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London Stock Exchange Monthly Market Report For December 2002 - Number Of UK Trades Continues To Rise In December

Date 09/01/2003

The total number of UK trades on the London Stock Exchange increased to 2.81 million in December 2002, up 23 per cent compared with 2.29 million in December 2001. There were 20 trading days in December 2002 compared with 19 in December 2001. In total for 2002, the number of UK trades rose to 37.51 million, up 17 per cent from 32.13 million in 2001.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Elects Officers, Directors For 2003

Date 09/01/2003

The members of the Kansas City Board of Trade elected John P. Crowe to the office of chairman for 2003 on Tuesday, January 7.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Clearing Corp. Elects Officers, Directors For 2003

Date 09/01/2003

R. Morgan Shay, with Shay Grain Clearing Co., Inc., today was elected president of the Kansas City Board of Trade Clearing Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kansas City Board of Trade.
IPE Begins 2003 By Setting A New Daily Record In Gas Oil Futures

Date 09/01/2003

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), today announced that IPE Gas Oil futures set a new daily record of 70,373 lots on Wednesday 8 January 2003.
First EFR Transaction Occurs In CBOT's Wheat Market

Date 09/01/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade, ( CBOTR), the world's largest agricultural commodity exchange, announced yesterday that the first EFR transaction occurred in its Wheat futures market. The EFR was in CBOT® March 2003 Wheat and was for 420 contracts.

Eurex To Launch U.S. Exchange

Date 09/01/2003

Eurex, the international derivatives market is expanding its existing U.S. business to include products based on U.S. underlyings. On Thursday, the company announced plans to launch a registered U.S. exchange operated under U.S. regulation in order to offer a full range of derivatives on U.S. interest rates, indexes and equities. It said it has been in advanced talks with regulators and market participants to prepare this launch. Through the new U.S. exchange Eurex adds another step to its succ
CME Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 09/01/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Launches First Major Branding Campaign Post- IPO With DraftWorldwide

Date 09/01/2003

On Jan. 13, DraftWorldwide launches the first marketing campaign for Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) since its initial public offering (IPO) last month. This represents the first work by Draft since winning the business in December 2002. The branding campaign will include print and television placements in the United States and the United Kingdom, with print appearing in U.K.- based publications available throughout Europe.
CFTC Division Of Clearing And Intermediary Oversight Announces Authorization Of New NFA Responsibilities

Date 09/01/2003

In a move that enables the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a more efficient oversight regulator, the Commission announced today that it has authorized the National Futures Association (NFA) to conduct reviews of annual financial reports filed with the Commission by commodity pool operators (CPOs). The NFA is the self-regulatory organization for the futures industry.
UK's Financial Services Authority Clamps Down On Misleading Ads And Urges Consumers To Help

Date 08/01/2003

The Financial Services Authority today called on consumers to help it clamp down on financial advertising by sending in examples that they think are misleading. To help consumers spot misleading adverts, the watchdog has published a new guide to the rules online at www.fsa.gov.uk .