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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports 31 Percent Increase In Net Revenues, 9 Percent Rise In Net Income For The Third Quarter Of 2002

Date 28/10/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. today reported a 31 percent increase in net revenues and a 9 percent increase in net income for the third quarter of 2002 versus the same period in 2001, due in part to the exchange's seventh consecutive quarter of record trading volume.
CFTC Provides Flexibility For Banks, Mutual Funds, Pension Plans, And Insurance Companies That Want To Use Single-Stock Futures

Date 28/10/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed an amendment to its Rule 4.5 that would permit registered investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, bank trust funds, ERISA pension plans, and similar otherwise regulated entities to trade commodity interests with notional values not exceeding the liquidation value of their portfolios.
CBOT Members Surpass 1998 Yearly Volume Record

Date 28/10/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that its members set a new yearly total exchange volume record, surpassing the exchange's previous volume record of 281,189,436 contracts set in 1998. At the close of business on Friday, October 25, 282,576,220 contracts were traded year-to-date.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 28/10/2002

The market firmed up and closed the week half a percent up helped by heavyweights Barclays and Sechaba which each put on 5t to close at P13.70 and P7.65 respectively.
Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly Commentary - Week Ending Oct 24, 2002

Date 28/10/2002

Following the start of the third quarter earnings season, Bahrain equities ended the week with a marked improvement in investor sentiment. The buying spree was evident in the local market as 22 stocks exchanged hands, out of which 11 scrips gained ground while only 3 dropped in value. With the gainers outnumbering the losers by a wide margin, the SICO index surged by 2.6% while the BSE index improved by 1.8%.

Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Highlights

Date 28/10/2002

The market made a fresh start for this week to continue the correction wave that started during the middle of the previous week. Prices improved though volumes were still relatively week.
Singapore Exchange Ltd Seeks Feedback On Listing Rule Changes Relating To Quarterly Reporting

Date 25/10/2002

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today invited market participants and members of the public to give feedback on its addendum introducing listing rule changes regarding quarterly reporting and other issues, following the government's acceptance of the recommendations by the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance ("CCDG").
Securities And Exchange Commission Announces Founding Members Of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

Date 25/10/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the selection of Judge William H. Webster to be chairman, and Kayla J. Gillan, Daniel L. Goelzer, Willis D. Gradison Jr., and Charles D. Niemeier to be founding members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
RTS, NAUFOR, GIFA And European Bond Commission To Draft Cooperation Agreement

Date 25/10/2002

During its current Moscow meeting (October 24th-26th) the European Bond Commission (EBC) has decided to draft a cooperation agreement between the RTS Stock Exchange, NAUFOR (National Association of Professional Securities Market Participants), GIFA (Investment and Financial Analysts' Guild) and the EBC. The purpose of this multilateral agreement is to promote the EBC-established standards of bond offering and trading in Russia.
NYBOT'S Coffee "C" Futures And Cocoa Options Contracts Set New Records

Date 25/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that it's Coffee "C" Futures contract set another new Open Interest record of 76,224 contracts set on October 23, 2002, replacing the previous Coffee "C" record of 75,800 contracts set on Thursday, October 17, 2002. Additionally, NYBOT's Cocoa Options contract also set a new record on October 18, 2002, of 96,054 contracts, replacing the previous Cocoa Options record of 92,803 contracts set on October 1, 2002.