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Singapore Exchange And The Tokyo Stock Exchange Pursue Strategic Alliance

Date 01/10/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) today announced plans to pursue a strategic alliance aimed at broadening distribution and enhancing the liquidity of products traded on both markets.
New Record At Eurex: 68.5 Million Contracts Traded In September - Eurex Turnover Grows Nearly 45 Percent In First Nine Months - September Volume In Euro STOXX Derivatives Higher Than In DAX Contracts

Date 01/10/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives market, set another new worldwide turnover record in September: With volume of 68.5 million contracts traded, the world market leader clearly topped its previous record of 61 million contracts traded in March 2001. Compared with the September 2000 volume of some 42 million contracts, turnover increased 63.5 percent. A total of some 492.5 million contracts have been traded at Eurex during the first three quarters of the current year, about 43 percent more than
London Stock Exchange Chairman Promotes The London Advantage In Japan

Date 01/10/2001

In his first visit to Japan as Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, Don Cruickshank today spoke at the Exchange's London Advantage conference in Tokyo.
KCBT Year-To-Date Volume Remains Slightly Ahead Of Last Year

Date 01/10/2001

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade through the end of September continues ahead of 2000 volume during the same time period, but lost some ground in light of fewer trading days. Trading in the Value Line' and ISDEX' contracts was cancelled on four days in September, while wheat futures and wheat options trading was cancelled for two trading sessions. The terrorist attacks on September 11 in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania led to some cancelled trading sessions across th
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - September 2001

Date 01/10/2001

Equity turnover for September was EUR 4,911.79 million while that for bonds was EUR 3,914.18 million.

Date Set For Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Shareholders To Vote On Moving To A Holding Company Structure

Date 01/10/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today filed an amended S-4 registration statement (proxy statement/prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), paving the way for CME's shareholders to vote on a plan to reorganize CME into a holding company structure. The proxy statement/ prospectus is expected to be mailed to shareholders on or about Wednesday, Oct. 3. Shareholders are asked to vote on the proposals at or before a special meeting of shareholders scheduled for 4 p.m
Common Trading Rules For NOREX

Date 01/10/2001

From today, members of the NOREX Alliance have a common set of rules on securities trading. The NOREX Alliance has thereby reached a new milestone on its way to establish a common Nordic securities market. In addition, it is worth remembering that earlier this year the NOREX Exchanges in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm also implemented a unified industrial classification for listed companies.
CME September Volume: September Marks Second Consecutive Record Volume Month On CME - Surpassing 40 Million Contracts In 18 Business Days

Date 01/10/2001

For the second consecutive month, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set a new monthly trading volume record, for the first time ever trading more than 40 million contracts in a single month. Average daily volume totaled more than 2.2 million contracts during the 18 days CME was open for business, compared to less than 1 million in September 2000.
CBOT September 2001 Order Routing Volume Statistics

Date 01/10/2001

Members and member firms continue to increase their use of trading floor technology.
CBOT Launches New Mini-sized Contracts September 30

Date 01/10/2001

Complementing its existing DowSMJonesSM, Treasury and Metal complexes, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) successfully launched on Sunday, September 30, 2001, the following mini-sized contracts: DowSM futures based on the DJIASM (DowSMJones Industrial Average); 30-year U.S.Treasury Bond futures; 10-year U.S. Treasury Note futures; and New York Silver and New York Gold futures.