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CME Plans 'Side-By-Side,' Standard-Sized Electronic Lean Hog Contracts

Date 02/10/2001

Responding to requests from market participants, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will offer a choice of "side-by-side" electronic and open outcry trading of standard-sized lean hogs futures contracts. The side-by-side program follows the successful introduction of a similar program for foreign exchange products and would be implemented early in 2002.
CBOT's September Volume Up 18.3% From 2000 At 19,679,803

Date 02/10/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced trading volume of 19,679,803 contracts for September 2001, up 18.3 % from September 2000, with a 5.1% increase year-to-date at 188,923,755.
CBOT/MidAm Columbus Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 02/10/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following trading schedules in observance of the Columbus Day holiday:
CBOT Sept. Fed Funds Settle At 96.931

Date 02/10/2001

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for September 2001 was cash settled October 1 at a final settlement price of 96.931 for an average overnight effective rate of 3.069 percent during the delivery month.
CBOT Board Approves Refinements To Restructuring Proposal

Date 02/10/2001

At a special meeting today, the Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) adopted resolutions necessary to proceed with technical refinements to the exchange's restructuring proposal, which originally was approved by the Board in January, 2001. These refinements will be reflected in an amendment to the Registration Statement (S-4) which is expected to be filed shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CBOE September Volume Increases 2%; Several Individual Volume Records Established

Date 02/10/2001

Total exchange volume for the month of September at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) increased 2% to 24,968,536 contracts (13,036,848 calls and 11,931,688 puts), up from 24,498,252 contracts in September 2000. The week of September 17, CBOE established a new record for single-week volume when 11,650,602 contracts traded. This total exceeded the previous record from the week of May 11, 1998 by more 1.3 million contracts. The Exchange was closed for an unprecedented four consecutive days,
Borsa Italiana: September 2001 New Monthly Record Set For miniFIB Contract

Date 02/10/2001

The miniFIB contract, the first mini futures contract launched in Europe, set a new monthly record of 148,353 contracts in September 2001 (previous monthly record of 125,504 contracts set in March 2001) with an average daily volume of 7,418 contracts. The average daily volume year-to-date is of 4,814 contracts.
Announcement And Update Of Component Changes To The Nasdaq-100 Index Effective October 4, 2001

Date 02/10/2001

Andrx Group (Nasdaq:ADRX) a member of Andrx Corporation, of Davie, Florida, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Thursday, October 4, 2001. Andrx Group will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). Andrx Group will replace At Home Corporation (Nasdaq:ATHMQ), which is no longer eligible for inclusion in the Index.
World Champion Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard Rings Opening Bell At The Philadelphia Stock Exchange On Monday, October 1

Date 01/10/2001

World and Olympic champion boxer Sugar Ray Leonard rang the opening bell at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on Monday, October 1, to mark the beginning of a new trading month.
Toronto Stock Exchange and Canadian Venture Exchange Closed For Thanksgiving

Date 01/10/2001

The Toronto Stock Exchange and Canadian Venture Exchange willl be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Monday, October 8, 2001. Trading will resume at the opening on Tuesday, October 9, 2001.