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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 3 March 2003, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
HEX Tallinn 2002 Financial Results

Date 27/02/2003

Total turnover for HEX Tallinn, the group uniting Tallinn Stock Exchange and Estonian CSD, grew 62.5 pct from previous year's level, totaling EEK 30.4 million (EUR 1.94 million). The shareholders' equity was EEK 23.2 million (EUR 1.48 million) at the end of the period. 2002 consolidated net profit totaled EEK 2.1 (EUR 0.13 million) compared to the loss of EEK 0.58 million (EUR 0.04 million) in 2001.
HEX Group Results For The Financial Year 2002

Date 27/02/2003

HEX Group's business developed well with regard to the market situation. Turnover increased by 0.9 per cent to 92.9 million euro (2001: 92.1 million euro). Operating profit decreased by 8.7 per cent to 27.4 million euro (30.0 million euro).
Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: New Open Position Record

Date 27/02/2003

On February 26th, 2003, a new open position record was posted on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) - 405 thousand contracts and 1 757 million rubles in underlying value. These numbers top the previous, February 19th, 2003, record of 394 thousand contracts by 2.5% and 1 727 million rubles by 2%.
February 2003 "Market's Measure" - Preliminary - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On Performance Of U.S. And Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 27/02/2003

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 3.06% Loss in February, European Stocks Lose 5.54%, Asia Falls 1.09% and World Equities Fall by 3.41% Energy Sector Posts Biggest Gain for February in U.S. Media Sector Takes the Hardest Hit in Europe New York, February 27, 2003 - The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.06% in February. Stock market indexes measuring Asia, Europe and world markets also closed down in February, according to preliminary monthly figu

Euronext.Liffe Cocoa Options Post Another Open Interest Record

Date 27/02/2003

Euronext.liffe's Cocoa options contract reached another new Open Interest record of 52,956 lots on Tuesday 25 February breaking the previous record of 52,781 lots set on 24 February 2003.
Euronext And Boerse Stuttgart To Settle Cooperation In Trackers

Date 27/02/2003

Euronext and Boerse Stuttgart have today announced a new cooperation in the field of trackers(1). From 4 March 2003, NextTrack(2), Euronext's market segment dedicated to trackers, will be accessible to trading in Germany. More than 20 Euronext trackers will be tradable on Euwax(3), the dedicated quality market segment of Boerse Stuttgart.
Eurex Expands Basis Trading Facility To Include Liquid European Government Paper

Date 27/02/2003

As of March 3, Eurex, the international derivatives market, will expand its OTC basis trading facility to include selected euro bonds of the member states of the European Monetary Union. The world's leading derivatives exchange made the announcement on Thursday. The expansion of trading to include all liquid government paper of the European Monetary Union offers Eurex participants the greatest possible flexibility for the use of their basis-trade transactions in combination with the Eurex fixed-
CBOE To Offer Workstation Trading Solution Partners With Belzberg Technologies, Inc. To Provide Electronic Access To U.S. Financial Markets

Date 27/02/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the introduction of the CBOE Hybrid Trading System (HyTS) Terminal, a universal, multifunctional, trading solution workstation. The CBOE HyTS Terminal will provide CBOE customers with electronic access and order routing to U.S. options, futures, and stock exchanges, as well as complete access to market data, streaming quotes and order management all on a single screen. CBOE has signed a Letter of Intent with Belzberg Technolgies, Inc. to
Canada: Market Regulation Services Inc. (RS) Launches New Database To Protect Investors From Unintentional Violations Of Cease Trade Orders

Date 27/02/2003

A national database and real-time dissemination system was launched today by Market Regulation Services Inc. (RS) to protect investors from unintentional violations of issuer cease trade orders (CTOs).