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Trading Up In March For Euronext Paris, Amsterdam And Brussels.

Date 05/04/2001

Trading in equities through the central order-book of Euronext rose 12.35% in value, from EUR 139.4 billion in February to EUR 156.6 billion in March.
Singapore Exchange And American Stock Exchange To Begin Trading ETFS And HOLDRS<SUP>SM</SUP> In Singapore On May 4

Date 05/04/2001

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today announced Amex-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and HOLDRSSM will begin listing and trading on SGX Securities Trading (SGX-ST) on May 4th.
QQQ The Newest Star At CBOE: New iShares Record Set In March

Date 05/04/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) saw its newest product take off in March, as volume levels for options on the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM, QQQ, surpassed all expectations. In its first full month of trading following a February 27 launch, QQQ volume was 2,211,781 contracts (1,504,011 calls and 707,770 puts), making it the second most actively traded index option at CBOE, trailing only the venerable S&P 500® Index options (SPX). CBOE also set a new record for one-day v
Preliminary First-Quarter 2001 Results - Daily Share Volume Averages A Record 2.1 Billion - 22 Of 50 Largest Trading Sessions Ever Occurred In The First Quarter

Date 05/04/2001

Daily volume on The Nasdaq Stock Market® averaged a record 2.1 billion shares in the first quarter of this year, a 15.8 percent increase from 1.8 billion shares in the first quarter of 2000, and a 2.9 percent gain from 2.03 billion shares in the fourth quarter last year. Twenty-two of the 50 heaviest trading days ever on Nasdaq® occurred in the first quarter of 2001. Nasdaq experienced its most active single session in the first quarter, when 3.18 billion shares were traded on January 31, 2001.
New York Stock Exchange Announces 2000 Financial Results

Date 05/04/2001

The New York Stock Exchange reported revenue of $815.3 million and net income of $72.9 million in 2000, compared with revenue of $735.5 million and net income of $75.2 million in 1999.

March Sees Second Highest Monthly Volume Level Ever At Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 05/04/2001

Total monthly futures pit trade, for all commodities combined, reached a record level for the month of March at 303,720 contracts, 48.8% higher than one year ago. A substantial increase in canola futures volume for March was a driving factor behind the overall record level in total futures volume. Crop year-to-date total futures pit trade for 2000/01 came in at 1,838,692 contracts, well ahead of the 1,565,062 contracts traded during the same period one-year earlier. Total futures open interest w
LIFFE Appoints Managing Director Of Sales And Marketing

Date 05/04/2001

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) is pleased to announce that Mr. Simon Raybould has been appointed as the Exchange's Managing Director of Sales and Marketing.
IPE Gas Oil Futures 20 Years Old On 6 April 2001

Date 05/04/2001

IPE Gas Oil futures celebrates 20 years on Friday 6 April 2001. Launched in 1981, Gas Oil futures was the IPE's first successfully traded contract and it has developed into one of the most well-established hedging and trading tools of the energy industry.
Euronext Paris Derivatives Markets - Trading Reaches Record High In March

Date 05/04/2001

Trading on Paris derivatives markets reached a record 27,340,105 contracts, including both futures and options, in March. Open interest was down 20.7% on February figures, reflecting the close of quarterly deliveries, and at month end stood at 31,127,929 lots.
Euronext Brussels: Monthly Volume Of The Derivatives Market Rose By 150%

Date 05/04/2001

In March the number of traded contracts rose by 150,3% to reach a monthly total of 1,417,577. This staggering performance is largely due to the revival of the mini® BEL20® contract. No less than 1,167,670 contracts were traded marking a 244% increase compared to last month. This increase was also supported by a 101,6 % increase in the volume of the BEL20® option contract to 105.324 contracts traded.