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Standard & Poor's - Index Change - TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector, TSE 100 And TSE 200 Indices

Date 04/12/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector, TSE 100 and TSE 200 Indices after the close of trading on Wednesday, December 5th, 2001.
SPDRs® Now Available At CBOE®

Date 04/12/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPDRs) are now available at CBOE. SPDRs, ticker symbol SPY, represent units of beneficial interest in a unit investment trust that holds the component stocks of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ("S&P 500 Index"). SPDRs can be bought or sold throughout the trading day, like common stock, on the CBOE. Wolverine Trading, LP was appointed the Designated Primary Market Maker (DPM) for SPY.
SGX Derivatives Trading Breaks Annual & Monthly Record Volume

Date 04/12/2001

SGX is pleased to announce that its derivatives market traded a total of 28,872,913 contracts from January to November this year. This has already exceeded the record annual volume of 27,861,162 contracts set in 1998.
SGX Announces Interest To Be Concentrator For Cross-Border Trades

Date 04/12/2001

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced that it is in exploratory talks with two straight through processing (STP) service providers to facilitate cross border settlements. The two organisations are Omgeo, a joint venture between the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Thomson Financial, and Global Straight Through Processing Association (GSTPA).
SEC Cautions Companies, Alerts Investors To Potential Dangers Of "Pro Forma" Financials

Date 04/12/2001

Today we are issuing cautionary advice that companies and their advisors should consider when releasing "pro forma" financial information. We believe it is appropriate to sound a warning about the presentation of company earnings and operating results on the basis of methodologies other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Recommended Cash Offer For Liffe (Holdings) plc By UBS Warburg On Behalf Of Euronext UK plc A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Euronext N.V.

Date 04/12/2001

Offer unconditional as to acceptances Acceptances held or received in respect of approximately 80 per cent. of issued share capital Offer extended to 3.00 p.m. on 24 December 2001
Promising Start To Screen Trading In Amsterdam Options

Date 04/12/2001

Euronext Amsterdam has successfully transferred its first group of equity option classes from open outcry trading to screen trading. Last week, the ASM International, Fortis and Nutreco option classes migrated, and initial reports from the screen trading segment of the derivatives trading system are very positive. The three screen-traded option classes experienced higher than average volumes last week, while spreads (differences between bid and ask prices) became narrower.
Postponement Of Saxess Release 3.1 To March 2002

Date 04/12/2001

To Danish members at Copenhagen Stock Exchange and 3rd. party developers As Oslo Stock Exchange soon will be joining the Norex alliance and that Stockholmsbörsen has experienced an increase in the activities in the Warrant submarket, Norex has decided to increase capacity in the Saxess system. In the enclosed letters from Stockholmsborsen you can read all about the new configuration of Saxess.
IPE November Volumes Soar

Date 04/12/2001

The volume of trade recorded at the IPE last month reached a new high, exceeding the previous November record set in 1999. Total traded volume for November 2001 was 2,435,200 lots compared to the 2,241,176 lots traded in November 1999. The increase in volume shows a year on year growth rate for November of over 8% or 194,024 lots.
EEX European Energy Exchange: EEX Turnover In November Still At Record Levels - Second-Highest Result In Spot Market And Futures Market - First Italian Trading Participant

Date 04/12/2001

The European Energy Exchange EEX reported its turnover figures for the month of November on Tuesday. With a total of 5.15 million MWh traded in November, EEX has posted its second best turnover figures. The exchange reported a record turnover of 6.14 million MWh for October this year.