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Date Set For Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Shareholders To Vote On Moving To A Holding Company Structure

Date 01/10/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today filed an amended S-4 registration statement (proxy statement/prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), paving the way for CME's shareholders to vote on a plan to reorganize CME into a holding company structure. The proxy statement/ prospectus is expected to be mailed to shareholders on or about Wednesday, Oct. 3. Shareholders are asked to vote on the proposals at or before a special meeting of shareholders scheduled for 4 p.m
Common Trading Rules For NOREX

Date 01/10/2001

From today, members of the NOREX Alliance have a common set of rules on securities trading. The NOREX Alliance has thereby reached a new milestone on its way to establish a common Nordic securities market. In addition, it is worth remembering that earlier this year the NOREX Exchanges in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm also implemented a unified industrial classification for listed companies.
CME September Volume: September Marks Second Consecutive Record Volume Month On CME - Surpassing 40 Million Contracts In 18 Business Days

Date 01/10/2001

For the second consecutive month, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set a new monthly trading volume record, for the first time ever trading more than 40 million contracts in a single month. Average daily volume totaled more than 2.2 million contracts during the 18 days CME was open for business, compared to less than 1 million in September 2000.
CBOT September 2001 Order Routing Volume Statistics

Date 01/10/2001

Members and member firms continue to increase their use of trading floor technology.
CBOT Launches New Mini-sized Contracts September 30

Date 01/10/2001

Complementing its existing DowSMJonesSM, Treasury and Metal complexes, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) successfully launched on Sunday, September 30, 2001, the following mini-sized contracts: DowSM futures based on the DJIASM (DowSMJones Industrial Average); 30-year U.S.Treasury Bond futures; 10-year U.S. Treasury Note futures; and New York Silver and New York Gold futures.

370 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In September - Xetra Record In SDAX Stocks

Date 01/10/2001

Volume of 370.6 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in September, about 18 percent higher than the previous month's level (August: 315.1 billion euros). The total comprises 260 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 110.6 billion euros in fixed-income securities.
SEC Provides New Relief Regarding Issuer Repurchases

Date 29/09/2001

In order to facilitate the continued orderly operation of the markets, the Commission today announced that it has used its general exemptive authority under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to temporarily modify certain conditions of Rule 10b-18 for issuers that repurchase their own common stock. Today's exemptive relief, which is described below, is not an extension of the emergency orders issued on September 14 and 21. The relief provided in those orders expires today. Today's
SEC Announces Assistance to the Airline and Insurance Industries in Reaching the Capital Markets

Date 29/09/2001

The President and Congress have made clear their desire to foster the continued vitality of the nation's airline and insurance industries. In support of these efforts and to help companies in these industries reach U.S. capital markets expeditiously, we have taken the following administrative steps for airline and insurance companies covered by Congressional legislation in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Update In KLSE CI Component Stocks

Date 28/09/2001

The Index Sub-Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in its regular review of the KLSE Composite Index (KLSE CI) has decided to release one component stock of the KLSE CI effective Monday, 15 October 2001.
Trading Activity Substantial At NYBOT Backup Trading Facility

Date 28/09/2001

In spite of the recent terrorist attacks that completely destroyed the exchange headquarters of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) at 4 World Trade Center, futures and options trading activity at the NYBOT backup facility in Long Island City has continued at seasonally normal and even higher levels.