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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

Committee Of European Securities Regulators Re-Elects Its Chairman And Vice-Chair

Date 02/10/2003

The Chairmen of all the EU Securities regulators represented in CESR unanimously re-elected both the Chairman of CESR, Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and the Vice Chairman, Kaarlo Jännäri, Director General of the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority, for a further two years.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Plans Futures On Consumer Price Index - CPI Index Futures Will Be CME's First Contract On A U.S. Economic Indicator

Date 02/10/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced plans to list electronically traded futures contracts on the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI). The new contracts, planned for 2004, will be the first product CME has listed on an economic indicator.
CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Review Of The BrokerTec Futures Exchange

Date 02/10/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has notified the BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) of the results of a rule enforcement review of BTEX's market surveillance, audit trail, trade practice surveillance, and disciplinary programs. These programs are conducted for BTEX on a contract basis, under BTEX's supervision, by the National Futures Association (NFA). The review, which was recently completed by the Commission's Division of Market Oversight (Division), covered the period fr
Bolsa De Madrid To Trade 99 New Warrants Issued By SCH Investment - The Volume Of Premiums Traded On The Warrants Market In The First Nine Months Of The Year Reached € 1.279 Bn, Which Represents A 62 % Increase On The Same Period Last Year

Date 02/10/2003

As of 3 October, Bolsa de Madrid will begin trading 99 new warrants issued by Santander Central Hispano Investment. The underlying assets of the warrants are domestic and foreign shares and indices as well as interest rates.
ASX: September Is Record Month For Shares And Options

Date 02/10/2003

Exchange Traded Options reached record levels on Average Daily Trade volume, exceeding the previous record set in November 2002.