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National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania - Changes To The NSEL Trading Rules

Date 26/01/2001

Following the approval of amendments and supplements to the Trading Rules of the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) by the Lithuanian Securities Commission, the NSEL Management Board adopted and the NSEL Supervisory Board approved the following Enforcement Notes, related to the changes of the NSEL Trading Rules, becoming effective as of 1 February 2001:
London Metal Exchange Chooses CMS WebView™ Plc To Develop The Transparency Interface For Release 2 Of LME Select

Date 26/01/2001

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has chosen CMS WebView™ plc, subject to final confirmation of contract details, to develop the transparency feed interface for release 2 of LME Select – the exchange’s new electronic trading system.
Kingland Systems Announces Connectivity To The International Securities

Date 26/01/2001

Kingland Systems Corporation announced that its Options Black Box (OBB) routing engine now connects to the ISE, and has been in production since the beginning of the year. The OBB is a high-volume routing engine that allows financial firms to trade on all US options exchanges using advanced routing techniques. With the addition of the ISE, the OBB connects to the newest of the five US options exchanges, and the first all-electronic US options exchange. Financial firms can now connect to the Opt
SEC Staff Report Summarizes Findings From

Date 25/01/2001

The staff of the Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations today issued a report entitled "Examinations of Broker-Dealers Offering Online Trading: Summary of Findings and Recommendations." Text of the report is available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov/news/studies/online.htm.
New Member Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 25/01/2001

On Monday 29 January ABG Securities ASA will commence trading on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. It will become the fourth member to start trading on the Danish stock market this year and bring the number of active members of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange to 42.
Nasdaq Completes Private Offering And Expands Board

Date 25/01/2001

The Board of Governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) met today and announced two important news items for The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq®).
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For January 2001

Date 24/01/2001

As of mid-January, short interest in 3,789 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 3,410,098,677 compared with 3,452,715,978 shares in 3,804 National Market issues for the month of December.
London Stock Exchange: Exchange Announces Board Changes

Date 24/01/2001

London Stock Exchange plc today announced a restructuring of its board designed to increase the representation of independent non-executive directors, thus providing a board structure appropriate to its commercial plc status. This fulfils the commitment to sound corporate governance that the Exchange gave when it demutualised in March 2000.
London Stock Exchange: Appointment Of Chief Executive

Date 24/01/2001

London Stock Exchange plc today announced the appointment of Mrs Clara Furse as its Chief Executive. She will be appointed to the board of the Exchange with immediate effect and will commence her duties as Chief Executive on 5 February.
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report December 2000

Date 24/01/2001

Turnover In December 2000 the Exchange recorded the highest monthly value of total turnover in its history. The total turnover on all its market segments amounted to SIT 53.12 billion, which was 20% higher than in December 1999, which had previously been the record month. The total turnover in the year 2000 reached SIT 269.62 billion, 1.5% over the previous year figure.