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Date 04/09/2001

SGX Derivatives Trade Enjoys Strong Trading Volume For August - Several Other Records Set In August

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that total derivatives volume traded from January to August this year, has grown 4.63% to 19,457,816 contracts from 18,339,639 contracts for the same duration last year. The total volume traded for derivatives contracts in August 2001 saw an increase of 8%, to 2,476,105 contracts, from 2,292,919 contracts traded in the same month last year.
Date 04/09/2001

Nymex Announces Margin Rates for Brent Intercommodity Spreads - Plans to Eliminate Credit for Spreads with IPE Brent Futures

The New York Mercantile Exchange today announced the reduced margin rates that will result from the credits it will offer on spread trades between the Brent futures contract to be introduced tomorrow and its other petroleum futures contracts.
Date 04/09/2001

London Stock Exchange: 600 Companies - AIM's Success Reaches A New High

The London Stock Exchange's global market for small and growing companies, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), reached a new milestone today - Owl Technologies' quotation took the total number of companies quoted on AIM to 600 for the first time.
Date 04/09/2001

KCBT Year-To-Date Volume Ahead Of Last Year

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade remains on track to set a new annual record, with entire exchange volume up 5.5 percent when compared to last year at this time. Wheat futures volume is up 3 percent, wheat options volume is ahead by 37.2 percent and Value Line® volume is up by 37.9 percent.
Date 04/09/2001

HKEx: Views Sought On Extending Trading Hours

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published a consultation paper on extending the trading hours of the stock and Hong Kong stock-related derivatives markets.

Date 04/09/2001

Euronext Amsterdam: Geveke in Next 150 Index

Following the official result of the takeover bid by Tractebel for the Dutch company GTI NV, GTI NV will be deleted from the Next 150 index with effect from 7 September 2001, in accordance with rule 6.3.3 of the index ground rules.
Date 04/09/2001

Deutsche Börse: Partners Make U.S. Segment Even More Attractive For Retail Investors - Eleven Xetra US Partners Offer Private Investors U.S. Equities At Domestic Conditions - Xetra Live Makes Trading Transparent

Deutsche Börse has gained further partners, who will be making the new segment for U.S. stocks even more attractive, especially for retail investors. Eleven so-called "Xetra US Partners" will offer trading in the some 200 U.S. stocks to private investors at the same conditions as trading in German securities. The Xetra US Partners will thus be passing on the benefit of low trading fees in the Xetra US Stars to their customers. The smallest order size for private investors is one share. The Xetra
Date 04/09/2001

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Digest - July 2001

During July there was a slight decrease in the General Price Index and a particular decrease in the value of shares traded compared to June. The various figures and statistics are analysed below.
Date 04/09/2001

CME Posts Best Volume Month in Exchange's History - Year-to-Date Volume Already Makes 2001 A Record Year

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted the best trading month in its 103-year history in August, a traditionally sluggish trading period, with volume of 34.4 million contracts. Total volume for the first eight months of 2001 already exceeds that for all of 2000 - the exchange's most recent record year.
Date 04/09/2001

CBOT Fed Funds Settle At 96.347

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for August 2001 was liquidated by cash settlement this morning at a final settlement price of 96.347 for an average overnight effective rate of 3.653 percent during the delivery month.