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January Volume: CME Posts Best January Volume On Record, Up 40 Percent Over 2001 With 44.3 Million Contracts Traded

Date 01/02/2002

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in January was heavier than any previous January on record, with 44.3 million contracts changing hands. January's total increased 40 percent increase over January 2001 levels and represents an underlying value of $32.3 trillion.
Instinet Announces Annual Meeting Of Stockholders On May 14, 2002

Date 01/02/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) will hold its first annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m. New York City time. A live webcast of the meeting will be available to the public at
Eurex Off To A Good Start This Year With 65 Million Contracts Traded In January - Third-Best Monthly Volume - Record Volumes In Options On Siemens And Nokia

Date 01/02/2002

The international derivatives market Eurex traded and cleared over 65 million contracts in January, its third-best monthly total to date. Compared with January 2001, the volume posted at the world's leading derivatives exchange was 22 percent higher. The January total corresponds to an average daily volume of some three million contracts traded at Eurex.
Deutsche Börse And Cedel International Agree Acquisition Terms - Offer To Value Clearstream At Euro 3.2 Billion Deutsche Börse Will Offer Cedel Shareholders Cash Or Shares

Date 01/02/2002

The Board of Cedel International and Deutsche Börse's Management Board have agreed the terms of an offer to be made for the acquisition of Cedel and its 50 percent ownership in Clearstream by Deutsche Börse. The offer will be subject to an affirmative vote by a two-thirds majority of Cedel shareholders and to certain further conditions, including regulatory and Deutsche Börse's Supervisory Board approval.
Definitive Selection Of Constituent Shares For The AEX Index And The Amsterdam Midkap Index

Date 01/02/2002

In accordance with the AEX index and the Rules for the Amsterdam Midkap index, each index is reweighted annually at the close of the first day of trading in March, unless less than 95% of the value of the index has been traded on that day.

CFTC's Division Of Trading And Markets Gives Additional Relief To Firms Affected By 9/11

Date 01/02/2002

The Division of Trading and Markets of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has granted additional relief to futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors (together, "registrants") whose records were lost or destroyed in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
CFTC Announces Agency Restructuring

Date 01/02/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it will restructure its staff to facilitate the implementation of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
CBOT Fed Funds Settle At 98.270

Date 01/02/2002

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for January 2002 was cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.270, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.730 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOE® Index Volume Up 65%; DJX, QQQ and SPXsm Lead Gains

Date 01/02/2002

Index volume continued its strong growth in January at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Total index option volume at CBOE increased by 65% to 6,234,247 contracts from 3,783,831 contracts in January 2001. Open interest in all CBOE index options stood at 8,069,214 contracts (3,916,515 calls and 4,152,699 puts) at the end of January, an increase of 121% versus January 2001 when open interest stood at 3,652,703 contracts.
357 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In January: 40 Percent Increase In Trading Volume

Date 01/02/2002

A total of 357 billion euros in volume was traded on the German stock exchanges in January. That is about 40 percent higher than the previous month's level (December 2001: 255 billion euros). The January total comprises 270 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 87 billion euros in fixed-income securities.