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Options Exchanges Commit To Timetable For Intermarket Linkage

Date 28/03/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the five U.S. options exchanges have committed to a timetable for testing and implementing their intermarket linkage. The options intermarket linkage is an important step in improving options customers' ability to receive the best prices available.
NYSE Announces Second - Quarter 2002 Circuit-Breaker And Trading-Collar Levels

Date 28/03/2002

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2002, effective Monday, April 1, 2002.
New Participant On SWX: Barclays Capital Securities Limited, London

Date 28/03/2002

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Barclays Capital Securities Limited, London, as a participant. The new participant commences trading activities on the SWX platform on Tuesday, 2 April 2002.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 28/03/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Thursday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 2 April 2002, 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.
HKEx Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives

Date 28/03/2002

The following initiatives are subject to market support and regulatory approval so they may not be implemented. HKEx will announce further details of these initiatives as they progress.

Exempt Stock Market In Unquoted Securities Of SFE Corporation Limited Notification Of Termination

Date 28/03/2002

Pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of the Austock Market in Unquoted Securities of SFE Corporation Limited (SFE Corporation), Austock Management Ltd (the Operator), as operator of the exempt stock market (the Market) in unquoted securities of SFE Corporation, gives notice as follows:
CME Announces Regular Quarterly Revision Of Price Limits For Equity Index Products Beginning Sunday, March 31

Date 28/03/2002

Regular quarterly revision of price limits for equity index futures and options traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) become effective with the start of trading on Sunday, March 31, 2002, at 5:30 p.m. (Central time).
Charles P. Carey Reelected CBOT® Vice Chairman, Five Directors Elected To Board - Three Members Also Elected To The Nominating Committee

Date 28/03/2002

The members of the Chicago Board of Trade today reelected Charles P. Carey, partner in the Henning and Carey division of First Futures (Refco), Vice Chairman of the CBOT® Board of Directors to a two-year term.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For March 2002

Date 27/03/2002

As of mid-March, short interest in 3,348 Nasdaq National Market® securities totalled 4,050,953,139 shares compared with 3,943,280,333 shares in 3,361 National Market issues for the month of February.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Lowers Interest Rates

Date 27/03/2002

The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to lower the yield in the Bank's repurchase transactions with credit institutions by 0.5 percentage points effective at the next auction of repurchase contracts on April 2, 2002. The interest rate on the current accounts of credit institutions in the Central Bank will be lowered by 0.5 percentage points on April 1, 2002, but the rate on overnight advances will be unchanged.