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CME Open Interest Surpasses 17 Million Positions, Setting Record

Date 07/11/2001

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose for the first time to more than 17 million positions yesterday, Nov. 6, setting a new record at 17,107,848 open positions. Recently-launched E-mini Russell 2000 futures set both volume and open interest records yesterday, with 1,036 contracts traded and 2,032 open positions.

CDNX And Standard & Poor's Team Up To Create New Index

Date 07/11/2001

The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Toronto Stock Exchange Inc., and Standard & Poor's, a leading provider of financial information and investment analysis, today announced the creation of the S&P/CDNX Composite Index - a new venture capital index for Canada. The S&P/CDNX Composite Index is being developed as a broad market indicator for the Canadian venture capital market. The index, which will replace the existing CDNX index, will make its debut on December

WCE Total Options Volume 28% Higher Than One Year Ago

Date 06/11/2001

Total options volume for the month of October was 27.7% higher than the 6,878 contracts recorded for the same month a year ago. A substantial increase in canola options volume for October was a driving factor behind the overall increase seen in total options volume levels. The monthly volume level in canola options saw a 33.8% increase, totaling 8,731 contracts, compared to 6,527 contracts in 2000. Crop year-to-date trade volume in total options was 27,753 contracts, 70.9% ahead of the pace set

WCE Futures And Options Trading Volume And Open Interest

Date 06/11/2001

WCE Field Pea Contract In Review

Date 06/11/2001

The Dec 01 field pea contract ended the month at $182.00/tonne, $0.50/tonne lower than the contract high of $182.50/tonne that was set on September 20, 2001. The upward price trend of the Dec 01 contract that began in late July, reflects the underlying cash market (Chart 1), and suggests prices are acting to ration supplies of a smaller than expected crop of feed peas.

Slovenian Stock Exchange Index Reaches Its Record Second Time This Year

Date 06/11/2001

The leading Ljubljana Stock Exchange index - SBI20, reached its record history value for the second time this year on Monday, 5 November 2001. It climbed to 2.039,79 points and thus exceeded its previous record 2.035,76 points of 7 September this year.

Securities And Exchange Commission Statement On Treasury Long Bond Situation

Date 06/11/2001

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued the following statement:

Midam's October Volume At 35,077 Contracts

Date 06/11/2001

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, a wholly-owned affiliate of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced today trading volume of 35,077 contracts for October 2001.

London Stock Exchange plc Announcement Of Interim Results For The Six Months Ended 30 September 2001

Date 06/11/2001

Highlights: Turnover from continuing operations up 18 per cent to #106.8 million Operating profit from continuing operations before exceptional items up 18 per cent to #34.2 million Earnings per equity share up 126 per cent to 7.7 pence Adjusted earnings per equity share before exceptional items up 18 per cent to 9.0 pence Interim dividend up 10 per cent to 1.1 pence per share

London Stock Exchange Chairman's Statement - Creating Opportunities, Delivering Results

Date 06/11/2001

2001 is proving to be a momentous year for your company. Not only is it 200 years since the formation of the first regulated market in London, the organisation that became London Stock Exchange plc, but it is also the year in which we completed our transition from a mutual entity to a listed public company. Listing marked an important milestone in the Exchange's commercial development. We now have the flexibility to exploit strategic opportunities in pursuit of our primary objective - maximis