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Kansas City Board Of Trade Clearing Corp. Elects Officers, Directors For 2001

Date 12/01/2001

Scott P. Smith, with Benson-Quinn Commodities, Inc., today was re-elected president of the Kansas City Board of Trade Clearing Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kansas City Board of Trade.
Futures On Individual Stocks To Be Launched On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 12/01/2001

On January 22, 2001, the Warsaw Stock Exchange will launch its new derivative product – individual stock futures.
CME Elimination Of Live Cattle Delivery Period Options.

Date 12/01/2001

Pending CFTC approval, effective January 16, 2001, with the listing of the February 2001 Live Cattle and for all subsequent contract months, delivery period options will not be listed. The Contract Specifications pages for these contracts on the CME's Web site are at: http://www.cme.com/clearing/spex/XMLReports/beefGroup.htm
CBOT Launches 5-Year Agency Note Contracts

Date 12/01/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today launched its newest financial contracts, 5-year Agency Note futures and options based on Fannie Mae‚ Benchmark Notes SM and Freddie Mac Reference Notes SM.
Statement From The IPE

Date 11/01/2001

The IPE has for some time been conducting a technology review with the objective of securing for the Exchange a world-class electronic trading capability. As part of this process the IPE has been evaluating a number of third party technology providers. The technical assessment phase of this process is now complete and the nature of the long-term relationship with technology providers is now being explored. These relationships could involve a technical services agreement and, possibly, an equity

SEC Staff Releases Report On Mutual Fund Fees

Date 11/01/2001

The staff of the Commission's Division of Investment Management today released a report entitled "Report of the Division of Investment Management on Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses," which presents the results of a study of trends in mutual fund fees. The report describes the legal framework with respect to mutual fund fees, analyzes how fees have changed over time, identifies factors that may influence the current level of fees, and recommends initiatives that are designed to improve the corporat
Program Trading Averaged 22.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 2-Jan. 5, 2001

Date 11/01/2001

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 Jan. 2-Jan. 5.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

Date 11/01/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE and its Group of Companies will be closed on the following dates in conjunction with the Chinese New Year festival :
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Strengthens Financial Safeguards Package

Date 11/01/2001

The Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) yesterday approved a new financial safeguards package for the exchange. The new package, providing the exchange with $2.6 billion in resources, is designed to further strengthen CME's financial safeguards system, continue to protect market participants in periods of extreme market stress and respond to customer needs, CME officials said. With these changes, CME will continue to lead the industry's best practices standards with r
Australian Derivatives Exchange Set To Impress As New Player In Regional Markets

Date 11/01/2001

Tomorrow’s opening of The Australian Derivatives Exchange (ADX) is an historic event not only for Australia’s financial markets, but also for those throughout the Asia-Pacific region.