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Palestine Securities Exchange Closed On Monday August 13 Due To General Strike In Palestine

Date 12/08/2001

The Palestine Securities Exchange will close on Monday August 13, 2001 due to the general strike in Palestine.
HKEx Introduces Additional Broker Supplied Systems

Date 12/08/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) introduced 14 additional Broker Supplied Systems (BSS) of AMS/3, the Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System on last Friday, 10 August.
Standard & Poor's - Index Change - TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped And S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Sector Indices

Date 10/08/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Monday, August 13, 2001, the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped and S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Sector Indices.
Pacific Exchange Launches Interim Linkage - Three Issues Eligible On August 10

Date 10/08/2001

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced yesterday that it will launch a pilot program for the interim options market linkage at the opening of trading on Friday, August 10, 2001.
IPE Electricty Futures Trades

Date 10/08/2001

Today, the IPE's Electricity futures contract traded for the first time. The trade took place between Powergen and Carr Futures Inc at 11.33am London time for 20 lots (equivalent to 14,860 MW) of March 2002 at a price of £18.35.

FTSE / JSE Advisory Index Committee Announces Market Consultation On Free Float Indices

Date 10/08/2001

FTSE, the global index group, and the JSE Securities Exchange have appointed an independent Advisory Committee of market practitioners to oversee the new FTSE / JSE Africa Index Series. The Committee met for the first time in Johannesburg on Monday, 6 August 2001, and today launches a market consultation process on the introduction of free float.
CME Posts Consecutive Open Interest Records - Eurodollar Options Trading Volume Sets New Single-Day Record on Third-Busiest Day In CME's History

Date 10/08/2001

For the second consecutive day, open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to a new high yesterday, August 9, of 14,319,018 positions. In addition, trading volume in Eurodollar options surpassed one million contracts for the first time, as 1,076,623 options changed hands. Total exchange volume reached 2,617,123 contracts-the third busiest trading day in CME history.
BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 10/08/2001

Based upon the figures until the end of July 2001, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels announces the new monthly selection list. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 13 August 2001 up to and including Friday 7 September 2001 after trading hours. This list is available on the Euronext website at: http://www.euronext.com (http://www.stockexchange.be/pd/pdc/endca01
Warsaw Stock Exchange And National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Sign Memorandum Of Co-operation

Date 09/08/2001

The Warsaw Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania have signed today in Warsaw a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC).
Standard & Poor's To Introduce New Commodity Index - NYBOT To Launch SPCI Futures And Options Contracts In Fall 2001

Date 09/08/2001

Standard & Poor's (S&P) and the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today the introduction of the S&P Commodity Index (SPCI) and the Fall 2001 launch of futures and options contracts based on the Index. Using a geometric calculation methodology widely adopted by major price indices, the new commodity index measures price changes in a cross section of agricultural and industrial commodities with actively traded U.S. futures contracts.