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The Korea Futures Exchange Weekly Bulletin - January 21 To Jan. 25, 2002

Date 31/01/2002

Beginning on May 10, 2002, investors will be able to trade the Korea Treasury bond (KTB) options on KOFEX. Against the previous week's weakness, the KOSDAQ50 Futures market resumed its upward march this week. The KTB futures market displayed its downward trend throughout the week. In spite of the domestic stock markets' upturn, the KOFEX USD/KRW currency rate continued to move upward taking correction toward the end of the week.
SGX Broke Derivatives Trading Records

Date 31/01/2002

MSCI Taiwan futures broke trading volume (61, 594 contracts) and open interest (58,625 contracts) records on 28 and 30 Jan respectively. The MSCI Singapore Index futures open interest also achieved an all time high of 12,598 contracts on 28 Jan.
Program Trading Averaged 25.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 22-Jan. 25, 2002

Date 31/01/2002

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. 22-Jan. 25, 2002.
CME's GLOBEX® Electronic Trading Platform Posts Its First Record Of 2002

Date 31/01/2002

Trading volume on GLOBEX®, the electronic trading platform of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), set a new record yesterday with 652,220 contracts traded. This record surpasses the previous record set on Sept. 19, 2001, of 622,354 contracts.
Changes To The Composition Of The SFE Board

Date 31/01/2002

The SFE Board has implemented the commitment given by the Chairman, Mr Rick Holliday-Smith at the last annual general meeting in May 2001 to reduce the Board size at an appropriate time.

CBOT® X-Fund Futures To Begin Trading On Friday, Febuary 1, 2002

Date 31/01/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®®) will launch CBOT®® X-Funds, a new futures index product, on February 1, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. The contract will trade in the CBOT®'s open auction marketplace. CBOT®® X-Fund futures will offer market users with rapid entry into a low-cost futures index product that provides enhanced leverage, market transparency, and creative trading opportunities.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Board Resolutions Of January 2002

Date 30/01/2002

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, in announcing today (30 January 2002) the Board resolutions for the month of January 2002, said that the Board Meeting has passed resolutions on three key issues: Appending of the qualifications of new members (licensed brokers) The appointment of a committee on infringements of brokerage commissions, The establishment of a Front Office Service Bureau.
Standard & Poor's, With The Toronto Stock Exchange, Announces Changes In Canadian Indices - Name Of Canada's Leading Equities' Benchmark To Become S&P/TSE Composite Index

Date 30/01/2002

Standard & Poor's and the Toronto Stock Exchange today announced significant changes in the rules of the TSE 300 to better position Canadian investors and industries in global equity markets. The revisions to the index -- to be renamed the S&P/TSE Composite Index -- represent the first major change to the TSE 300, the premier stock index in Canada since 1977. The changes, which will be implemented on May 1, 2002, come after extensive consultation by Standard & Poor's and TSE with the marketplac
SGX Broke Derivatives Trading Records - MSCI Taiwan Futures And MSCI Singapore Index Futures - January 28 And January 29

Date 30/01/2002

MSCI Taiwan futures broke trading volume (61, 594 contracts) and open interest (57,183 contracts) records on 28 and 29 Jan respectively. The MSCI Singapore Index futures open interest also achieved an all time high of 12,598 contracts on 28 Jan.
Regulators Launch Fake Scam Websites To Warn Investors About Fraud

Date 30/01/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its launch of a series of Web sites designed to warn investors who rush into investment opportunities on the Internet without fully investigating the offers.