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In June RTS Total Turnover Amounted To $517 Mln, Up 21.6% From $425 Mln In May

Date 03/07/2001

Trade value of the traditional RTS market totaled $509 mln and grew by 22%, if compared to May figure ($417.5mln).
HKFE Revises Margins For Stock, Stock Index And Interest Rate Futures

Date 03/07/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Tuesday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 4 July the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are the result of a regular review of market conditions and are based on the clearing comp
CBOT'S June Volume At 20,105,520 Contracts

Date 03/07/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced trading volume of 20,105,520 contracts for June 2001, up 2.7% from June 2000.
CBOT To Conduct Crop Report Briefing July 11

Date 03/07/2001

The press briefing for the media and members will be related to crop production and supply/demand reports, following release of the reports by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
CBOE Introduces Advanced Strategies Course for Experienced Investors in Its Online Learning Center

Date 03/07/2001

The Options Institute, the education arm of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), long recognized as the leader in options investor education, has announced the addition of an Advanced Strategies course in its Online Learning Center. The new course curriculum includes self-guided tutorials on selling puts, vertical spreads, options pricing, and buying stocks with a ratio call spread, as well as expert insight and analysis from Options Institute instructors. The Learning Center can be found

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/07/2001

The market finally broke through the key 2000-point level for the first time and reached a new record high of 2035.97 as bank stocks rallied on heavy volume.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company news

Date 03/07/2001

Engen, the retailer of petroleum products released excellent results for the eighteen-month period to 31st March 2001.
virt-x Adds Leading Pan-European Blue Chips

Date 02/07/2001

virt-x plc announced today that from 8.00am this morning the virt-x pan-European blue chip equity market will, as planned, offer trading in the constituents of the DJ EuroStoxx50 and DJ Stoxx50 indices, bringing the total number of stocks available on the virt-x market to 280. The remaining stocks in the European blue chip indices will be added on 9 July. Following the completion of the phased launch, virt-x will support trading in 613 European blue chip equities.
Virtually All Previous Volume/Open Interest Records Shattered In June At The KCBT

Date 02/07/2001

June was the largest trading month ever at the Kansas City Board of Trade as new volume records were set for the exchange as a whole, for wheat futures and for wheat options. And, new open interest records were set for wheat futures and wheat options. Entire exchange volume during the month of June amounted to 352,271 contracts, which broke the previous monthly record of 335,203, set in June of 2000, by 5.1 percent. The new record is not only for June, but for any given month.
UCBH Holdings, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning July 10, 2001

Date 02/07/2001

UCBH Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBH) of San Francisco, California, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index©, effective at the beginning of trading Tuesday, July 10, 2001. UCBH Holdings, Inc. will replace Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:SVRN), which is de-listing from The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM.