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Privatisation Sale Of The Oslo Stock Exchange To Proceed After Easter

Date 06/04/2001

On 30 March The Ministry of Finance approved the new Stock Exchange Regulations required to allow the new Stock Exchange Act to come into force and permit the Oslo Stock Exchange to proceed with its privatisation project. The sales process will start immediately after Easter.
NYSE Appoints Richard L. Ribbentrop as Senior Vice President, Government Relations

Date 06/04/2001

The New York Stock Exchange board of directors yesterday approved the appointment of Richard L. Ribbentrop as senior vice president, Government Relations.
HKEx: CLP Holdings Options And Futures Contracts To Be Adjusted

Date 06/04/2001

SEHK Options Clearing House Limited, a wholly-owned member of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) group, will adjust the contract terms of all open options contracts on shares of CLP Holdings Limited (CLP) as at the close of business today (Friday, 6 April) to take account of the bonus share entitlement of one bonus share for five existing shares of CLP as announced by CLP.
CME Contract Specifications Changes: Lumber & Oriented Strand Board Options

Date 06/04/2001

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: Effective on Monday, April 9, 2001, the Board of Directors approved the following changes:
CBOE Closed On Good Friday, April 13, 2001

Date 06/04/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Good Friday:

Boston Stock Exchange Posts Strong Volume Numbers For The First Six Months of FY2001 - Announces Second Quarter Results

Date 06/04/2001

The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) announced today volume results for the first half of fiscal year 2001. Average share volume rose from 22.2 to 25.4 million shares per day, an increase of 14% compared to the same period in fiscal year 2000. Average daily trade volume reached 54,259 trades, an increase of 3% compared to 52,663 trades per day in the first six months of fiscal year 2000.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange New Crop Commodity Price Trends

Date 05/04/2001

Throughout March, Oct 01 western barley prices have been trading at levels approximately $6.00/tonne above year-ago price levels. Oct 01 feed wheat prices are also trading at levels significantly above year-ago prices. Year-ago feed wheat futures prices for purposes of comparison have been adjusted (as explained below) to approximate the recent changes in the feed wheat contract.
Trading Up In March For Euronext Paris, Amsterdam And Brussels.

Date 05/04/2001

Trading in equities through the central order-book of Euronext rose 12.35% in value, from EUR 139.4 billion in February to EUR 156.6 billion in March.
Singapore Exchange And American Stock Exchange To Begin Trading ETFS And HOLDRS<SUP>SM</SUP> In Singapore On May 4

Date 05/04/2001

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today announced Amex-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and HOLDRSSM will begin listing and trading on SGX Securities Trading (SGX-ST) on May 4th.
QQQ The Newest Star At CBOE: New iShares Record Set In March

Date 05/04/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) saw its newest product take off in March, as volume levels for options on the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM, QQQ, surpassed all expectations. In its first full month of trading following a February 27 launch, QQQ volume was 2,211,781 contracts (1,504,011 calls and 707,770 puts), making it the second most actively traded index option at CBOE, trailing only the venerable S&P 500® Index options (SPX). CBOE also set a new record for one-day v