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December Volume: CME 2002 Trading Volume Reaches All-Time Record Of 558.4 Million Contracts, Averaging 2.2 Million A Day

Date 02/01/2003

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) reached a record 558.4 million contracts in 2002, the highest level in the exchange's 104-year history and 36 percent higher than CME's previous record year in 2001. Volume on CME's GLOBEXÒ electronic trading platform rose 142 percent over the record set in 2001 to reach nearly 198 million contracts last year.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Continued Handsome Share Trading In A Difficult Market In 2002, And High Activity On The Bond Market

Date 02/01/2003

The value of share trading in 2002 came to DKK 391 billion, which corresponds to a decrease of an apparent 29 per cent compared with DKK 551 billion (adjusted to DKK 405 billion) in 2001. In 2001, the reporting rules were amended, which caused a technical drop in turnover of approx. 40 per cent.
CBOT to Increase Promotion of Exchange's Marketprofile

Date 02/01/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the world's oldest derivatives marketplace, today launched a new section of www.cbot.com to feature information on and promote the exchange's marketprofilesm decision support tool. The site also features a new marketprofilesm logo, slogan and banner advertisements, all designed to increase promotion of this product and the benefits it provides to market participants.
CBOT Dec. 02 Fed Funds Settle At 98.762

Date 02/01/2003

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for December 2002 was cash settled January 2, 2003 at a final settlement price of 98.762, for an average overnight effective rate of 1.238 percent during the delivery month.
Baltic Stock Exchanges: Review Of The Baltic List

Date 02/01/2003

From 2 January 2003, the composition of the Baltic List will remain the same as Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian stock exchanges reviewed the composition of the Baltic List.

Another New Open Interest Record For NYBOT's World Sugar Futures Contract

Date 02/01/2003

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that its Sugar No. 11 futures contract set another new open interest record on December 31, 2002, of 222,585 contracts. The new record replaces the previous futures open interest high of 221,913 contracts set on December 20, 2002.
2002 Final Volume And Open Interest - The KCBT Set Three Annual Volume Records In 2002

Date 02/01/2003

During the year 2002 the Kansas City Board of Trade set new annual volume records for wheat futures, wheat options and for the exchange as a whole.
2002 ASX Year-End Statistics

Date 02/01/2003

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Prague Stock Exchange: Trading Results On The Exchange In 2002

Date 01/01/2003

The total trade value in 2002 reached CZK 1,793.1 bil. which represents a 9.8% decrease in comparison with the record 2001 trade value CZK 1,987.2 bil. Above all the lower trade value on the market of bonds took a share in decline of the total trade value. The trade value in bonds reached the value of CZK 1,595.7 bil. and represents decline by 14.1% on 2001. On the contrary the marked revival was recorded on the market of shares and units when the trade value increased year-on-year by 53.3% at C
Treasury, SEC And Federal Reserve Submit USA PATRIOT Act Report On Investment Companies To Congress

Date 31/12/2002

The Treasury Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System today released a report to Congress under the USA PATRIOT Act containing recommendations for applying anti-money laundering controls to investment companies.