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Coming Friday November 16 - CBOT Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Futures

Date 13/11/2001

The unique weighting of the individual commodities in DowSMJones AIG Commodity Index Futures provides a balanced and diversified benchmark for commodities as an asset class. DowSMJones AIG Commodity Index futures offer investors opportunities to:Arbitrage among the index componentsDirectionally trade the index futuresHedge commodity and inflation risk
CME Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 13/11/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday:
CME Posts 10 Consecutive Exchangewide Open Interest Records - Eurodollar Futures Sets New Volume Record On Globex®2

Date 13/11/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has posted 10 consecutive days of exchangewide open interest records, beginning on Oct. 30 with 15,985,674 positions and reaching a new all-time high yesterday of 17,263,062 positions. In addition, Eurodollar futures, closed for pit trading for Veterans Day, set a new volume record on CME's GLOBEX®2 electronic trading platform yesterday, with 109,615 contracts traded, surpassing the previous record set on Oct. 16, 1998 of 103,854 contracts.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - November 14, 2001

Date 13/11/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed in conjunction with Deepavali on Wednesday, 14 November 2001.
Chicago Stock Exchange October Volume Results

Date 13/11/2001

The CHX share volume increased by 6 percent over October 2000. Total trade volume was down 35 percent from October 2000. Total OTC share volume reached 1,032,159,994, a decrease of 9 percent from October 2000. OTC trade volume was down 51 percent for the same period last year.

CFTC Issues Consumer Advisory Warning The Public About Commodity Scams Arising Out Of The Tragic Events Of September 11, 2001

Date 13/11/2001

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it issued a Consumer Advisory warning the public to be wary of companies promising profits from commodity futures and options trading based on information relating to the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and the war on terrorism. Such sales pitches are false. The prices of commodity futures and options contracts already take into account all known or predictable marke
CBOT Swap Futures Off To A Good Start

Date 13/11/2001

Displaying one of the exchange's best new-product performances, the Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT®) 10-Year Interest Rate Swap futures contract is showing robust growth in volume and open interest in just the first two weeks since its launch Oct. 26.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Delisting of Equity Options On The Daiwa Bank, Limited

Date 12/11/2001

TSE has applied for approval to the Minister for Financial Services to delist the equity options on the Daiwa Bank, Limited and list the equity options on Daiwa Bank Holdings, Inc.
The Stock Exchange Of Thailand Establishes A New Record: Allows INET To Trade On The 14th November 2001, One Week After Its IPO - Internet (Thailand) PLC Will Begin Trading On The Stock Exchange Of Thailand (SET) Under The Symbol INET On The 14th November

Date 12/11/2001

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, has just disclosed that from the time the SET approved Internet (Thailand) PLC (INET) as a listed company in October 2001, the company completed the distribution of 110 million shares to the general public at 3.50 baht per share. This reflects a great deal of interest from investors. The company's registered capital increased to 250 million baht, which consists of 250 million common shares with a par value of 1 baht per sh
Stock Exchange of Thailand: Launch Of "thaicapnet.com" - A New Web Site To Increase Business Opportunities For SMEs

Date 12/11/2001

A new Website - www.thaicapnet.com - will provide business information on investments and companies that are not yet listed on the stock exchange. This Website is now ready for service. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said the Website is designed to help locate funding sources for non-listed companies, thereby increasing their business opportunities and helping them gain greater financial viability. The Website initially expects to have 30 members by the end of this year. A seminar to intro