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ETFR: Heeding the Rule of Law

October 2002
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Heeding the Rule of Law

by Marsha Zapson

In an attempt to level the playing field among US exchanges and things that look and act like exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Commission has enacted a nine-month pilot program to give temporary relief to electronic brokerages and markets from the trade-through rule of the Intermarket Trading System.

Eurex Breaks New Ground

by Elise Coroneos

Eurex has announced its intention to begin trading the world’s first futures on ETFs on November 18 this year.
ETFR Features

Think Canada, think i60

by Kelly Haughton

With more than C$3.3 billion (US$2.1 billion) under management, the iUnits S&P/TSE 60 Index Participation Fund is to the Canadian ETF market what the S&P 500 SPDR is to the US market.

In the eyes of the beholder

by Marsha Zapson

A larger-than-life spider crawls from the corner of an online ad and stops just short of some text, which reads: "He may not win any beauty contests….But he sure can help diversify your portfolio."