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Euronext.liffe Robusta Coffee Futures Contract Breaks Daily Volume Record

Date 03/11/2003

Euronext.liffe's Robusta Coffee futures contract set a new all-time daily volume record of 37,402 contracts on Friday 31 October 2003, breaking the previous record of 34,068 contracts set on 31 October 2002. Open interest as at 31 October 2003 stood at 123,602 contracts.
Eurex Turns Over 93 Million Contracts In October - 874 Million Contracts Traded In 2003 To Date - New Record Results In Dutch Equity Options And Eurex Bonds

Date 03/11/2003

Eurex, the international derivatives market, turned over some 93 million contracts in October. Compared with October 2002 (86.5 million contracts), Eurex volume increased 7.5 percent. From January to October 2003, the world's largest derivatives market turned over 874 million contracts, about 28 percent higher than the number traded during the same period of 2002 (684 million contracts). In October, moreover, Eurex Bonds achieved its best monthly result so far this year with 21.2 billion euros i
Driven By 21% Increase In Equity Option Volume, CBOE Exchange-Wide Volume Rises 8% In October

Date 03/11/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that October exchange-wide volume increased 8%, while total equity options volume surged 21% and total index options volume declined 10% when compared to the year-ago totals.
Deutsche Börse: 289 Billion Euros In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In October

Date 03/11/2003

The aggregate turnover statistics show that a total volume of 289.5 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in October 2003 - about nine percent higher than last year's level (October 2002: 266.4 billion euros). The total comprises 229.3 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 60.2 billion euros in fixed-income securities.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange November 24 To 26

Date 03/11/2003

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) would like to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed from Monday, 24 November 2003 to Wednesday, 26 November 2003 in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

CFTC Announces Resignation Of Jane Kang Thorpe

Date 03/11/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the resignation of Jane Kang Thorpe effective November 21, 2003. Ms. Thorpe was appointed as Director of the Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight (DCIO) in May 2002. The Division was created during a 2002 restructuring of the Commission to facilitate implementation of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA).
CFTC Announces Appointment Of New Director

Date 03/11/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the appointment of James L. Carley as Director of the Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight (DCIO). In this role, Mr. Carley will lead a staff of approximately 75 auditors, accountants, attorneys, and other futures professionals at Washington headquarters and in regional offices in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, and Minneapolis. Mr. Carley will succeed Jane Kang Thorpe, who is resigning effective November 21, 2003, to bec
CBOT Fed Funds October Settlement

Date 03/11/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for October 2003 was cash settled on November 3 at a final settlement price of 98.990, for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 1.010 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/11/2003

There were large volume trades on the market this week that saw all the major counters trade upwards of a million shares each.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Inclusion Of Yahoo's Shares (4689) In The TOPIX

Date 31/10/2003

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced on October 31, 2003 that the shares of Yahoo Japan Corporation (4689) would be included in the TOPIX and its sub-indices in two phases as follows since the market value of the company exceeds one percent of the market value of the TOPIX.