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The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council On Continuing Education Launches Informational Web Site To Strengthen Compliance

Date 29/10/2001

The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education, of which the NYSE is a member, launched an informational Web site on Friday, Oct. 26, to increase awareness and provide easy access to developments in the securities industry continuing-education programs. The site, which is geared toward broker-dealers, compliance officers and training officials, facilitates access to current events, publications and reference materials on continuing education.
Offer For LIFFE: Recommended Cash Offer For LIFFE (Holdings) Plc By UBS Warburg On Behalf Of Euronext NV

Date 29/10/2001

The boards of Euronext and LIFFE announce that they have agreed the terms of a recommended cash offer for LIFFE to be made by UBS Warburg on behalf of Euronext. The Offer, which will be unanimously recommended by the board of LIFFE, will be £18.25 in cash for each LIFFE Share, resulting in a total cash consideration payable by Euronext of approximately £555 million. The Offer represents a premium of approximately 112% to the closing mid-market price of £8.60 per LIFFE Share
Nasdaq Europe To Offer Internet Access To Market Data

Date 29/10/2001

Nasdaq Europe S.A./N.V. announced that on December 3rd, it will launch a new service that will permit its data to be accessed directly over the Internet.
LIFFE Board Recommends Euronext Deal To Its Shareholders

Date 29/10/2001

The Board of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) announces that it will be unanimously recommending to its shareholders that they accept an offer of £18.25 per share from Euronext. The highlights of the offer and the proposed combination of LIFFE and Euronext include:
Euronext Amsterdam: Successful Migration To Euronext Market Model

Date 29/10/2001

Today Euronext Amsterdam successfully changed over to the Euronext cross-border trading system based on NSC technology. Following this change over, the cash markets in Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris are united on the same trading platform using the same Euronext Market Model and a common Rule Book. This is an important step towards the creation of the integrated European Market of Euronext.

CME Posts New Open Interest Record

Date 29/10/2001

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to a new high of 15,791,658 positions, surpassing the previous record of 15,791,353 positions set last month.
CFTC And SEC Extend Comment Periods For Joint Rules Relating To Margin Requirements And Treatment Of Customer Funds For Security Futures Products To December 5, 2001

Date 29/10/2001

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced a 30-day extension of the public comment periods for two proposed rulemakings relating to the implementation of provisions of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA), see CFTC Release #4571-01. The CFMA lifted the 19-year ban on the trading in the U.S. of futures based on single stocks and narrow-based stock indices.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 29/10/2001

Lacklustre trading did not deter the market from reaching new heights, as it broke through the 2300 point barrier for the first time, to close at 2306.19.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company news

Date 29/10/2001

BIHL has issued a notice for its Extraordinary General Meeting to be held at the Grand Palm Conference Centre on 21st November 2001 at 1400hrs.
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics September 2001

Date 29/10/2001

Riga In September total Latvian capital market trading volume reached EUR 39.26 million (LVL 22.38 million). Equity market trading amounted EUR 15 million (LVL 8.5 million), and, though, the volume traded was smaller than in August, it was still well above the average trading level of this year in RSE. Similarly to previous months, major stake (more than 80%) of equity market turnover consisted of Latvijas Gaze share trading. Trading turnover in Debt market was EUR 24.26 (LVL 13.83)