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CBOT Members Approve New Pricing Strategy

Date 04/12/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) membership today approved comprehensive revisions to the exchange's pricing strategy, as recommended and endorsed by the CBOT® Board of Directors. The vote to approve the new pricing strategy was 400 5/6 in favor to 95 1/6 against.
Busiest November Ever On LIFFE

Date 04/12/2001

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) had its busiest November ever with a total volume of 25 million futures and options contracts, an increase of 130% on November 2000. Average daily volume for the month was 1.15 million. Volumes for the first eleven months are 67% up on 2000.
Stock Exchange of Thailand: PTT Shares Estimated To Boost The Market Cap By Nearly 100-Billion-Baht

Date 03/12/2001

A total of 2,797 million PTT shares will be ready to trade in the Energy Sector of the Thai bourse on 6 December using the abbreviation 'PTT'. It is expected to increase the size of the capitalization of the Thai market by nearly 100 billion baht.
SEC Halts $3.9 Million Oil & Gas Scam; "Real-Time" Enforcement Initiative Cited

Date 03/12/2001

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has obtained emergency ex parte orders from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to shut down an oil and gas investment scam in which more than 100 people invested approximately $3.9 million.
NYSE Reviewing Continued Listing Status Of Enron Corp.

Date 03/12/2001

The New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") announced today that it is reviewing the continued listing status of Enron Corp. (the "Company")--ticker symbol ENE-- due to the Company's announcement on Sunday, December 2, 2001 that it has filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

November Volume: November Trading Volume On CME Is Highest In Exchange History

Date 03/12/2001

November was the busiest month in Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'s (CME) 103-year history, with a record 45.3 million contracts traded, surpassing the previous monthly volume record of 40.3 million contracts set in September.
Major Step Forward For Growth Of Pan-European Market As EuroCCP Provides Clearing And Settlement Solution For Nasdaq Europe - New Infrastructure Will Reduce Costs And Risk, While Providing Efficiency Gains For Cross-Border Trading

Date 03/12/2001

Benefits include: Low cost clearing and netting services for Nasdaq Europe participants Fast, efficient cross-border clearing and settlement of European and U.S. equity transactions Elimination of counterparty risk with EuroCCP becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer Netting to decrease the number and value of trade obligations requiring settlement, helping to reduce settlement costs and making it possible to free up capital Settleme
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report - October 2001

Date 03/12/2001

Turnover In October 2001 the total turnover on all market segments of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange amounted to SIT 30.89 billion, which was 14% less than in September and more than triple the October 2000 figure, when the turnover reached SIT 9.2 billion. In the first ten months of this year the total turnover on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange reached SIT 261.83 billion, almost equalling the total 1999 figure. Last year's twelve-month turnover was nearly SIT 270 billion.
KCBT Wheat Futures Volume Largest Ever In Any November

Date 03/12/2001

The Kansas City Board of Trade trading volume for wheat futures in November broke all previous November records. At month's end, 234,878 contracts were traded, compared to the previous November record of 234,859 contracts set in 1998.
JSE Securities Exchange (South Africa) And GL TRADE Sign An Agreement

Date 03/12/2001

The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa ("the JSE") and GL TRADE, announced in September this year their intention to enter into a business relationship whereby GL TRADE will provide the JSE with leading edge trading front-end technology.