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Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Saturday, 23 February 2002

Date 21/02/2002

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed in conjunction with Hari Raya Haji on Saturday, 23 February 2002. The offices of the KLSE Group will resume operations on Monday, 25 February 2002.
CFTC Recognizes New Exchange for Single-Stock Futures - Island Futures Exchange, LLC (Island)

Date 21/02/2002

On February 19, 2002, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granted contract market designation to Island Futures Exchange, LLC (Island). This is the CFTC's second exchange designation to permit trading of futures contracts on individual securities and narrow-based securities indices (together, security futures products or SFPs) as the CFTC continues with its implementation of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) that lifted an almost twenty-year ban on these contract
CBOT Nominating Committee Announces Candidates For 2002 Election

Date 21/02/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that the Nominating Committee has slated the following candidates to serve on the exchange's Board of Directors and on its Nominating Committee. The exchange election will be held on March 28, 2002.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: The Result Of The Questionnaire Survey Regarding Specifications Of 10-Year JGB Futures

Date 20/02/2002

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announces the result of the *questionnaire survey regarding specifications of 10-year JGB futures as shown below.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Board Adjusts Listing Regulations Of Investment Units

Date 20/02/2002

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, in announcing today's (27 February 2002) SET Board resolutions for the month of February 2002, announced that the Board has passed resolutions on the listing rules for Investment Units. This is to support the listing of mutual funds having investments abroad and various types of mutual funds on the Exchange.

Palestine Securities Exchange Eid Al-Adha Holiday

Date 20/02/2002

The PSE is closed for Eid Al-Adha Holiday starting Thursday February 21, 2002 till Monday February 25, 2002.
Palestine Securities Exchange Cancels Wednesday February 20, 2002 Trading Session

Date 20/02/2002

In view of the deterioration of conditions in Palestine which affected the mobility of the PSE and Securities Firms staff; the Palestine Securities Exchange regrets to inform you that the trading session for today Wednesday February 20, 2002 will be canceled.
New Director For Baltic Exchange

Date 20/02/2002

Denis Petropoulos, a director of London-based shipbrokers, Braemar Seascope, is to join the board of the Baltic Exchange at the conclusion of the organisation's annual general meeting in July this year. He replaces James Warwick, of The Hadley Shipping Co Ltd, who will complete his term of office at the AGM.
HKEx: Schedule For Abolition Of Minimum Brokerage Revised

Date 20/02/2002

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) decided today (Wednesday) to defer the abolition of minimum brokerage for one year until 1 April 2003.
Deutsche Börse: MDAX Securities On Xetra Tradable As Of One Share - Xetra Trading Even More Attractive For Private Investors

Date 20/02/2002

Starting March 1, all equities except the 30 DAX blue chips can be traded on the Xetra electronic trading platform in continuous trading in every order size. A round lot of one has now been introduced for all MDAX securities, as Deutsche Börse AG reported on Wednesday. Up to now, the smallest tradable order size in continuous trading of these stocks was 100 shares. Above all for private investors, this enhances the possibility of immediate execution for smaller orders on Xetra.