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Stock Exchange of Thailand: New Spread Not Deter Price Movement

Date 02/11/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) stresses that the new spread system, to come into effect on Monday November 5, 2001, will help investors to trade at various price levels and will not interfere with the integrity of price movements. Investors will not have to buy or sell shares step by step according to the new spread, as skipping price steps will still be allowed. Moreover, the ceiling and floor prices of shares will continue to be within 30 percent from the previous closing price.
Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase Opens Nasdaq

Date 02/11/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced that Adrian Nastase, Prime Minister of Romania, opened the market this morning at a ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketsiteSM in Times Square.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Equity Options Up 52 %; Foreign Currency Options Up 71%

Date 02/11/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced Friday that equity options trading volume totalled 83,439,215 contracts for the first ten months of 2001, up 52% over the same year ago period when 54,892,004 contracts traded.
NYMEX: Exchange Amends Platinum, Palladium Trading Hours

Date 02/11/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would amend the trading hours for its platinum futures and options contracts and palladium futures beginning on Monday, November 5.
Nymex To Lower Cost Of Exchange Of Futures For Swap Transactions

Date 02/11/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would lower the cost of exchange of futures for swap (EFS) transactions to $2.50 per contract per side from $10 per contract per side and would apply the discounted fee retroactively to the natural gas transactions conducted since the start of the program yesterday.

NYBOT: S&P Institutes Annual Weightings Changes For The S&P Commodity Index

Date 02/11/2001

In accordance with its published methodology, Standard & Poor's announced today the weightings for each of the 17 commodities found in the S&P Commodity Index (SPCI). Weightings have changed for each of the commodities and will remain fixed in the index for one year. The changes will be implemented at the close of trading on February 8, 2002.
NYBOT Announces New Trading Hours

Date 02/11/2001

Following completion of its two new trading pits (scheduled to be ready for trading on Monday, November 12th), the new tentative/proposed trading hours are as follows (all hours are in NY Time).
New participant On SWX: Instinet UK Limited, London

Date 02/11/2001

The SWX Swiss exchange has accepted Instinet UK Limited, London, as a participant. The new participant commenced trading activities on the SWX platform on Monday, 22 October 2001.
New participant On SWX: Cantor Fitzgerald International, London

Date 02/11/2001

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Cantor Fitzgerald International, London, as a participant. Cantor Fitzgerald International will be active solely in the SWX Eurobonds trading segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange.
London Stock Exchange Launches techMARK Mediscience: The World's First Market For Healthcare Companies

Date 02/11/2001

Today, on the second anniversary of techMARK™, the London Stock Exchange launched a new market: techMARK mediscience™, London's international market for healthcare companies.