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Euronext Paris Derivatives Markets: Seasonal Letup In Business Pace In July - Record Open Interest At Month End Steep Rise In Commodity Contracts - Overall Rise In Business For The First Seven Months

Date 08/08/2001

Trading on Euronext Paris derivatives markets eased in July after reaching its second highest level ever in June. A total of 26,038,924 contracts were traded in July. At the end of the month, open interest topped 50 million contracts, reaching a new record of 52.138 million. Trading in the first seven months totalled nearly 172 million contracts, showing a rise of 21.03% from 142 million in the same period of last year.
CME Announces E-mini Russell 2000® Index Contracts

Date 08/08/2001

Building on the success of its "E-mini" concept for stock index futures first introduced in 1997, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced plans to launch E-mini Russell 2000® Index futures.
ASX: New Arrangements For End-Of-Quarter Trading

Date 08/08/2001

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) welcomes the arrangements, announced yesterday, to separate the calculation of SPI 200 Index Futures settlement price from the ASX's end- of-quarter market close.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited - Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 07/08/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 20 August 2001, nine additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 11 existing Designated Securities will be removed from the list. The total number of Designated Securities for short selling will be 225. The Designated Securities to be added and removed are listed as follows. The revised list of all Designated Securities is also
Statistics Euronext Brussels July 2001

Date 07/08/2001

The stock market Last month, the BEL20 Index raised by 1.5%, representing a 13% gain since it reached its lowest level on 22 March 2001. The Brussels All Shares Price and Return Index went up by 1.5% each. The Small Caps Index climbed by 5%. The sector indices Health, Chemicals, Food Producers & Processors and Banks increased by respectively 3.30%, 3.16% and twice 2.28%.

Seasonal Decline In Trading On Euronext N.V. Markets In July - Overall Business Volumes Up Steadily Since January- Equity Products: Trade Volumes Rise In First Seven Months Of The Year - NextTrack Confirms European Leadership For Exchange-Traded Funds

Date 07/08/2001

Equity trading through Euronext NV orderbooks showed a seasonal decline of 17.1% from June to July, with the daily average for the month down from EUR 6.95 billion to EUR 5.76 billion.
Nymex To Decrease Margins On Crude Oil, Heating Oil, And Unleaded Gasoline Futures Contracts

Date 07/08/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will lower the margins on its crude oil, heating oil, and unleaded gasoline futures contracts as of the close of business today.
NEWEX Instruments Now Tradable On Xetra Frankfurt

Date 07/08/2001

From now on selected securities at NEWEX (New Europe Exchange) can be traded on the Frankfurt Backend of Xetra, the electronic trading system, as NEWEX announced yesterday. With this move all 435 Xetra members are now able to trade CEE securities directly on NEWEX.
Nasdaq Urges Quick Senate Passage Of Fee Relief Bill

Date 07/08/2001

The chief executive officer of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., Hardwick Simmons, today praised Senate Democratic leaders for their commitment to promptly consider the Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act (H.R. 1088) when Congress returns from its August recess. "This is an important measure that saves investors money and helps ensure the integrity of the securities markets," Simmons said.
Nasdaq Selects Ad Agency McKinney & Silver

Date 07/08/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), announced today that it had selected advertising agency McKinney & Silver as its marketing partner effective immediately. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, McKinney & Silver is part of the international network of agencies, the Havas Group, and represents high-profile brands such as Audi of America, Bacardi USA, and XO Communications.