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CME Columbus Day Holiday Schedule

Date 26/09/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Columbus Day holiday:
CBOT: Fungibility For New Dow Mini-sized Contracts

Date 26/09/2001

Beginning with the launch of Chicago Board of Trade mini-sized DowSMfutures on September 30, the CBOT® mini-sized DowSMand the CBOT® DJIASM futures will be fungible contracts.
CBOT To Launch New Mini-sized Contracts September 30

Date 26/09/2001

Complementing its existing DowSMJonesSM, Treasury and Metal complexes, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) will launch 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.
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Managed Funds Transaction Processing Service.

Date 26/09/2001

ASX Managing Director and CEO, Richard Humphry, announced today that the Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) will proceed with the development of a transaction processing service for unlisted managed funds.
The Korea Futures Exchange And The Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 25/09/2001

The Korea Futures Exchange (KOFEX) and the Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE) agreed to cooperate for the development and efficient operation of both markets, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today.

SGX To Launch Single Stock Futures On 26 October 2001

Date 25/09/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that it will launch 15 Single Stock Futures (SSFs) contracts on 26 October 2001.
SFE Positioned To Take A Lead Role In Straight Through Processing (STP) & T+1 Settlement

Date 25/09/2001

SFE Corporation Limited today announced its intention to act as a 'concentrator' for both the Global Straight Through Processing Association (GSTPA) Task Flow Manager (TFM) service developed by the axion4 consortium, and Omgeo's Central Trade Manager (CTM) service. Omgeo is jointly owned by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and Thomson Financial.
SEC, State Regulators Launch Investment Adviser Information Website

Date 25/09/2001

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced the launch of a website that will allow investors to electronically access information about money managers, financial planners and other investment advisers.
RWE Energie Is Market Maker For 12-Month Futures In EEX Derivatives Market - Total Fina Elf And Acton New Participants At EEX

Date 25/09/2001

As of September 25, RWE Trading GmbH, Essen, will support trading in 12-month futures as a market-maker in the EEX derivatives market, as EEX reported on Tuesday. RWE Trading quotes binding bid and ask prices for 75 percent of the trading time in the trading of 12-month futures on base-load and peak-load blocks. The maximum spread is 25 eurocents, the minimum quantity is 25 contracts. EEX anticipates further increases in liquidity due to the activity by RWE Trading.
Record Day For IPE Brent Crude Futures

Date 25/09/2001

Traded volume in IPE Brent Crude futures set a new daily record yesterday trading 145,825 lots, the equivalent of over 145 million barrels of crude, which is twice the level of daily world production. The previous record was 141,611 on 10th April 2001. Total daily volume for all IPE contracts yesterday was 191,544 lots.