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New Market For Polish Government Bonds To Be Launched

Date 02/10/2003

MTS S.p.A. and Centralna Tabela Ofert (CeTO) announced today that they have signed a letter of intent for the implementation of a domestic Polish government bond market, based on the MTS system. CeTO is the designated Polish electronic Treasury securities market owned by the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the Polish Primary Dealers, the brokerage houses and the Ministry of Finance.
Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre Poised For Growth, Significant Potential In Islamic Financing

Date 02/10/2003

Apart from conventional financing, the Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre (IOFC) is unique for its significant potential in Islamic financing.
Korea Stock Exchange: Extension Of Equity Local Code

Date 02/10/2003

Starting from October, 6, 2003, the Korean Stock Exchange, the national numbering agency, will change the local codes or abbreviated codes for all Korean equities from 5 digits to 6 digits. However, ISINs of Korean equities will not be changed.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - September 2003

Date 02/10/2003

Equity turnover for September was EUR 7.940.95 million while that for bonds was EUR 7,003.36 million.
IPE Sets September Volume Records - Parallel Trading In Brent Crude Oil To Commence On 6 October

Date 02/10/2003

The IPE, Europe's leading energy Exchange, announced record September volumes in both the IPE Brent crude oil and IPE Gas Oil futures contracts. Volumes in Brent futures reached 2,166,464 lots, exceeding the previous September 01 record by 9 per cent. IPE Gas Oil futures totaled 822,365, beating the 2001 September record by 14 per cent.

HKFE Suspends Yicko Futures Limited As Exchange Participant

Date 02/10/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has suspended at 9:15am today (Thursday) all rights of Yicko Futures Limited as an Exchange Participant pursuant to HKFE Rule 706.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange: September Monthly Data

Date 02/10/2003

In September 2003 total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 2 060 thousand contracts and 16 167 million rubles (in July the numbers equaled 3 197 thousand contracts and 22 418 million rubles). Total open interest as of August 29th, 2003, equaled 3 851 million rubles and 520 thousand contracts (as of July 31st, 2003, the last trading day in July, the numbers were 3 041 million rubles and 460 thousand contracts).
FTSE All-World Review - September 2003 Issue Now Available

Date 02/10/2003

The September 2003 issue of the FTSE All-World Review is now available in PDF format from the FTSE website at http://www.ftseall-world.com.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Handsome Share Trading Continued In September

Date 02/10/2003

In September, a total of 222,786 transactions were effected on the equity market, and the turnover totalled DKK 47.3 billion in market value, the second highest turnover on a monthly basis. For the second month in a row the trading via the Saxess trading system set yet another record with a turnover of DKK 29.1 billion and 146,351 trades, corresponding to increases of 2 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Submits Final Advice On The Content And Format Of Prospectus

Date 02/10/2003

The likelihood that investors will soon witness a new standardised format for prospectus for all European securities, drew closer today with the submission of CESR’s final advice to the European Commission. The advice follows a consultation by CESR with industry on the minimum information to be provided in a prospectus; including, a ‘roadmap’ to help firms identify what information is required for the offer or admission to trading of different types of security in the EU; specific proposals for