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Deutsche Börse: Xetra Release 7.0 Successfully Launched - Xetra BEST Component Of New Software

Date 20/08/2002

Deutsche Börse has been using a new Xetra version in electronic cash market trading, Release 7.0, since Monday. The main innovations are technical refinements of the system software as well as the Xetra BEST functionality. The new release was integrated into the Xetra trading participants' systems over the weekend and got off to a smooth start yesterday. The participants had previously tested the new Xetra version in a technical-functional simulation phase for about two months.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Interim Report 2002

Date 20/08/2002

Consolidated profit after tax amounted to DKK 33.8 million, down from DKK 36.9 million in the first half of 2001, a fall of 8 per cent.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Futop Clearing Centre Interim Report 2002

Date 20/08/2002

The result for the period was a loss of DKK 563,000 compared with a profit of DKK 1,934,000 a year earlier.
CME Plans Sept. 23 Launch Date For S&P Technology, Financial And Energy SPCTR<SUP>™</SUP> Indexes

Date 20/08/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced that the first S&P 500 sector futures contracts-SPCTR™ indexes-to be traded will be the Technology, Financial and Energy SPCTR indexes. The new contracts will be the first S&P 500 sector indexes to trade on a futures exchange.
CBOT/MidAm Labor Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 20/08/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAmerica Commodity Exchange) have established the following trading schedules in observance of the Labor Day holiday:

Baltic Exchange And Strategic Software Limited: Agreement

Date 20/08/2002

The Baltic Exchange and Strategic Software Limited (Strategic) announce today (Tuesday) that heads of terms have been agreed under which the Exchange will acquire ownership of Strategic, the world's leading systems supplier to the shipping industry.
The Bank Of New York, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Introduce New Collateral Management Program To Help Members Meet Margin Requirements

Date 19/08/2002

The Bank of New York, a leading provider of securities services, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced the introduction of a new program which expands the range of collateral that CME members can use to satisfy margin requirements. The Bank of New York's collateral management system will provide CME participants with enhanced collateral flexibility.
Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 19/08/2002

For the week of August 12th -August 16th, 2002, the RTS Index posted a 4.74% gain from 324.78 on August 9th to close at 340.18. The RTS Technical Index stood at 373.72, up 4.16% on the week.
Russian Trading System Bonds: Weekly Market Information

Date 19/08/2002

For the week of August 12th-August 16th, 2002, total volume in the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, decreased from 1 577 thousand dollars to 1 090 thousand. The number of trades went up from 15 to 21.
NYSE Announces First-Half 2002 Financial Results

Date 19/08/2002

The New York Stock Exchange reported revenues of $425.0 million and net income of $20.7 million in the first six months of 2002, as compared with $444.7 million in revenue and $41.7 million in net income during the same period a year ago.