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Date 09/10/2001

CME Contract Specifications Changes: CME-CheMatch Benzene And CME-CheMatch Mixed Xylenes Futures

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following:

Date 08/10/2001

SGX To Raise CAP On Securities Clearing Fee

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that, for securities trades above $200,000, the maximum clearing fee (or fee "cap") will be raised from $100 to $200 with effect from 1 December 2001. The current clearing fee of 0.05% of the contract value will be maintained.

Date 08/10/2001

Instinet Reports U.S. Share Volume For September 2001

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity volume in September 2001 totaled 4,713 million shares. This compared to 5,482 million shares in September 2000 and 5,039 million shares in August 2001.

Date 08/10/2001

Hong Kong Markets Open As Normal

Date 08/10/2001

Deutsche Börse: US Segment Off To Successful Start - Xetra Market Share Five Times Higher

Two weeks after the launch of its new U.S. segment on Xetra, Deutsche Börse has an initial positive assessment: Turnover and market share for electronic trading have increased considerably. Since the market was launched on September 24, U.S. equities with a value of 144.7 million euros have been traded on Xetra with an average daily volume of 14.5 million euros traded. This results in a Xetra market share of about 26 percent during the first week of trading and a good 27 percent for the second w

Date 08/10/2001

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Investors Can Now Get More Information On The Listed Investment Trusts On The Exchange's Homepage

"Investors can now obtain a number of details on the listed investment trusts on the Exchange's website, www.xcse.dk , similar to the information there is on the listed companies. We provide information on the individual fund's investment profile, key ratios of yield and risk as well as portfolio, so that it is now easier for the investor to make a varied assessment of the individual fund," says senior vice president

Date 08/10/2001

CME Contract Specifications Changes

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following:

Date 08/10/2001

Chicago Stock Exchange: September Volume Results For This Most Difficult Month

The Chicago Stock Exchange's (CHX) total share volume decreased 8 percent and total trade volume decreased by 35 percent from September 2000. OTC share volume decreased by 27 percent, while OTC trade volume decreased by 61 percent from a year ago.

Date 08/10/2001

CFTC's Division Of Trading And Markets Clarifies Certain Exemptive Relief

The Division of Trading and Markets of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is issuing this Advisory to clarify that certain exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to registered securities broker-dealers in connection with the events of September 11, 2001, also applies to futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs).

Date 08/10/2001

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

The short trading week did little harm to volumes as brisk activity, mainly driven by government pension fund purchases, lifted the market 1.2% to a new record high.