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Euronext Amsterdam To launch NSC On 29 October

Date 27/07/2001

Euronext today provided its market members with a detailed testing schedule for the migration of its cash markets to the NSC system. The migration will be completed by 29 October 2001. The new schedule was approved by all market participants.
CBOT 5-Year Note Volume Sets Record On a/c/e System

Date 27/07/2001

Chicago Board of Trade 5-Year U.S. Treasury note futures set a new volume record at 50,901 contracts on the a/c/e electronic trading platform on July 26, 2001, exceeding the previous high of 46,455 set on June 28, 2001.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Revised Field Pea Futures Contract Sees Good Volume On First Trading Day

Date 26/07/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) is pleased to announce that the newly revised field pea futures contract witnessed good volume levels on its first trading day, July 25, 2001. WCE field pea futures traded actively throughout the day.
Singapore Exchange Limited Announces Corner Situation In Links Island Trading - Committee To Set Fair Settlement Price

Date 26/07/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that the Board of SGX-ST, the Securities Trading arm of SGX, has concluded that a corner situation had been created or arisen in the shares of Links Island Holdings Ltd (Links Island) in the period leading up to the suspension of trading in the counter on 16 August 2000. The Board came to its conclusion following a lengthy and thorough investigation.
Robert Glauber And Wick Simmons Named To Replace Frank Zarb As Chairmen Of NASD And Nasdaq

Date 26/07/2001

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) announced today that its Board of Governors has approved an executive management transition plan to be voted on at its Board meeting in September that will name Robert R. Glauber Chairman of the NASD and Wick Simmons Chairman of Nasdaq®. When approved, Frank Zarb will relinquish his positions as Chairman of Nasdaq and Chairman of the NASD. These changes will become effective upon the NASD Board vote on September 20 and the Nasdaq Board

Program Trading Averaged 27.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 16-July 20, 2001

Date 26/07/2001

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 July 16-July 20, 2001.
Powernext: A New Electricity Exchange Opening Up The French Market

Date 26/07/2001

Less than two years after the 1996 European directive was transposed to France by the law of 10 February 2000, electricity trading operators will have a new trading tool. The Powernext SA company, officially created today, will manage the power exchange. Powernext will be operational in the Autumn of 2001.
New FTSE Index Provides Domestic Benchmark For China

Date 26/07/2001

International investors with an interest in the domestic Chinese market can analyse and assess the performance of China A + B shares more easily from today, as FTSE/Xinhua Index Ltd (FXI) launches a new family of domestic China indices. Five new indices go live today, including the FTSE/Xinhua China A 600, which is set to become the definitive headline index for the domestic Chinese market.
Investor Protection Enhanced Through Revised NZSE Regulations For Members

Date 26/07/2001

The New Zealand Stock Exchange ('NZSE") has introduced additional regulations to further enhance the confidence of investors and the protection of client's interests in dealing with NZSE member firms.
HKEx To Suspend Trading Of Eight Futures And Options Contracts And One Stock Option Class

Date 26/07/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Thursday, 26 July) that the trading of eight futures and options contracts and one stock option class will be suspended due to the upcoming reconfiguration of HSI Services' indices and changes in market interests. Trading will be suspended according to the following procedures.