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Kosdaq Stock Market Announces Appointment Of New CEO

Date 08/02/2002

Following a General Meetings held on February 8, the Kosdaq Stock Market Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Ho Joo Shin as its new CEO & President with immediate effect. He is replacing Dr. Jungho Kang who is now Chairman & CEO of the Korea Futures Exchange.
Focus On Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Feed Wheat Futures

Date 08/02/2002

March feed wheat futures ended the month up at $153.40/tonne, having traded in a relatively narrow range during the last half of January. After reaching similar price levels in early December 2001, the March futures trended downward hitting $147.50/tonne before returning to the recent price levels in mid-January.
Euronext Amsterdam: UPC Out Of AEX Index On 14 February

Date 08/02/2002

With effect from Thursday 14 February 2002, United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) will no longer be included in the AEX index. The removal of the company from the index is a consequence of the listing measure that Euronext imposed on 14 November 2001.
CFTC Chairman Newsome To Address ABA Meeting

Date 08/02/2002

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman James E. Newsome will be the luncheon speaker today at the Winter Meeting of the American Bar Association's Committee on Futures and Derivative Instruments, 12:45 p.m., Coral Gables, Florida. In his remarks the Chairman will discuss, among other things, single stock futures, the Enron situation, his personal view of the agency's proper role as an oversight regulator, and the recently announced restructuring of the CFTC.
Strong Rise In Trading Of Dow Jones STOXX Sector Index Products At Eurex - January Turnover 140 Percent Higher Than Previous Month, Up 400 Percent From October 2001 Ferscha: "Eurex The World's Most Successful Derivatives Exchange In The Index Derivatives

Date 07/02/2002

The international derivatives market Eurex has given a positive interim assessment of the trading in futures and options on the sector indexes of the Dow Jones Euro STOXX SM. Trading volume in all sector index products in the world's leading derivatives market has more or less quadrupled, from some 50,000 contracts to 190,000 contracts traded, since the options on the sector indexes were launched at the end of September 2001. In January 2002, Eurex traded 190,000 contracts, 140 percent more than

Program Trading Averaged 25.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume during Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2002

Date 07/02/2002

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 Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2002.
NYSE Board Approves Sweeping Changes In Rules Regarding Research Analysts - Measures Designed To Restore Public Confidence In Critical Process

Date 07/02/2002

The New York Stock Exchange board of directors today approved sweeping changes in the way member organizations, their research analysts and investment-banking departments manage and disclose conflicts of interest.
NYSE Board Approves Direct Voice Communications By Floor Brokers From NYSE Trading Floor To Trading Desks And Customers Off The Floor

Date 07/02/2002

The New York Stock Exchange board of directors today approved allowing NYSE floor brokers to have direct voice communications from the Exchange trading floor to trading desks and customers off the floor.
MGEX Certifies New Cash-Settled Contracts - Electronic Trading Launch Day Detailed

Date 07/02/2002

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) announced today that on February 4, 2002, the exchange certified to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the rules and regulations of its new cash-settled corn and soybean futures and options comply with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and its regulations. The CFTC was also notified by MGEX that trading in the new contracts commences on February 15, 2002.
Instinet Announces U.S. Share Volume For January 2002

Date 07/02/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity volume in January 2002 totaled 5,444 million shares. This compares to 4,734 million shares in December 2001 and 8,077 million shares in January 2001.