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NYFE Changes Time To Conduct Fair Settlement Value

Date 18/12/2001

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that effective December 31, 2001, the New York Futures Exchange, Inc. will close its domestic stock index futures markets on the last trading day of every month at 4:15 p.m. New York Time and settle such contracts at fair value. The change in time is consistent with the same change made by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Nasdaq: Over 2.4 Million Shares Trade Through The Primex Auction System On First Day Of Operation

Date 18/12/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that over 8,100 trades and 2.4 million single counted shares were executed through the Primex Auction System™ on its first trading day. During the initial phase of the Primex Auction System's operation, trading is limited to the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, including Nasdaq leaders Intel and Microsoft.
HKEX Will Introduce Pre-Opening Session And Index Basket Order Trading Mechanism

Date 18/12/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce a pre-opening session for order matching by single price auction, and reporting overnight and other pre-opening trades. It will also introduce an index basket order trading mechanism.
Euronext Launches NextEconomy And NextPrime Segments

Date 18/12/2001

Euronext N.V. today announces the launch on 2nd January 2002 of the NextEconomy and the NextPrime segments.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Exchange Enters A New Business Area And Introduces The Xtramarkedet For Non-Listed Unit Trusts

Date 18/12/2001

On 1 March 2002, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange establishes a new market place, the XtraMarkedet. The XtraMarkedet will be an authorised market place and will first of all be offered as a market place for non-listed unit trusts.

Conversion Of SWX Legal Form From Association To Joint-Stock Company

Date 18/12/2001

The SWX Swiss Exchange Association is planning its conversion into joint-stock company (a Swiss AG). SWX was founded in 1993 with the legal form of an association under Swiss law. Since that time, it has changed significantly and has acquired equity interests in other organisations. The association structure today is no longer optimally suited to fulfilling its duties and functions. Therefore, the conversion of the association into an AG will be proposed for a vote at the 2002 general assembly o
CFTC's Futures And Options Combined Commitments Of Traders Report Now Available Weekly

Date 18/12/2001

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that its Futures and Options Combined Commitments of Traders (COT) report will be released weekly on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. time beginning January 18, 2002. Currently, this report is released biweekly on Monday afternoons. There will be no change in the release schedule for the Futures Only COT report. It will continue to be released weekly on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. time. Both reports will remain availa
Baltic Exchange Plans Membership Changes

Date 18/12/2001

Changes in the rules governing membership of the Baltic Exchange - including the introduction of the new category of social member - are being proposed by the Exchange's board. Under the changes, which will be subject to approval by shareholding members at a meeting to be held next month (January), social membership will be open to individuals, companies and partnerships entitling them to use the organisation's catering facilities.
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Launches First Futures Contracts

Date 18/12/2001

Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (ASX) has lodged final rule changes to its approved futures exchange and, subject to final regulatory clearance, will go live on 30 January 2002. ASX Managing Director and CEO Richard Humphry today announced that the first futures contracts products to be traded on ASX will be the ASX Mini200 and the ASX Mini50.
SWX: Sanctions Against Charles Vögele Holding AG

Date 17/12/2001

During the course of Monday, 4 December 2000, Charles Vögele Holding AG (CV) became aware that it could no longer achieve its previously announced earnings targets for the 2000 financial year. CV publicly issued a related profit warning during the course of Tuesday morning, 5 December 2000. Furthermore, in the week preceding publication of that profit warning, CV, within the framework of its normal contact with analysts, provided several representatives of financial institutions with the informa