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Nasdaq Experiences Network Interruption, Then Extends Trading To 5 P.M. Eastern

Date 29/06/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., today announced that an intermittent network outage that affected the quality of stock quotations resulted in the suspension of Nasdaq's SOES and SelectNet trading systems at 2:31 p.m.
LIFFE To Launch Five Year FLEX® Options

Date 29/06/2001

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) today announced that, from Monday 9 July 2001, it will extend the maximum expiry for FTSE 100 Index FLEX® Options to five years, increasing the flexibility and range of risk management uses of the FLEX® product.
KCBT Wheat Futures Break All Previous Single-Day Volume Records

Date 29/06/2001

The Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures volume on Thursday, June 28 amounted to 32,024 contracts, which exceeds all previous single-day volume records. The previous record of 29,794 contracts was set nearly a year ago, on July 3, 2000. Each wheat futures contract represents 5,000 bushels, meaning trading volume yesterday represented 161.010 million bushels.
Introduction Of Docpharma On The Double Fixing Market Of Euronext Brussels

Date 29/06/2001

On Friday 29, 890,000 ordinary shares, which have been offered for public subscription, were admitted on the First market of Euronext Brussels. An additional 100,000 shares will be admitted in case of exercise of the green shoe.
CME Announces Regular Quarterly Revision Of Price Limits For Equity Index Products Effective On Sunday, July 1, 2001

Date 29/06/2001

Regular quarterly revision of price limits for equity index futures and options traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) become effective with the start of trading July 1, 2001, at 5:30 p.m. (Chicago time).

CBOT® Volume On a/c/e Sets New Record -- Trading Hits 296,441 Contracts, Surpassing 20 Million Contracts For First Half Of Year

Date 29/06/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that its members set a new daily volume record yesterday of 296,441 contracts traded on its electronic trading platform, a/c/e, alliance/cbot/eurex, breaking the former record of 269,975 contracts set on February 27, 2001.
CBOT Volume On a/c/e Sets New Record - Trading Hits 296,441

Date 29/06/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that its members set a new daily volume record yesterday of 296,441 contracts traded on its electronic trading platform, a/c/e, alliance/cbot/eurex, breaking the former record of 269,975 contracts set on February 27, 2001.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Slashes Fees As Incentive For New Listed Companies

Date 28/06/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is set to reduce its annual fee by 50% and its application fee by 67% effective from July 1, 2001. Also, the first 10 listed companies on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) in 2001 will be exempted from the listing application fee, initial listing fee as well as enjoy a 50% reduction in the annual fee.
SEC Cautions Investors About Analyst Recommendations - Investor Alert Provides Tips For Assessing Analyst Recommendations And Decodes Commonly Used Disclosures

Date 28/06/2001

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an investor alert urging investors not to rely solely on analyst recommendations when deciding to buy, hold, or sell stock. Instead, investors should consult multiple sources of information while considering their own investment goals and tolerance for risk.
Program Trading Averaged 28.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During June 18-June 22, 2001

Date 28/06/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for June 18-June 22, 2001.