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Date 28/12/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets Open Interest Record Levels In March Canola and Western Barley Futures

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) established several open interest records recently. New open interest records in both canola and western barley Mar 01 futures contracts were set.
Date 28/12/2000

Program Trading Averaged 23.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 18-Dec. 22

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Dec. 18-Dec. 22.
Date 28/12/2000

Nasdaq Extends Deadline On Stock Option Proposal Comment Period

The Nasdaq Stock Market® has received requests from a number of issuers, law firms and organizations that include the Association of Publicly Traded Companies, Council of Institutional Investors, and the Information Technology Association of America for a 30 day extension to the Stock Option Proposal comment period. Given the importance of this issue, the intervening holiday period and the interest indicated by various parties in submitting comment, Nasdaq has extended the comment deadline until
Date 28/12/2000

KLSE Shorter T+3 Delivery And Settlement Period Successful

Settlement under the shorter T+3 delivery and settlement period recorded a high success rate with more than 99.9% of transactions cleared and settled on settlement day.
Date 28/12/2000

Estonian Central Depository For Securities

In accordance with the decision of the Managing Director of Estonian Central Depository for Securities (ECDS) of 27.12.2000, Tallinna Äripanga AS can mediate all services provided by ECDS as an account operator of the Estonian central securities registry as of 29.12.2000. The ECDS Supervisory Board approved Äripank's application to obtain the ECDS account operator status on 15.05.2000.

Date 27/12/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For December 2000

As of mid-December, short interest in 3,804 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 3,452,715,978 compared with 3,331,693,195 shares in 3,866 National Market issues for the month of November.
Date 27/12/2000

Stock Exchange Of Thailand Welcomes New Vice President Of Public Affairs & Communications Department

The Stock Exchange of Thailand warmly welcomes Mrs. Pongtip Thesaphu, the new vice president of the Public Affairs & Communications Department, who joined the SET on December 18, 2000.
Date 27/12/2000

ISDEX® Internet Stock index Component Alteration Announced

The Kansas City Board of Trade announces the following changes to the ISDEX® index of Internet stocks, effective after the market close on Friday, December 29.
Date 27/12/2000

CME Domestic Stock Indexes To Settle At Fair Value, Close Early At End Of Quarter On Friday, Dec. 29

Following its regular quarter-end settlement procedure, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will close its domestic equity index futures contracts 10 minutes early at the end of the quarter, Friday, Dec. 29, and revise its daily settlement procedures to reflect a “fair value” settlement price.
Date 26/12/2000

Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Inrange Technologies Corporation-Class B

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading put and call options on Inrange Technologies Corporation-Class B (option/stock symbol: UME/INRG) upon the opening of business on Tuesday, January 2, 2000.