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Euronext Paris switches to FTSE® Global Classification System, And Announces Revised Classification Of Its French Equities

Date 28/11/2001

Euronext Paris on 22 November 2001 published details of the 817 domestic stocks listed in Paris to be reclassified according to the newly- adopted FTSE Global Classification System. The new system will be introduced on 1 January 2002 for French companies on all Euronext Paris markets -- the Premier Marché, Second Marché and Nouveau Marché.
CME Posts Second Busiest Day In History And Sets Open Interest Record

Date 28/11/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) recorded the second busiest day in its 103-year history yesterday, Nov. 27, with 3,277,574 contracts changing hands. Earlier this month, CME had the busiest day in its history when 3,327,358 contracts were traded on Nov. 15. Yesterday also was the fourth time in the exchange's history that volume has surpassed 3 million contracts in one trading session.
CME Plans Launch Of 'Side-By-Side,' Electronic Lean Hogs Trading On March 4, Adds Electronic Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Dairy

Date 28/11/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) plans to launch "side-by-side" electronic and open outcry trading of standard-sized lean hogs futures contracts on Monday, March 4, 2002. The exchange will also begin side-by-side trading of live cattle and feeder cattle futures that day. In addition, electronic versions of CME's dairy products will be listed for trading side-by-side with the floor trading of the products at a date to be determined.
CHARTERIS: European Financial Markets Remain Inefficient In Many Areas And Are Not Evolving Remotely As Rapidly As Is Widely Believed, New Survey Finds

Date 28/11/2001

Europe's financial markets are still seriously inefficient in many areas and their evolution is considerably slower than is widely believed within the industry, according to a new survey.
CBOT's Electronic Trading Platform Sets New Daily Trading Record

Date 28/11/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today its members set a new daily volume record yesterday on the exchange's electronic trading platform with 543,695 contracts traded, breaking the previous high of 513,880 contracts set on November 15, 2001. The CBOT® traded a total of 2,128,585 contracts yesterday, of which 1,584,890 were traded in the open outcry marketplace.

CBOT: Fed Funds Open Interest Continues To Climb

Date 28/11/2001

Open Interest in Fed Fund futures continues to climb, crossing over the 200,000 contract level on November 27, as continued easing of key lending rates by the Federal Reserve has led investors to the CBOT®'s Fed Funds Pit to hedge their exposure. Open Interest, a key measure of a contract's liquidity, has grown over 224% from the beginning of the year and over 305% from November of 2000. And as the Fed continues to adjust key lending rates, the position on the yield curve that the Fed Funds occu
CBOT Appoints New Officer

Date 28/11/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the appointment of Dominic Jankowski as a Vice President of the Exchange. Jankowski will be in charge of the CBOT®'s Project Management Office (PMO) in the Technology and Data Products (TDP) business unit.
Approval Of The New Rules On Public Sale Of Shares On The NSEL

Date 28/11/2001

On 23 November 2001, the Securities Commission of Lithuania approved The Rules on Public Sale of Shares on the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL). The Rules shall regulate the procedure of sale of blocks of shares and privatisation of shares owned by the state (municipality) through the NSEL. The new rules will ensure a more flexible selling procedure and more simple trading procedures for the NSEL members.
TIFFE: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 29 November 2001

Date 27/11/2001

TIFFE announced that trading for all contracts starts at 8:45am(JST) on 29 November 2001, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am. Normal trading starts at 9:00am on TIFFE, but trading starts 15 minutes earlier at 8:45am on the announcement days of BOJ's TANKAN report, BOJ's Outlook and Risk Assessment of the Economy and Prices, a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production and a GDP figure.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions

Date 27/11/2001

As of mid-November, short interest in 3,400 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 4,125,009,669 shares compared with 4,016,186,454 shares in 3,402 National Market issues for the month of October.