the period. 2002 consolidated net profit totaled EEK 2.1 (EUR 0.13 million) compared to the loss of EEK 0.58 million (EUR 0.04 million) in 2001.
HEX Group Results For The Financial Year 2002

Date 27/02/2003

HEX Group's business developed well with regard to the market situation. Turnover increased by 0.9 per cent to 92.9 million euro (2001: 92.1 million euro). Operating profit decreased by 8.7 per cent to 27.4 million euro (30.0 million euro).
Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: New Open Position Record

Date 27/02/2003

On February 26th, 2003, a new open position record was posted on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) - 405 thousand contracts and 1 757 million rubles in underlying value. These numbers top the previous, February 19th, 2003, record of 394 thousand contracts by 2.5% and 1 727 million rubles by 2%.
February 2003 "Market's Measure" - Preliminary - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On Performance Of U.S. And Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 27/02/2003

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 3.06% Loss in February, European Stocks Lose 5.54%, Asia Falls 1.09% and World Equities Fall by 3.41% Energy Sector Posts Biggest Gain for February in U.S. Media Sector Takes the Hardest Hit in Europe New York, February 27, 2003 - The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.06% in February. Stock market indexes measuring Asia, Europe and world markets also closed down in February, according to preliminary monthly figu
Euronext.Liffe Cocoa Options Post Another Open Interest Record

Date 27/02/2003

Euronext.liffe's Cocoa options contract reached another new Open Interest record of 52,956 lots on Tuesday 25 February breaking the previous record of 52,781 lots set on 24 February 2003.