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New participant On SWX: B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Frankfurt

Date 23/03/2001

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Frankfurt, as a participant. The new participant will commence trading activities on the SWX platform on Monday, 26 March 2001.
Nasdaq Modifies Clearly Erroneous Transactions Procedures

Date 23/03/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an amendment to a National Association of Securities Dealer’s (NASD®) rule to provide senior Nasdaq® officers with the authority in extraordinary circumstances to extend the 30 minute deadline for broker/dealers to notify Nasdaq that a transaction is "clearly erroneous."
London Stock Exchange Announces Management Restructure

Date 23/03/2001

Clara Furse, Chief Executive at the London Stock Exchange today announced a reorganisation of the Exchange's management structure. The changes are designed to focus high level resource on strategic development, and further strengthen the Exchange's marketing and communications drive. This underlines the Exchange's commitment to build and expand its international business by developing its customer services and infrastructure.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For February 2001

Date 23/03/2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1380.3 points at the end of February, an increase of 40.5 points from the closing value at the end of January.
HKEx GEM Conference At Beijing’s Zhongguancun Science Park

Date 23/03/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will organise a conference aimed at providing potential Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) listing candidates in Mainland China with a greater understanding of the requirements for listing on GEM in Hong Kong. The conference will be held in Beijing on 30 March. About 100 companies from Zhongguancun selected by the Beijing Municipal Government and the Ministry of Science and Technology will attend the conference. The news media are cordially invited

DIAMONDS® Debut On Boston's Exchange - Boston Stock Exchange Is The First Regional Stock Exchange To Trade DIAMONDS

Date 23/03/2001

The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) today became the first regional market center to trade DIAMONDS (Symbol: DIA), exchange-traded securities that are based on the 30 component stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM) . Until now, DIAMONDS were only available through The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group(SM).
CME E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures Set Volume Records - Options On S&P 500 Futures Also Post Volume Record

Date 23/03/2001

E-mini S&P 500 and E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to record levels yesterday, with 201,555 and 154,293 contracts changing hands, respectively. This is the first time that the E-mini S&P 500 stock index futures contract has exceeded 200,000 and the E-mini Nasdaq-100 has surpassed 150,000 contracts.
CME Contract Specifications Changes: GLOBEX Currency Futures

Date 23/03/2001

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated.
CBOT Launches New Mortgage Contracts

Date 23/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) launched its newest financial contracts today, Mortgage futures and options. These new instruments complement the CBOT®’s Agency contracts and its benchmark Treasury complex, satisfying increasing customer demand for fixed income products.
CBOE Trading Volume In Ishares sm S&P 100® Index Fund Sets New High

Date 23/03/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that volume in the iShares sm S&P 100® Index Fund (CBOE symbol OEF) on Thursday, March 22, was 174,600 shares.