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Nasdaq Extends Deadline On Stock Option Proposal Comment Period

Date 28/12/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® has received requests from a number of issuers, law firms and organizations that include the Association of Publicly Traded Companies, Council of Institutional Investors, and the Information Technology Association of America for a 30 day extension to the Stock Option Proposal comment period. Given the importance of this issue, the intervening holiday period and the interest indicated by various parties in submitting comment, Nasdaq has extended the comment deadline until
KLSE Shorter T+3 Delivery And Settlement Period Successful

Date 28/12/2000

Settlement under the shorter T+3 delivery and settlement period recorded a high success rate with more than 99.9% of transactions cleared and settled on settlement day.
Estonian Central Depository For Securities

Date 28/12/2000

In accordance with the decision of the Managing Director of Estonian Central Depository for Securities (ECDS) of 27.12.2000, Tallinna Äripanga AS can mediate all services provided by ECDS as an account operator of the Estonian central securities registry as of 29.12.2000. The ECDS Supervisory Board approved Äripank's application to obtain the ECDS account operator status on 15.05.2000.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For December 2000

Date 27/12/2000

As of mid-December, short interest in 3,804 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 3,452,715,978 compared with 3,331,693,195 shares in 3,866 National Market issues for the month of November.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Welcomes New Vice President Of Public Affairs & Communications Department

Date 27/12/2000

The Stock Exchange of Thailand warmly welcomes Mrs. Pongtip Thesaphu, the new vice president of the Public Affairs & Communications Department, who joined the SET on December 18, 2000.

ISDEX® Internet Stock index Component Alteration Announced

Date 27/12/2000

The Kansas City Board of Trade announces the following changes to the ISDEX® index of Internet stocks, effective after the market close on Friday, December 29.
CME Domestic Stock Indexes To Settle At Fair Value, Close Early At End Of Quarter On Friday, Dec. 29

Date 27/12/2000

Following its regular quarter-end settlement procedure, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will close its domestic equity index futures contracts 10 minutes early at the end of the quarter, Friday, Dec. 29, and revise its daily settlement procedures to reflect a “fair value” settlement price.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Inrange Technologies Corporation-Class B

Date 26/12/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading put and call options on Inrange Technologies Corporation-Class B (option/stock symbol: UME/INRG) upon the opening of business on Tuesday, January 2, 2000.
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report November 2000

Date 25/12/2000

Turnover The total turnover of securities on the Exchange amounted to SIT 23.57 billion in November 2000, which is 10% higher than the November 1999 figure. A higher monthly value of the total turnover was recorded only in March this year, when it was SIT 28 billion. The total value of SIT 216.49 billion of securities traded in the first eleven trading months of 2000 was 2.2% below the 1999 figure for the same period.
Kuala Lumpur Options And Financial Futures Exchange And The Commodity And Monetary Exchange Of Malaysia Sign Merger Agreement

Date 25/12/2000

Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) and the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX) on December 22 completed the signing of the agreement to merge the two exchanges.