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CBOE Exchange-Wide Volume Up 12% In March

Date 01/04/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that exchange-wide volume rose 12% in March, while total index options volume increased 86%. This marked the eleventh consecutive month that index options volume has posted a gain over the year-ago level at CBOE.
TSX Will Add Third Match to POSIT™ Canada

Date 31/03/2003

TSX Markets today announced that commencing April 8, 2003, POSIT Canada will add a third match to be run at 9:50 AM Eastern Time. With the additional match, POSIT Canada will run three call market matches per day at 9:50 AM, 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM Eastern Time. During each match Participating Organizations and institutions send their orders directly to POSIT Canada without having to disclose their pre-trade information. Trades are matched at the mid-point of the bid/ask spread.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Delisting Criteria For Equity Options

Date 31/03/2003

Criteria for Delisting
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 31/03/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Tuesday, April 1, 2003: The relative weight of APF Energy Trust (TSX: AY.UN) will increase by approximately 0.18% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Income Trust Index and by approximately 0.42% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Energy Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float trust units of the income trust due to the issuance of units.
Staff Changes At The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 31/03/2003

Board of Directors of the SWX

Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The Kax, Sector And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 31/03/2003

As of 1 April 2003 foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's all-share and sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
NYSE Announces Second-Quarter 2003 Circuit-Breaker And Trading Collar Levels

Date 31/03/2003

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2003, effective Tuesday, April 1, 2003.
London Stock Exchange: New Research Says That 80 Per Cent Of Recent IPOs Have Been Successful, Despite Difficult Market Conditions

Date 31/03/2003

An extensive new survey of companies that floated on the London Stock Exchange between July 2001 and November 2002 has revealed that 80 per cent of those questioned felt that their original objectives for achieving a flotation have been met. This is despite the continued fall in global stock markets during this period.
Helsinki Exchanges Evening Trading Cut Back By Half An Hour As Of 1 April

Date 31/03/2003

Evening trading at Helsinki Exchanges will be cut back by half an hour as of 1 April, 2003, from which date evening trading will end at 7.30 p.m. Finnish time (CET 6.30 p.m.).
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges March Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 31/03/2003

The FEAS March Newsletter has been posted on the FEAS website. You can view the March newsletter by clicking here.