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Copenhagen Stock Exchange: MidCap+ and SmallCap+ Will Be Introduced On 1 April 2003

Date 22/11/2002

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange introduces a new arrangement of the marketplace for the small and medium-sized shares on 1 April 2003. The names of the eligible companies will be published in the beginning of March 2003.
CBOE Membership Elects Eight Individuals To Board of Directors - Nine Individuals To Member Committees

Date 22/11/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, announced that in its annual election that concluded yesterday, the membership elected eight individuals to its Board of Directors, with five directors serving three-year terms, one director serving a two-year term, and two directors serving one-year terms. Five of the eight directors elected to the Exchange's board are public representatives. The newly elected board of directors' terms will be effective when the bo
ASX To Form Australian Clearing House - Statement By The Managing Director And CEO, Mr Richard Humphry

Date 22/11/2002

"Following an extensive review, ASX has decided to restructure its clearing and settlement functions to create a single central counterparty (CCP) that will provide contract guarantee support for clearing across all ASX markets.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand With Brokers To Provide Education In Stock Trading At Rayong On Nov. 23

Date 21/11/2002

The value of stock investment in the four eastern provinces (Chantaburi, Chonburi, Rayong, and Trat) during the first nine months of 2002 topped 70 billion baht, demonstrating a high level of interest amongst investors in this region. The SET is ready to provide education in stock trading in collaboration with brokerage firms on 23 November at the Star Plaza Hotel in Rayong for free!
Singapore Commodity Exchange April To June Newsletter

Date 21/11/2002

Recent Issues of the SICOM Newsletter can now be viewed on the web. Please click here to view the newsletter.

SEC: William R. Baker III, Associate Director Of Enforcement, To Leave Commission

Date 21/11/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that William R. Baker III, Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement, will leave the SEC to return to the private sector. Baker most recently spearheaded the SEC's investigation of WorldCom Inc., leading to the filing of charges against the company within 24 hours of its announcement that its financial statements were overstated. "There is no one who better represents the traditions and values of the Commission's enforcement prog
Program Trading Averaged 31.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 11-Nov. 15, 2002

Date 21/11/2002

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 Nov. 11-Nov. 15, 2002.
Profit Outlook For Oslo Børs Holding ASA

Date 21/11/2002

The financial markets have been marked by uncertainty and reduced activity levels in 2002. The outlook for the acitivity levels in Oslo Børs' market places is uncertain also for the next year.
Nymex To Raise Palladium Margins

Date 21/11/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would increase the margins on its December 2002 palladium futures contracts as of the close of business today to $10,000 from $5,000 for clearing members; to $11,000 from $5,500 for members; and to $13,500 from $6,750 for customers.
Nymex Sets Record for Cleared OTC Transactions

Date 21/11/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that yesterday it cleared a single-session record $1.2 billion in over-the-counter (OTC) natural gas and electricity transactions, the equivalent of 307.5 trillion British thermal units (Btus) of natural gas and 119,200 megawatt hours of electricity.