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CBOE® Announces Record Volume In XEO(sm): S&P 100® Index Options With European-Style Exercise

Date 19/10/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, announced that a single-day volume record was set in XEO options today when approximately 63,661contracts (20,647 calls and 43,014 puts) traded. Launched on July 23, 2001 and traded exclusively at CBOE, XEO options are based on the Standard & Poor's® 100 Index and are European-style exercise. A European-style option may be exercised only at its expiration.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited: Changes To The Takeovers Code

Date 18/10/2001

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced certain changes to the Takeovers Code including, amongst other things, reduction of trigger threshold from 35 per cent to 30 per cent and corresponding changes to the definition of "control". The changes are effective today, Friday, 19 October, 2001.
Standard & Poor's - Index Change: TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Financials Sector, And TSE 200 Indices

Date 18/10/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Financials Sector, and TSE 200 Indices after the close of trading on Thursday, October 18, 2001.
SEC Request Relating to Information Pertaining to the Terrorist Attacks

Date 18/10/2001

To All Securities-Related Entities: The Securities and Exchange Commission today asked all securities-related entities (whether or not registered with the SEC) to cooperate voluntarily with law enforcement authorities in their ongoing investigations in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks on this country. Over the last month, brokers, dealers, investment advisers, investment companies, transfer agents, exchanges and other self-regulatory organizations and industry groups have been
Program Trading Averaged 25.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 1-5, 2001

Date 18/10/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 1-5, 2001.

Nasdaq Teams With eBay To Support Auction For America - South African Mining Company Durban Roodepoort Deep To Contribute 1-Kilo Gold Bar At Nasdaq MarketSite Presentation On Wednesday

Date 18/10/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. today announced that it has joined with eBay to support Auction for America - eBay's online effort to raise funds for those affected by the September 11 attacks. As part of this campaign, Nasdaq is reaching out to its universe of Nasdaq-listed companies, member firms and partners encouraging them to join in the program. Durban Roodepoort Deep, Ltd. (Nasdaq SCM:DROOY), a South African gold mining company listed on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market, is one of the first comp
Euronext Introduces Futures On Fortis shares

Date 18/10/2001

Euronext Amsterdam Derivative Markets N.V. will list futures on Fortis shares as from 2 November 2001, thereby expanding the number of futures listed on major securities. Futures on ABN Amro, Aegon, ING, Philips, Royal Dutch, Unilever, KPN and Ahold shares were introduced previously. Each contract has an underlying value of 100 shares.
CME-Chematch Benzene, Mixed Xylenes Futures To Begin Trading Friday, Oct. 19

Date 18/10/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and CheMatch.com, Inc., will inaugurate trading in their first jointly developed chemical futures contracts on benzene and mixed xylenes beginning Friday, Oct. 19, at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time).
CFTC Adopts More Flexible Regulations For Intermediaries

Date 18/10/2001

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revised many of its key rules governing firms that serve as intermediaries in commodity futures and options transactions: futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors. These revisions will also affect associated persons of these firms, as well as floor brokers and floor traders. Consideration of further regulatory relief is expected in the near future.
HKEx To Introduce Three-year Exchange Fund Note Futures Contracts

Date 17/10/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce Three-year Exchange Fund Note (EFN) Futures contracts for trading on Monday, 12 November, subject to the approval of the Securities and Futures Commission. EFNs are issued by the Hong Kong Government. They serve as monetary policy instruments for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and help establish the benchmark yield curve for the Hong Kong dollar debt market. There were $39,700 million worth of EFNs outstanding in August of