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  • CME-Chematch Benzene, Mixed Xylenes Futures To Begin Trading Friday, Oct. 19

    Date 18/10/2001

    Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and CheMatch.com, Inc., will inaugurate trading in their first jointly developed chemical futures contracts on benzene and mixed xylenes beginning Friday, Oct. 19, at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time).

  • CFTC Adopts More Flexible Regulations For Intermediaries

    Date 18/10/2001

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revised many of its key rules governing firms that serve as intermediaries in commodity futures and options transactions: futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors. These revisions will also affect associated persons of these firms, as well as floor brokers and floor traders. Consideration of further regulatory relief is expected in the near future.

  • HKEx To Introduce Three-year Exchange Fund Note Futures Contracts

    Date 17/10/2001

    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce Three-year Exchange Fund Note (EFN) Futures contracts for trading on Monday, 12 November, subject to the approval of the Securities and Futures Commission. EFNs are issued by the Hong Kong Government. They serve as monetary policy instruments for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and help establish the benchmark yield curve for the Hong Kong dollar debt market. There were $39,700 million worth of EFNs outstanding in August of

  • Estonia Adopts New Securities Market Act

    Date 17/10/2001

    The Tallinn Stock Exchange (TSE) qualifies the new Securities Market Act adopted by the Parliament on October 17 to be a legislation of significant importance that brings the modern and internationally accepted regulatory standards to the Estonian securities market.

  • Chicago Single-Stock Futures Joint Venture Appoints C. Robert Paul As General Counsel

    Date 17/10/2001

    William J. Rainer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the joint venture created to trade single-stock futures by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), today announced the appointment of C. Robert Paul to serve as General Counsel of the joint venture.