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NYSE Launches Initiatives For Improved Decimal Trading Transparency And Market Depth Information -- "Depth Indications" Begin March 19

Date 15/03/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today announced the first in a series of initiatives intended at improving transparency and communication of market-depth information in a decimal trading environment.
FTSE Launch New Index For Athens Stock Exchange

Date 15/03/2001

FTSE, the international index provider, announces the creation of a new index, the FTSE/ASE SmallCap index. The index will consist of 80 stocks and is expected to go live in April 2001.
Euronext Announces, Based On 2000 Consolidated Pro Forma Figures, 51% Rise In EBITDA To EUR 256 million, And 46% Rise In Net Profit To EUR 127 Million

Date 15/03/2001

The Supervisory Board of Euronext NV, meeting in Amsterdam on 13 March 2001, has adopted the 2000 annual accounts. This press release is based on the consolidated pro forma accounts under IAS GAAP as if the Company had been established on 1st January 1999.
CME Volume, Open Interest, Electronic Trading Set New All-Time Records March 14

Date 15/03/2001

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) yesterday set a new all-time record for the exchange, with 2,245,027 contracts changing hands. CME also notched a number of other daily records yesterday, including exchangewide open interest and electronic trading volume on CME’s GLOBEXâ2 system.
CME Sets Open Interest Records As GLOBEX2, E-mini Index Volume Soars

Date 15/03/2001

Interest rate and equity index products traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) on March 13 set open interest records boosting exchangewide open interest to a record 11,551,925 positions.

CBOT Agency Contract Generates Strong, Steady Growth In 1st Year

Date 15/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade said on March 15 that its 10-Year Agency Note futures contract, launched exactly a year ago, has achieved strong and steady growth, trading 1,669,683 contracts during its first year. Average daily trading volume in the contract, based on Fannie Mae‚ Benchmark NotesSM and Freddie Mac Reference NotesSM, is 6,652 contracts. Over the last year record daily trading volume was 42,093 contracts, set on November 30, 2000, and highest daily open interest was 63,639 contracts, s
Aeroflot Right On Course To NEWEX (New Europe Exchange) - Aeroflot Stocks To Be Traded For The First Time On An International Exchange

Date 15/03/2001

The 2nd of April will be the first day of trading of the stocks of the Russian airline Aeroflot in the quality segment NX.plus of NEWEX (New Europe Exchange). The formal resolution to include the stocks in trading in Vienna was passed on 13 March 2001. This is Aeroflot's first appearance on an international stock market. Up to now, the Russian airline was listed only in Moscow (RTS). "Trading on the international exchange NEWEX gives Aeroflot access to a broad range of investors focusing on Cent
Tokyo Stock Exchange Applies For Delisting And Listing Approval For Equity Options On Stocks Of Nippon Paper Industries

Date 14/03/2001

TSE has applied for approval to delist equity options on the stocks of Nippon Paper Industries, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, The Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corporation, The Sanwa Bank, The Tokai Bank, The Toyo Trust and Banking Company and The Sakura Bank; and has applied for listing approval of new equity options on Nippon Unipac Holding, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, UFJ Holdings and Nitto Denko Corporation.
Standard & Poor's – Index Adjustment - TSE And S&P/TSE Canadian Indices

Date 14/03/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Friday, March 16, 2001 the relative weights of the companies in the TSE and S&P/TSE Canadian Indices will be adjusted. The relative weight change reflects the quarterly update to the float shares of various companies. Changes to the indices are in accordance with TSE 300 Composite Index Maintenance Policies. The TSE 300 Composite Index relative weight for the following companies will change by gr
Securities And Exchange Commission Extends Initial Compliance Date Of Order Execution Quality Disclosure Rule And Provides Written Guidance On Implementation of Rule

Date 14/03/2001

Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it is extending the initial compliance date for the first phase-in of securities subject to Rule 11Ac1-5, the order execution quality disclosure rule, from April 2, 2001 to May 1, 2001. The subsequent phase-in dates of Rule 11Ac1-5 and the compliance date of Rule 11Ac1-6, the order routing disclosure rule, remain unchanged.