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  • Borsa Italiana Spa: Trading Volumes Recover In September New Historic Highs For EuroMOT And miniFIB Contracts

    Date 17/10/2002

    During September, the equity market was characterised by a recovery of trading volumes reaching levels similar to those of the preceding month of August. The increase in the trading of Eurobonds brought EuroMOT contracts to new historic highs. On September 19, the miniFIB broke its previous record for the number of contracts in a single session.

  • Standard And Poor's Affirm High Level Of Corporate Governance At HKEx

    Date 16/10/2002

    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the overall corporate governance score of 8.3 out of a possible 10, affirmed by Standard and Poor's which said a score of 8 reflected strong corporate government processes and practices.

  • Securities And Exchange Commission: Rules Mandating Edgar Filing for Foreign Issuers Will Become Effective

    Date 16/10/2002

    The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission today reminded foreign issuers, their advisers and other interested persons that the rule amendments mandating EDGAR filing for foreign issuers will become effective Nov. 4, 2002. EDGAR is the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System. The new rules require foreign private issuers and foreign governments to file most of their Securities Act and Exchange Act documents on EDGAR. A complete discussion of these rule amendments,

  • SEC Proposes Additional Disclosures, Prohibitions To Implement Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    Date 16/10/2002

    The Securities and Exchange Commission voted today to propose rules implementing provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The proposed rules concerning Sections 404, 406 and 407 of the Act would require public companies to disclose information about internal control reports, company codes of ethics and audit committee financial experts. Proposed rule changes dealing with provisions of Section 303 would prohibit actions designed to improperly influence auditors. The Commission also took actions rela

  • Oslo Børs Enters Into A New Contract To Sell Market Surveillance Functionality

    Date 16/10/2002

    Oslo Børs has signed a new contract with the companies SMARTS and Computershare to sell alerts and other market surveillance functionality. The new contract supplements the continuing agreement that facilitates collaboration on market surveillance within NOREX. The new contract recognises the commitment Oslo Børs has made to market surveillance over recent years.

  • NYBOT Issues Reminder For Additional New January 2003 Sugar No. 11 Serial Option

    Date 16/10/2002

    The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that at the direction of the Board of Managers of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc., a new January 2003 Sugar No. 11 serial option contract will be listed for trading on October 18, 2002. The new January 2003 Sugar No. 11 option contract (the "Jan/March contract") will have the March 2003 Sugar No. 11 futures contract as its underlying future, and will trade with a new commodity code of "SN".

  • New Zealand Stock Exchange Announces Successful Demutualisation Vote

    Date 16/10/2002

    The Members of the New Zealand Stock Exchange voted today in favour for demutualisation of the NZSE.

  • New Margin Requirements For NYBOT's Coffee Contract

    Date 16/10/2002

    The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Friday, October 18, 2002, the Coffee "C" margin requirements are as follows:

  • London Stock Exchange Submits Planning Application For Old Broad Street Site

    Date 16/10/2002

    The London Stock Exchange today published the planning application for its Old Broad Street site. The Exchange intends to sell the site with an approved planning consent attached. It will move its existing headquarters to a new development at Paternoster Square in the City of London in the second quarter of 2004.

  • KCBT Wheat Options Open Interest At All-Time High, Exceeding 75,000 Contracts

    Date 16/10/2002

    Recent active trading in Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options contracts has led the contract to set a new open interest record of 75,948 contracts. The contract has been setting open interest records throughout the summer and has been holding above 75,000 since the close of last Friday's session. In June open interest reached over 50,000 contracts and has been climbing since.