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SWX Establishes Strong European Position

Date 27/07/2001

SWX Swiss Exchange has successfully continued its strategy of internationalisation over the past few months. With the launch of virt-x - the first ever pan-European blue chip exchange - on 25 June 2001, SWX has clearly established itself as the exchange industry's leading competence centre for IT solutions.
SGX Derivatives Contracts Break Records

Date 27/07/2001

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that its derivatives market achieved four new records on 26 July 2001. The MSCI Taiwan futures contracts had a new daily trading volume record, the 5-year Singapore Government Bond Futures contract achieved a daily trading volume and open interest record, while the 3-month Singapore Dollar Interest Rate futures achieved a new open interest record. These are as shown below.
Securities and Futures Commission And The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited Joint Announcement On The Market Consultation And Changes To The Rules Governing The Listing Of Securities On The Growth Enterprise Market ("GEM")

Date 27/07/2001

The Securities and Futures Commission (the "SFC") and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Exchange") have agreed in principle the proposed amendments to the GEM Listing Rules.
Pacific Exchange Votes To End Mandatory Payment For Order Flow Fee

Date 27/07/2001

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that its Board of Governors has voted to eliminate the mandatory marketing fee levied on PCX market makers since August 2000. The fee, 40 cents per contract, was applied to all equity options listed on the PCX and funded a payment for order flow program.
NZSE to Extend Trading Hours And Enable Direct Trading Access

Date 27/07/2001

The New Zealand Stock Exchange ('NZSE') is to extend its trading hours and facilitate direct trading access to the Market by investors, through their brokers, in a package of moves announced today to extend NZSE services and improve access for investors.

Nymex Board Approves Recommendations For Two New Vice Presidents

Date 27/07/2001

The board of directors of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last week appointed Sean Carrington as vice president of software development and Christopher Boyd as vice president of quality assurance.
Nasdaq To Launch Final Phase Of SuperSoes Automated Order Execution System On Monday

Date 27/07/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that it will implement the final phase of its new automated order execution system, SuperSoesSM, on Monday, July 30, 2001. From that day forward, orders for all 3,500-plus Nasdaq National Market® (NNM) securities will be automatically executed using SuperSoes.
First Listed Opened Ended Fund To Begin Trading On Stock Exchange Of Thailand On July 31

Date 27/07/2001

SCB SET Index Fund Management Project (SCBSET) a new security will begin trading on the SET on July 31. It is the first open-ended fund to be listed for SET trading. Trading on the SET will provide investors with a more convenient way to buy or sell their investment.
Euronext Amsterdam To launch NSC On 29 October

Date 27/07/2001

Euronext today provided its market members with a detailed testing schedule for the migration of its cash markets to the NSC system. The migration will be completed by 29 October 2001. The new schedule was approved by all market participants.
CBOT 5-Year Note Volume Sets Record On a/c/e System

Date 27/07/2001

Chicago Board of Trade 5-Year U.S. Treasury note futures set a new volume record at 50,901 contracts on the a/c/e electronic trading platform on July 26, 2001, exceeding the previous high of 46,455 set on June 28, 2001.