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NYSE Nominates 13 For Election To Board of Directors

Date 08/03/2001

The 2001 nominating committee of the New York Stock Exchange has named five new candidates for election and eight current directors for re-election to the Exchange's board of directors.
Nymex To Lower Palladium Margins

Date 08/03/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will decrease the margins on its palladium futures contract for all but the March 2001 contract at the close of business on Wednesday, March 14.
Novellus Systems, Inc. To Join the Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning March 13, 2001

Date 08/03/2001

Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), of San Jose, California, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Tuesday, March 13, 2001. Novellus will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). Novellus will replace BMC Software, Inc. (BMCS).
Fourth Anniversary Neuer Markt - Neuer Markt Goes International - Expanded Position As Europe's Leading IPO Platform

Date 08/03/2001

On March 10, 2001, Neuer Markt will be celebrating its fourth anniversary. As part of the internationalization strategy for the segment, Neuer Markt will focus on reinforcing its activities in Scandinavia and southern Europe. The company reported this in Frankfurt on Thursday. Neuer Markt will expand its position as the leading IPO platform in Europe. At present, 56 of the 337 companies listed on Neuer Markt are based outside Germany.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

Date 08/03/2001

The Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) last night adopted a shareholder rights plan.

CBOT Hosts Crop Report March 8 Briefing

Date 08/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade conducted the third in its 2001 series of crop report briefings for the media and members following release on Thursday, March 8, 2001, of the latest crop supply/demand report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
CBOE QQQ Options Volume Sets New High

Date 08/03/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that reported volume in QQQ options on Wednesday, March 7 was 154,565 contracts (141,172 calls and 13,393 puts) traded.
Toronto Stock Exchange Receives Regulatory Approval For Canadian eVWAP (tm)

Date 07/03/2001

The Ashton Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTN) reported today that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has approved amendments to the Rules and Policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) to implement Ashton's eVWAP ™ (electronic volume weighted average price) trading system as a facility of the TSE. The Canadian system will be operated by Ashton's subsidiary, Ashton Technology Canada, Inc.
The Danish Equity Market Switches To New Up-To-Date Industry Classification

Date 07/03/2001

On 15 June 2001, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange will adopt a new industryclassification of the Danish equity market. The listed companies will be classified according to 'the Global Industry Classification Standard', the so-called GICS model developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor's.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Announces Listed Company Profit Increases

Date 07/03/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand today released its report of remarkably improved listed company operational results for the year 2000. Worthy of note is that operational results for listed companies in the Production and Services Sector increased by 408%. The top five sectors with the highest net profits are Electronic Components, Electrical Products, Pulp and Paper, Energy and Communications. The Banking sector reported a total net loss, down by 97%, while the Finance and Securities sector enj