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OneChicago Trading Hours And Calendar

Date 16/12/2002

Normal trading hours for OneChicago are Monday through Friday 9:15 AM - 4:02 PM Eastern time. Confirmation of special schedules for holidays and other events will be announced as each date approaches.
NYBOT: Adoption Of CSCE Margin Resolution No. 3

Date 16/12/2002

Effective Wednesday, December 18, 2002, CSCE Margin Resolution No. 3 will be implemented. The Resolution requires CSCE's Clearing and Margin Committee to set margin requirements which are not less than the minimum margin required by the Clearing Corporation. The Resolution codifies an existing practice followed by the Committee.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Market Liquidity And Investor Confidence Key To Managing Emerging Markets

Date 16/12/2002

Exchanges in emerging markets need to manage issues of market liquidity and investor confidence to attract investor capital.
Helsinki Exchanges Start Of Trading Delayed

Date 16/12/2002

The start of securities trading at Helsinki Exchanges was today delayed due to technical problems related to the implementation of a new trading system release. Securities trading was commenced at 11.20. HEX regrets any inconvenience caused by the delay.
Euronext Fits With The European IFRS Calendar While Maintaining The Quality Of Information Prevailing In The NextEconomy/Nextprime Market Segments

Date 16/12/2002

In the market segment rulebook, it is stipulated that companies belonging to NextEconomy and NextPrime will have to prepare and publish their annual and quarterly reports for the year 2004 applying the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards, previously called IAS), approved by the European Commission before 31 December 2002. Alternatively, according to the rulebook, those companies can prepare those documents in accordance with their national accounting standards supplemented by a rec

December Futures Contracts Settled/Delivered In Futures & Options on the RTS Stock Exchange

Date 16/12/2002

On December 15th, 2002, the December futures contracts were settled on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS), the derivatives segment of the RTS Stock Exchange. The total underlying value reached 209 million rubles. The "RAO UES of Russia" futures contract posted the record 88 million rubles in underlying value.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Adjustment Of The Future KBX Portfolio

Date 16/12/2002

Due to a change in free float in Group 4 Falck the weights of the companies included in the KBX and KBXcap portfolios are readjusted.
CME Open Interest Sets Record At 24.8 Million Positions

Date 16/12/2002

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) reached a record 24.8 million positions on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, the third consecutive day of new open interest highs.
CBOT December 02 Swaps Contracts Settle

Date 16/12/2002

The CBOT® 5-Year and 10-Year Interest Rate Swap futures contracts for December 2002 were cash settled December 16th at the following final settlement prices: CBOT 5-Year Swaps: 111-9.5/32nds or 111-095 CBOT 10-Year Swaps: 111-20.25/32nds or 111-202
BrokerTec Futures Exchange: Christmas and New Year's Day Holidays

Date 16/12/2002

BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX) will close for trading of all futures contracts on Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. (New York time).