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HEX: Changes In FOX Index

Date 11/05/2001

The name of FOX Index calculated by HEX will be changed to HEX25 on Sept. 1, 2001. FOX (HEX25) Index basket is reviewed semiannually. FOX is used as a benchmark index for portfolio management. Options and futures on FOX (HEX25) are traded at Eurex.
HEX To Launch A New Technology Index

Date 11/05/2001

HEX will start calculating a new technology stock index. The new HEXTech Index is launched as a response to demand from market participants. They wish to have derivative instruments for managing the risks and returns of Finnish technology stock portfolios.
HEX Ownership In TSE Reaches 60.3 percent

Date 11/05/2001

HEX has completed further transactions with the shares of Tallinn Stock Exchange (TSE) to raise its stake in TSE to 60.3 percent.
General Meeting Elects Supervisory Board Of EEX AG - Frank Gerstenschläger Is Chairman Of The Supervisory Board - Jürgen Kroneberg Is Deputy Chairman Of The Supervisory Board

Date 11/05/2001

The general meeting of EEX AG, the company that operates the biggest electricity exchange in Germany, elected the Supervisory Board on Thursday for its next regular term. At its first meeting, the newly constituted Supervisory Board elected Frank Gerstenschläger, member of the Deutsche Börse Executive Board, as Supervisory Board chairman, and Dr. Jürgen Kroneberg, deputy CEO RWE Net AG, deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board.
Component Deletion From The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Effective On May 14, 2001

Date 11/05/2001

BioChem Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq:BCHE) will be deleted as a component of the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index® (Nasdaq:NBI), effective at the beginning of trading Monday, May 14, 2001. BioChem Pharma Inc. is being acquired by Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc (Nasdaq:SHPGY). As a result, the Index will then include 75 companies.

CME Contract Specifications Changes: Circuit Breaker For All Stock Index Futures - Contract Months Pork Cutout options And Fresh Bellies Options - All-Or-None (AON) Threshold British Pound Futures

Date 11/05/2001

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: Effective Sunday, May 13, 2001, the 2.5% Circuit Breaker for all Stock Index Futures contracts will be eliminated. This affects the S&P 500, E-Mini S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, E-Mini Nasdaq 100, S&P MidCap 400, Russell 2000, S&P/BARRA Growth, S&P/BARRA Value and FORTUNE E-50 Stock Index futures contracts.
CBOT/MIDAM Memorial Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 11/05/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following trading schedules in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 11/05/2001

Based upon the figures until the end of April 2001, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 14 May 2001 up to and including Friday 8 June 2001 after trading hours. This list is also available on our website: www.euronext.com (http://www.stockexchange.be/pd/pdc/endca01.htm)
Amex CEO Sal Sodano Urges Chinese To Focus On Transparency, Small Businesses

Date 11/05/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Salvatore F. Sodano said yesterday that the Chinese should focus on building a strong efficient market system that has safeguards and protections for investors.
Ad Hoc Committee To Consider Future Tokyo Stock Exchange Organisational Structure – Final Report

Date 11/05/2001

The Ad hoc Committee in charge of advising whether or not TSE should demutualize has been meeting since July last year. The committee published the final report setting out their findings and outlining a conceptual plan for demutualization.