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Meeting Of The Stock Exchange Board On 17 January 2001

Date 17/01/2001

At a meeting held today, 17 January 2001, the Stock Exchange Board resolved to remove Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse and Agresso from listing. The Stock Exchange Board also decided not to admit Konftel Invest and Stove Shipping to listing following the demergers of Industriinvestor and Western Bulk Shipping respectively.
CBOT: Neubauer Letter To Members On Restructuring Objectives

Date 17/01/2001

Dear Member: The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade, Inc. yesterday approved certain restructuring initiatives designed to accomplish the following objectives: Demutualize the CBOT® by converting the CBOT® from a nonstock, not-for-profit corporation into a stock, for-profit corporation and distributing shares of common stock of For-Profit CBOT® to the current CBOT® members; Modernize the CBOT®’s corporate governance structure by substantially eliminating the me
OM Acquires Remaining 49 Per Cent Of Natural Gas Exchange In Canada

Date 16/01/2001

Since February 2000, OM has been 51 per cent owner of the Canadian exchange Natural Gas Exchange (NGX) with an option to acquire the remaining 49 per cent as of May 2001. OM today announces that it has exercised its option to acquire the remaining 49 per cent of NGX from Westcoast Energy Inc. in advance. The acquisition was effective as of January 1, 2001.
Nasdaq MarketSite Unveils The Nasdaq Market Transition

Date 16/01/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. announced that it is unveiling at the Nasdaq MarketSite today a new ceremony meant to signify the transition between the official 4:00 p.m. close of the stock market to the beginning of extended trading hours for Nasdaq stocks. Similar to the 9:30 a.m. market open, an invited guest will press the button at 4:00 p.m. which lights up the Nasdaq MarketSite Wall with the ticker and updated graphs displaying extended trading hours information.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For December 2000

Date 16/01/2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1348.1 points at the end of December, an increase of 3.9 points from the closing value at the end of November.

Kansas City Board Of Trade Announces Member Dividend

Date 16/01/2001

The board of directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade at the December board meeting declared a dividend for 2001 for all "A" members of record as of Dec. 19, 2000.
CME To Settle Domestic Stock Indexes At Fair Value At End Of Every Month, Beginning Jan. 30, 2001- Expands Quarterly Procedures To Monthly Basis, Including Earlier Close At 3:05 P.M.

Date 16/01/2001

Responding to customer demand, the Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) approved expansion of the "fair value" settlement of domestic stock indexes to a monthly basis-beginning with the last day of trading this month, Wednesday, Jan. 31. CME will follow the same procedures it has used for quarter-end fair value settlements since Dec. 29, 1999.
Australian Derivatives Exchange: Metamorphosis Of Fixed Interest Market Captured By Index Futures

Date 16/01/2001

The dynamics of the entire Australian fixed interest market - including both government and corporate bonds - will be captured for the first time with a product launch announced today by the Australian Derivatives Exchange (ADX).
Toronto Stock Exchange To Make Cents Of Your Investments

Date 15/01/2001

On Monday, January 29, 2001 the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) will begin trading all stocks with a trading price greater than $5.00 in penny increments. The move to penny trading is the next stage in decimal trading for the TSE, which in 1996, became the first exchange in North America to introduce decimal trading.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange's Trading Volume Up 15% in 2000

Date 15/01/2001

The Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE) announced that trading volume in 2000 was 17,188,227, up 15.1% from 1999 due to the removal of Bank of Japan's so called "zero interest rate policy" and the introduction of half tick pricing .