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RTS Board: Year 2002 In Review

Date 14/01/2003

In year 2002, total trading volume in the RTS Board (counting system-registered trades only) grew 4,5 times, from 15 million US dollars in 2001 to 68 million US dollars in 2002. Daily average turnover in 2002 skyrocketed 3,9 times to 272 thousand US dollars. 2 383 trades were executed in 2002, up from 894 trades the year before.
Oslo Børs Acts To Improve The Quality Of Closing Prices

Date 14/01/2003

In order to improve the process of bringing the trading day to an end and to ensure better quality closing prices for listed shares and primary capital certificates, Oslo Børs will implement a closing auction for these securities from Friday 14 February. A sound process of price formation is essential to investors´ confidence in the market. The new method for determining closing prices ensures fair treatment since all the participants in the closing auction achieve the same price.
Nymex To Change Margin Rates For Some Natural Gas Basis Contracts

Date 14/01/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will change the margins on some of its NYMEX Division natural gas basis contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.
Nymex Announces Introduction On New York Mercantile Exchange Clearport<SUP>SM</SUP> Technology Platform

Date 14/01/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that trading will begin on its new platform at 3:15 PM on January 16, with 34 futures contracts listed for trading at launch.
KOFEX Weekly Bulletin

Date 14/01/2003

Summary Following the previous week's upward trend, the KOFEX KTB futures market saw a similar movement this week due to the imminent US attack on Iraq and the heightened nuclear threat from North Korea. During the week, at the KOFEX USD/KRW F/X market, the Korean Won continued enjoying its strength against the Greenback.

IntercontinentalExchange Opens To Futures Exchange Traders And Locals - Dramatically Broadens Participation In Energy Trading Markets

Date 14/01/2003

IntercontinentalExchange (Intercontinental) today announced that it has received approval from the Commodity Trading Futures Commission (CFTC) permitting registered traders and locals with floor or electronic trading privileges on any regulated U.S. futures exchange to execute over-the-counter transactions on Intercontinental's electronic trading platform.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange: New Open Position Record

Date 14/01/2003

FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) Derivatives Market posted a new open position record on January 13, 2003 - 348 thousand contracts, including 316 thousand contracts in futures and 32 thousand - in options. This is a 4,8% increase over the previous record of 332 thousand contracts dated November 20th, 20002. <
Deutsche Börse Systems And entory Awarded Contract For Provision Of An Internet Search Engine For The German Federal Tax Agency

Date 14/01/2003

Deutsche Börse Systems AG and entory AG are providing an Internet search engine for the German Federal Tax Agency. The two Deutsche Börse subsidiaries came out on top in a Europe-wide call for tenders in which they were pitted against a large number of international bidders. The Federal Tax Agency will use the search engine for checks for information on German entrepreneurs active on the Internet. The agency will then compare these data against its own databaseEs erfolgt ein Abgleich q
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus No. 36: Prepayment Behaviour In The Danish Mortgage Bond Market

Date 14/01/2003

For the pricing and risk management of mortgage credit bonds a transparent model for the prepayment behaviour is generally preferred, a model which exclusively builds on fundamental factors such as the level of interest rates.
Boston Stock Exchange Share Volume Up 66% In 2002 - Continues Volume Gains Into First Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2003

Date 14/01/2003

The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) announced today volume results for 2002 year-end and for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003.