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Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Significant Increase In Market Share In 2002

Date 06/01/2003

The PHLX announced today that it experienced a 29% growth in market share in the last half of 2002, the largest market share growth in equity options among all of the Exchanges, when it reached 14.07% in December, up from 10.89% in July. December 2002 market share for equity options also represents a 26% growth in market share when compared to the same year-ago period. These increases have strengthened the PHLX's position as the fourth largest equity options exchange.
New York Mercantile Exchange Records Highest Annual Volume

Date 06/01/2003

The Exchange set an annual volume record of 133,689,935 futures and options contracts in 2002, smashing the previous record of 109,538,831 contracts set in 1999.
Muscat Securities Exchange Weekly Report

Date 06/01/2003

With the year 2002 coming to an end, sentiments on the MSM continue to remain positive. Market continues to be in the buying mode with occasional days of profit booking. We feel that this trend should continue for another few weeks. Inspite of the recent price hikes, some of the main line stocks continue to trade at attractive dividend yields. This week's rally was led by index heavy weights like Bank Muscat, Oman Fisheries, Ominvest and TEAM. MSM Index opened at 192.46 levels. MSM Index advance
KCBT Announces Lower Wheat Margins

Date 06/01/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of decreased market volatility and are as follows:
Icelandic Stock Exchange Market Summary Report At Year-end 2002

Date 06/01/2003

The Icelandic Stock Exchange market summary report for the year 2002 has been published on the ICEX web site: and can be accessed by clicking here.

HKFE Prepared To Revise Margins For PCCW Futures Contract

Date 06/01/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), is prepared to revise the margin rate for PCCW Futures Contract if shareholders approve the company's proposal to consolidate every five shares of HK$0.05 each with effect from 8 January 2003.
Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: December Monthly Data

Date 06/01/2003

In December 2002, 48,6 thousand trades were executed on FORTS (Futures &Options on RTS). Trading volume reached 2.07 contracts or 9,5 billion rubles in underlying value. The month of November showed 2.47 million contracts and 10.2 billion rubles in underlying value. Total open interest as of December 31, 2002, stood at 292 thousand contracts or 1 191 million rubles in underlying value, compared to 311 thousand contracts and 1 251 million rubles at the end of November.
DJ-AIG CI 2002 Performance Overshadows Equities - CBOT® Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index® Futures Contract 2002 Performance Overshadows Equity Index Results - Contract Reaches Open Interest Record

Date 06/01/2003

For the full 2002 year, the Chicago Board of Trade's Dow Jones-AIG COMMODITY Index (DJ-AIGCI) futures contract value increased 23.86% while the S&P 500, DowSM Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite declined 23.37%, 16.76%, and 31.53% respectively. "This performance illustrates the benefits of portfolio diversification and exposure to assets with a negative correlation to equities. The CBOT futures contract on the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index provides various types of investors with a
Derivatives Trading On Euronext.liffe Up 13% In 2002 - Euronext.liffe Confirmed As The World's Second Largest Derivatives Exchange

Date 06/01/2003

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives business of Euronext, traded a record 697 million futures and options contracts in 2002, up 13% on 2001, representing an underlying value of €183 trillion, up 15% on 2001. The total number of contracts traded and value traded makes Euronext.liffe the world's second largest derivatives exchange.
December On The Warsaw Exchange

Date 06/01/2003

In December 2002, only NIF and MIDWIG indices went up. Other WSE indices fell slightly.