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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 20/02/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Thursday, February 20, 2003, National Gold Corporation (TSXVN:NGT) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company is amalgamating with Alamos Minerals Ltd. (TSXVN:AAS) to form Alamos Gold Inc. (TSXVN:AGI). Alamos Gold Inc. will be added to the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index at the same time. The number of shares in the index will be 33,224,9
Singapore Exchange Limited To Close New York Office

Date 20/02/2003

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that it plans to close its liaison office in New York later this year.
Remarks By Chairman Neubauer At Annual Meeting Remarks By Chairman Nickolas J. Neubauer - Annual Meeting Of The Chicago Board Of Trade - Thursday, February 20, 2003

Date 20/02/2003

I hereby call to order the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Chicago Board of Trade. If there is no objection, the minutes of the last meeting are approved as written. Also, if there is no objection, the acts of the Board of Directors and officers since the 2001 Annual Meeting stand as approved.
Nymex Announces Permit And Floor Broker Incentive Program For New Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 20/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it plans to make available up to 100 two-year permits to trade its new Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) electricity futures contracts and to reimburse up to $200,000 a year to floor brokers for costs incurred through their electricity operations.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets Announces New Product Listing - 6 New Stocks Added - Taking NQLX Listing To 91 Products

Date 20/02/2003

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced today the addition of six new single stock futures beginning February 24, 2003. These listings will be activated on the same day as four new Russell iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) futures. These additions take the total NQLX products to 91, including futures on 83 individual stocks and 8 ETFs.

Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: Open Position Record

Date 20/02/2003

On February 19th, 2003, a new open position record was registered on FORTS (Futures &Options on RTS) - 394 thousand contracts, including 342 thousand futures contracts and 52 thousand contracts (total underlying value equaled 721 million rubles). This figure exceeds the previous record of 348 thousand contracts posted on January 13th, 2003.
Double First For Amsterdam: Euronext Amsterdam And Rabobank Start Listing Money Market Instruments

Date 20/02/2003

The Amsterdam financial community is celebrating a double first today. As from today, Euronext is offering issuers the possibility of listing short-term debt instruments, specifically certificates of deposit (CDs) issued by financial institutions and commercial paper (CP) issued by businesses. Rabobank is the first issuer to take advantage of the new listing facility, which was developed jointly by Euronext Amsterdam and Rabobank Nederland. Today, the two parties signed the listing agreement for
Deutsche Börse: First Asian ETF In XTF Segment

Date 20/02/2003

The first Asian exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the XTF segment, the Fresco Dow Jones Japan Titans 100, started trading on Thursday. The ETF is issued by UBS Global Asset Management under the brand name Fresco Index Shares and tracks the Dow Jones Japan Titans 100 index. The Dow Jones Japan Titans 100 index comprises the 100 largest Japanese equities.
ASX Corporate Governance Council - Statement By Participants

Date 20/02/2003

The ASX Corporate Governance Council held its fifth meeting today, chaired by ASX Executive General Manager, Issuers and Market Integrity, Ms Karen Hamilton at the Sydney offices of Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).
Amex Chairman And CEO Salvatore Sodano's Statement On The Confirmation Of William H. Donaldson As SEC Chairman

Date 20/02/2003

"On behalf of the American Stock Exchange, I would like to congratulate Mr. Donaldson on his confirmation as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. His leadership experience in both the public and private sectors will contribute greatly to the restoration of investor confidence in our capital markets. The American Stock Exchange looks forward to working with Chairman Donaldson and the entire Commission on key issues facing our capital markets today."