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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices: S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 31/05/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of business on Monday, June 3, 2002, Quadtel Limited (TSX:QTL) will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at the request of the company. The company will continue to trade on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Program Trading Averaged 31.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 20-May 24, 2002

Date 31/05/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 20-24, 2002.
London Stock Exchange Supports Competition In Executing Trades

Date 31/05/2002

The London Stock Exchange today set out its position on the "internalisation" of trading by banks, one of the means by which markets can meet the varied needs of investors.
KPNQwest Removed From AEX Index And Amsterdam Telecom Sector Index (ATSX) As From 6 June - KPNQwest Options Unaffected

Date 31/05/2002

AEX index and Amsterdam Telecom Sector index
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. To Join The Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning June 3, 2002

Date 31/05/2002

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:DLTR), of Chesapeake, Virginia, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Monday, June 3, 2002. Dollar Tree will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. will replace Adelphia Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:ADLAE).

Cross Border Settlement Through Direct Link Between HEX And VPC

Date 31/05/2002

As of Monday, 3rd of June 2002, cross border settlement of both Finnish and foreign equities will be possible via a direct link between HEX and the Swedish central securities depository, VPC. The link ensures barrier-free cross-border portfolio management by streamlining the transaction chain. Similar links already exist between HEX and the German, French and Dutch central securities depositories.
CME Contract Specifications Changes: Fresh Bellies Futures And Options

Date 31/05/2002

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. delisted Fresh Bellies Futures and Options on May 20, 2002.
CLSA And Asset Plus To Become New Members Of Stock Exchange Of Thailand On June 3

Date 31/05/2002

The Managing Director of the Capital Market Opportunity Center (CMOC) and the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI), of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Ms. Sopawadee Lertmanaschai, has disclosed that, "From Monday June 3, 2002, two new brokers will be joining the bourse: Asset Plus Securities Co., Ltd. will assume SET membership No. 11, using the code 'ASSET', while CLSA Securities (Thailand) Ltd. will assume membership No. 45 using the code 'CLSA'. The new brokers have good potential a
CFTC And SEC Approve Joint Order Excluding From The Definition Of Narrow-Based Security Index Those Security Indexes That Qualified For The "Grandfather" Exclusion From That Definition Under Section 1a(25)(B)(V) Of The Commodity Exchange Act And Section 3

Date 31/05/2002

Yesterday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly issued an order under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) excluding certain security indexes from the definition of "narrow-based security index." Specifically, the Commissions are excluding from the definition of the term "narrow-based security index" those security indexes that qualified for the "grandfather" exclusion from that
CBOT's Electronic Trading Platform Sets New Daily Volume Record

Date 31/05/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that its members set a new daily volume record on the exchange's electronic trading platform with 706,720 contracts traded on May 30, breaking the previous record of 702,133 contracts set on May 23, 2002.