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HKFE To Revise Margins For HIBOR Futures Contracts

Date 17/05/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today that as the contract sizes of One-Month and Three-Month HIBOR Futures Contracts will increase by five times effective from 27 May 2002, with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 27 May 2002, the minimum margins for One-Month and Three-Month HIBOR Futures to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings will
Ettore Candolfi To Leave SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 17/05/2002

After 14 years of involvement in the securities exchange industry, Ettore Candolfi has announced his intention to leave the SWX Swiss Exchange at the end of August 2002 to pursue an entrepreneurial career of his own. Mr. Candolfi has been a member of the Management Board of the SWX Swiss Exchange since 1 December 2000 and is head of the Information Products Division of SWX.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Launches New IR Tool For The Listed Companies - NeuroSearch Opens The TV Studio On Tuesday 21 May At 15.00

Date 17/05/2002

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange aims to be a catalyst for the listed companies' investor relations activities so that private and institutional investors, both Danish and foreign, may receive information from companies that are listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
CME Announces Change In Data Source For Its Lean Hog Index®

Date 17/05/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) announced that it will use the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report for Slaughtered Swine as its data source for the CME Lean Hog Index effective with the April 2003 contract. This replaces usage of the USDA National Daily Base Lean Hog Carcass Slaughter Cost Report.
CFTC, SEC And Japanese Financial Services Agency Sign Information Sharing Arrangement

Date 17/05/2002

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) jointly announced the signing of a Statement of Intent (SOI) Concerning Cooperation, Consultation and the Exchange of Information.

The Toronto Stock Exchange And the TSX Venture Exchange Closings For Victoria Day Holiday

Date 16/05/2002

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-VEN) will be closed on Monday, May 20, 2002 for the Victoria Day holiday.
Program Trading Averaged 30.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 6-May 10, 2002

Date 16/05/2002

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 6-May 10, 2002.
OM & Sanford Sign Heads Of Agreement

Date 16/05/2002

OM, a world leading provider of transaction technology to the financial services and energy industries together with Sanford Limited, Australian online financial services group (ASX:SFD) today announced they have signed Heads of Agreement with a view to setting up a back office and third party clearing ("TPC") service for the Australian broker industry. The TPC offering will cover all major instrument classes including equities, fixed interest, futures and other derivatives and is to be based on
NYSE Releases OpenBook Analytic Database: Valuable Research Tool Brings Customers Historical Data For The First Time

Date 16/05/2002

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today launches NYSE OpenBook Database, which will provide historical data with respect to NYSE limit orders. NYSE OpenBook Database is a valuable research and reference tool for professionals who require the depth of data that NYSE OpenBookSM delivers without the need for real-time updates.
NYSE Announces First-Quarter 2002 Financial Results

Date 16/05/2002

The New York Stock Exchange reported revenues of $210.7 million in the first quarter of 2002, compared with $212.9 million in the first quarter of 2001. Net income was $15.1 million, compared with $21.8 million in the year-ago quarter.