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The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 32.1 Billion

Date 15/05/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on May 15 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.9 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 32.1 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
Orange In Next 150

Date 15/05/2001

Orange replaces Liberty Surf in Next 150 as of 18 May 2001 Following the official result of the takeover bid by Tiscali SpA for the French company Liberty Surf, Liberty Surf will be deleted from the Next 150 index with effect from Friday 18 May 2001, in accordance with rule 6.3.3 of the index ground rules.
Nasdaq Expands Board - Positioning For Its Anticipated IPO And Nasdaq's Global Expansion

Date 15/05/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), announced today that it has expanded its Board of Directors to 18 and added six new directors to the Board. The announcement comes following Nasdaq's first annual meeting of its shareholders, held today at the Nasdaq MarketSiteSM, Four Times Square in New York City. The six new Nasdaq® directors - with the group they represent (i.e., industry, non-industry, public, or staff) - are:
MEFF, CME, Standard & Poor's Set June 21 Launch Date for S&P Europe 350 And Sector Index Futures, Options

Date 15/05/2001

MEFF (the Spanish Futures and Options Exchange), Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and Standard & Poor's today announced a June 21 launch date for stock index futures and options contracts on the S&P Europe 350 Index, along with its Financial, Information Technology and Telecom Services sector indexes. The products will be the first futures instruments that will trade on a European exchange and clear on a U.S. exchange.
Icelandic National Debt Management Agency Agreements Of Primary Dealers In Treasury Bills

Date 15/05/2001

Yesterday, The Icelandic National Debt Management Agency (NDMA) signed Primary Dealer agreements with three financial institutions, National Bank of Iceland, Icebank and Islandsbanki-FBA.

Euronext Derivatives Markets - Over 27 Million Contracts Traded In April

Date 15/05/2001

A total of 27.548 million contracts were traded on Euronext derivatives markets in April, representing a decline of 20% from March. The total for the first four months showed a more modest 3.5% decline from the same period of 2000. In April futures plus equity and index options together accounted for 88.6% of the total.
Change In SWX Trading Hours And Trading Calendar, Effective 25 June 2001

Date 15/05/2001

virt-x, the first pan-European blue chip platform, will commence trading on 25 June 2001. The SMI stocks traded so far on the SWX Swiss Exchange will be traded exclusively on virt-x from that date. The SWX Management Board has therefore decided to extend trading hours to 6 pm (along the lines of virt-x) from 25 June for the following products listed and traded on SWX:
Toronto Stock Exchange Operating Schedule - Victoria Day

Date 14/05/2001

The TSE will be closed for the Victoria Day Holiday, Monday, May 21, 2001.
Semi-Annual Changes To The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index

Date 14/05/2001

Effective with the market open on Monday, May 21, 2001, the components of Nasdaq Biotechnology Index® will change.
New Participants On EEX Spot Market - Record Turnover In EEX Spot Market: 53,655 Mwh Traded

Date 14/05/2001

European Energy Exchange EEX has admitted Essent Energy Trading B.V., the largest Dutch power supplier, to electricity trading on the exchange's spot market. This brings the number of participants active on the EEX spot market up to 35.