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NYBOT Announces New Coffee And Cotton Margins

Date 30/01/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Monday, February 3, 2003, the margin requirements are:
NQLX Comments On Proposed Rule Change Regarding Registration Exemptions For CPOs And CTAs

Date 30/01/2003

To view NQLX's comments on the proposed rule change regarding registration exemptions for CPOs and CTAs click here.
Nawrath And Röthig Reinforce Management Team Of Deutsche Börse

Date 30/01/2003

Deutsche Börse AG is rounding out its management team with Dr. Axel Nawrath and Jürgen K. Röthig as Managing Directors. Nawrath (48) will join the Deutsche Börse Group as Chief Policy and Communications Officer as of March 1 and will report to the chief executive officer of Deutsche Börse, Werner G. Seifert. As of February 1, Röthig (40) will be responsible for the business unit Trading/Clearing/Info Operations and will become a member of the Operations Committee headed by Matthias Ganz
NASDAQ To Eliminate Quote Update Fee

Date 30/01/2003

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) today announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to eliminate the charges for quotation updates, as well as non-directed and preferenced order cancels. The goal is to lower the overall cost of market participants' use of the new SuperMontage trading system. The elimination of the charges will be effective on February 3, 2003.
NASDAQ Proposes To Extend Minimum Bid Price Rule Compliance Periods - Measures Provide Option To Companies Meeting Heightened Financial Requirements

Date 30/01/2003

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) announced plans to extend a pilot program governing bid price rules for all NASDAQ National Market® and NASDAQ Small Cap® issuers. The proposal will allow issuers that meet heightened financial requirements to benefit from extended compliance periods for satisfying minimum bid price requirements.

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Standard Board Lots To Enhance Investor Participation And Market Liquidity

Date 30/01/2003

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will be standardising board lot of securities traded on the KLSE at 100 units of securities per lot.
KOFEX Weekly Bulletin

Date 30/01/2003

Summary The KTB futures market represented a similar upward trend, albeit slight, compared with the previous week. The Korean Won continued enjoying its strength iagainst the US Dollar at the KOFEX USD/KRW F/X market.
Euronext: IHC Caland In Final Selection Of AEX Index

Date 30/01/2003

Provided that no mergers, takeovers, changes of free-float percentages, delistings or the like, take place in the interim, the following change will be made to the AEX index with effect from Tuesday 4 March 2003:
Euronext Paris: Second Marché Celebrates 20th Anniversary - Driving Growth For SMEs New Opportunities For Investors

Date 30/01/2003

Launched on 1 February 1983, the Second Marché is now 20 years old. A regulated market, it is designed especially for small and medium-size companies with good profitability and attractive growth prospects that have reached maturity in their sector. In its early years, the Second Marché was primarily a marketplace for family-owned companies seeking to broaden ownership. As time went, it became a source of new financing as seen in increasing volumes of secondary issues.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports Record Revenues, Earnings For 2002 - A 35 Percent Increase In Average Daily Trading Volume, Led By A 141 Percent Increase In Electronic Trading Volume, Contributed To Record Revenues

Date 30/01/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today reported record revenues and earnings for 2002, primarily due to increased trading volume. Net revenues increased 17 percent to a record $453.2 million for 2002, compared with $387.2 million for 2001. Net income was $94.1 million for 2002, an increase of 25 percent from $75.1 million for the previous year. Diluted earnings per share were $3.13 for 2002 versus $2.57 for 2001.