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March 2003 - Euronext Key Indicators - Cash Products Up 24% Year-On-Year, 12% Year-To-Date -Derivatives Interest Rate Products Up 108% Year-On-Year - Record Month For Euribor Contracts

Date 01/04/2003

Cash products 13 million transactions were traded on Euronext cash markets during March, an increase of 24% year-on-year. March trading brings the total number of transactions in the year-to-date to over 36 million, an increase of over 12% on the first three months of 2002. In March, the average daily number of transactions reached around 642,000, compared to 575,000 in the year-to-date.
Kansas City Board Of Trade March Volume And Open Interest - Open Interest Grows In March

Date 01/04/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade open interest in the wheat futures and wheat options contracts have swelled in the past month when compared to open interest at the end of February. Wheat options open interest posted a 32 percent gain, while wheat futures open interest increase by 5.7 percent.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - March 2003

Date 01/04/2003

Equity turnover for March was EUR 5,315.49 million while that for bonds was EUR 7,703.85 million.
HKEx Letter To FS Expresses Concerns About Expert Group Recommendations

Date 01/04/2003

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has sent a letter to the Financial Secretary expressing concern that implementation of the Expert Group's recommendations without more thorough consideration would risk doing serious damage to the competitiveness of the Hong Kong equity market. A copy of the letter (without enclosures) is being distributed with this news release. The contents of the letter will also be posted on the HKEx website, www.hkex.com.hk.
Eurex: Most Successful Month In Eurex History With Over 106 Million Contracts Traded - First Quarter Finishes At Record Level Of 265 Million Contracts - Record Volumes In Fixed-Income And Index Segments - Eurex Bonds Doubles Turnover To 16.75 Billion Eur

Date 01/04/2003

March was the most successful month at Eurex to date: The international derivatives market set a new record in monthly volume with over 106 million contracts traded, beating the previous record set in October 2002 (86.6 million contracts) by some 20 million contracts. Compared with March 2002 (62.7 million contracts), Eurex volume increased 69 percent. During the first quarter of 2003, the world's leading derivatives market turned over more than 265 million contracts. In March, Eurex also posted

Deutsche Börse: 266 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In March - New Record In Number Of Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/04/2003

The aggregate turnover statistics for March 2003 show that a total volume of 266.8 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges without Bremen - some 19 percent more than the month before (February 2003: 223.3 billion euros). The total comprises 187 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 79.8 billion euros in fixed-income securities.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: MidCap+ and SmallCap+ To Have Their Own Indices

Date 01/04/2003

Today, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange introduces a new subdivision of the equity market, which highlights small and mid-sized listed companies that make an effort to ensure that their shares live an active life on the stock exchange.
CBOT March 03 Fed Funds Settle At 98.747

Date 01/04/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for March 2003 was cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.747, for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 1.253 percent during the delivery month.
CBOE Exchange-Wide Volume Up 12% In March

Date 01/04/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that exchange-wide volume rose 12% in March, while total index options volume increased 86%. This marked the eleventh consecutive month that index options volume has posted a gain over the year-ago level at CBOE.
TSX Will Add Third Match to POSIT™ Canada

Date 31/03/2003

TSX Markets today announced that commencing April 8, 2003, POSIT Canada will add a third match to be run at 9:50 AM Eastern Time. With the additional match, POSIT Canada will run three call market matches per day at 9:50 AM, 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM Eastern Time. During each match Participating Organizations and institutions send their orders directly to POSIT Canada without having to disclose their pre-trade information. Trades are matched at the mid-point of the bid/ask spread.