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New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 19/01/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of January 12, 2001 reflecting transactions through January 9, 2001.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Changes In Face Value

Date 19/01/2001

In connection with the changes in the Danish market conventions and the drawing procedures for bonds, the face value - the nominal value of the bond - will also be changed. The face value of most of the Danish bonds will be changed to DKK 0.01 or EUR 0.01 in respect of the euro bonds.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Membership To Vote On Recommendation to ‘Demutualize’

Date 18/01/2001

The Board of Governors of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) today announced it is recommending that the WCE demutualize and is placing a detailed proposal before the membership for a vote.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Board Of Governors Approves New Feed Wheat Contract Design

Date 18/01/2001

The Board of Governors of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) has approved a revised feed wheat contract design, effective with the listing of the October 2001 feed wheat futures contract. Trading in the new contract will begin as soon as approval of the contract design is received from the Manitoba Securities Commission.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Board Of Governors Confirms Trading Fee Structure For Member Firms

Date 18/01/2001

Mr. Vicharat Vichit-Vadakan, President, the Stock Exchange of Thailand, announced that the SET Board of Governors has confirmed the fee structure for member firm trading. This followed the monthly meeting of the Board wherein they resolved to confirm the fee structure of the Trading Fee for member firms. This fee adjustment, as announced in the resolutions of the Board's monthly meeting on December 20, 2000, will help member brokerage firms lessen their expense burdens in the current market sit

Smooth Start For Clearing 21® On Paris Equity Markets

Date 18/01/2001

Clearing 21®, which will be the common clearing system used by Euronext markets in Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris by the end of the year, has been operational on Euronext equity markets in Paris since January 12. Already up and running on Euronext Paris derivatives markets Monep and Matif since September 8 last year, Clearing 21® is a recognized industry standard developed jointly by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the New York Mercantile Exchange. The Paris Bourse acquired the system in 1997
Record Business For Euronext In 2000

Date 18/01/2001

Euronext, the pan-European stock exchange resulting from the merger of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris exchanges, saw business reach new records on all markets in 2000, with trading up 15 to 110%, depending on the products.
Provisional Selections For The AEX-index® And The Amsterdam Midkap index®

Date 18/01/2001

Euronext Indices B.V. has made a provisional selection of companies for inclusion in the AEX index® and the Amsterdam Midkap index® (AMX) on the basis of the very latest data.
Program Trading Averaged 25.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 8-12, 2001

Date 18/01/2001

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. 8-12.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited: Local Retail Investors Remain The Largest Contributors To Stock Market Turnover

Date 18/01/2001

A recent survey carried out by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) shows that local retail investors remain the largest contributors to trading activities in the Hong Kong stock market. Their share in total market turnover increased from 45 per cent in the 12 months to September 1999 to 49 per cent for the same period in 2000. The remainder is shared among overseas institutional investors (28%), local institutional investors (18%), principal trading by stockbrokers (3%) and oversea