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CBOEdirect Adds Another Product; S&P 100 Index Options To Begin Trading

Date 21/12/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today announced that on Thursday, December 27, 2001, options on the S&P 100® Index (OEX®& XEO(sm) will begin trading on CBOEdirect(tm), the exchange's new screen-based trading platform.

SWX: Temenos Group Ltd: No Violation Of Ad Hoc Publicity-Rules

Date 20/12/2001

On the basis of the preliminary examination that has been conducted in connection with the 3 October 2001 publication by Temenos Group AG of its revised earnings and revenue estimates that was suspected to have resulted in a potential violation of Art. 72 LR (ad hoc publicity), SWX has determined that, prior to the publication, no infor-mation pertaining to the aforementioned estimates was leaked to the market. There-fore, based on SWX's current knowledge of the facts, equal treatment of all mar

Statement of SEC Chairman Harvey L. Pitt

Date 20/12/2001

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today issued the following statement:

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Date 20/12/2001

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/CDNX Composite Index:

SGX's Christmas' And New Year's Eves Trading Hours

Date 20/12/2001

Trading on Christmas' Eve and New Year's Eve (i.e. Monday, 24 Dec and Monday, 31 Dec) for SGX's securities market will be from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30p.m. The Pre-Open routine and the Pre-Close routine will be from 8.30a.m. to 9.00a.m. and 12.30p.m. to 12.36p.m. respectively. For the exchange's derivatives trading schedules on these days, follow this

SET: 150 Listed Companies Can Repurchase Shares. Rules Now Effective

Date 20/12/2001

The Senior Vice President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Ms Patareeya Benjapolchai, has announced that the SET has already issued guidelines for listed companies to repurchase their shares in addition to the details on share repurchases in the ministry regulations. These new practices will start from this December onwards.

Program Trading Averaged 26.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 3-7, 2001

Date 20/12/2001

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 Dec. 3-7, 2001.

NYMEX: Exchange Acquires Confirmation Clearing Corp.

Date 20/12/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has purchased the assets of Confirmation Clearing Corp., a firm that provides software to confirm over-the-counter (OTC) energy transactions.

NYBOT Announces Two New Records For Russell 1000 Index

Date 20/12/2001

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced a one-day volume record of 35,745 Russell 1000 futures contracts traded at its Long Island City facility on Monday, December 17, 2001. Additionally, futures open interest for the Russell reached a record level of 60,662 contracts.