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Cisco Options Break Volume Record At CBOE

Date 07/02/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that a record for the largest one-day volume in a single class was established when 221,206 contracts (148,855 calls and 72,351 puts) traded on Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq symbol CSCO, CBOE symbol CYQ) on Tuesday, February 7th.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. To Join The Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning February 13, 2001

Date 07/02/2001

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade®) (Nasdaq:BRCD), of San Jose, California, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Tuesday, February 13, 2001. Brocade will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). Brocade will replace SDL, Inc. (SDLI), which is being acquired by JDS Uniphase Corporation.
ASX Perpetual Registrars Limited And Lloyds TSB Registrars Forge Global Link

Date 07/02/2001

ASX Perpetual Registrars Limited (APRL), the share registry joint venture of the ASX and Perpetual, has formalised its existing relationship with Lloyds TSB Registrars (the largest share registry business in the UK) through a strategic alliance to be signed in Sydney today.
Amex And Euronext Announce Joint Venture For Cross Trading Trackers - Alliance Part Of Global Network Of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) Marketplaces

Date 07/02/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®), the global leader and pioneer in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Euronext, the first pan-European exchange, today signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture subject to regulatory approval to cross list and trade U.S., European and other internationally sourced ETFs.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Focus On Canola

Date 06/02/2001

March canola futures ended the month at Cdn$258 per tonne, having traded in a relatively narrow range throughout January. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Mar 01 soybean oil values (adjusted for currency) established lows not observed in about a decade in early January, but traded at higher values throughout the remainder of the month, providing some support to canola values. CBOT soybean meal values, however, experienced a significant decline throughout January, losing over Cdn$30 per tonne to end

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Reaches Record Territory In Pit Trade Volume For The Month Of January

Date 06/02/2001

WCE pit trade for January 2001 exceeded previous record volumes established for the month of January in canola futures, total futures, and futures and options combined.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 23.6 Billion Krónur

Date 06/02/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on February 6 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 11.4 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 23.6 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
Sydney Futures Exchange Australian Dollar Futures Begin Trading

Date 06/02/2001

Australian Dollar (AUD) Futures contracts began trading at the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) at 8.30am today, Tuesday 6 February 2001. The new currency contract gives private as well as corporate and institutional investors access to the global, 24-hour-a-day foreign exchange market.
Nasdaq Economic Advisory Board Announces Addition Of Three New Members - Nasdaq Also Appoints New Visiting Academic Fellow

Date 06/02/2001

The Nasdaq Economic Advisory Board (EAB) recently announced the addition of three new members: Professor Michael J. Barclay, Professor John C. Coffee Jr., and Professor Frank M. Hatheway.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Names Univits As Technology Partner - Members Approve Electronic Trading Rules And Regulations

Date 06/02/2001

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) has agreed in principle with UNIVITS, an electronic exchange design company headquartered in London and Stockholm, to develop an electronic trading platform for futures, cash and over-the-counter (OTC) derivative products. In addition, MGEX members approved rules and regulations for electronic trading yesterday, with 96.7% of the ballots cast in favor of the proposal.