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SEHK To Introduce A Trading Fee To Replace Its Portion Of Transaction Levy

Date 19/07/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, will introduce on 1 September 2001 a Trading Fee of 0.005 per cent per side of the consideration of a transaction. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved the fee and the related amendments to the various rules.
Program Trading Averaged 26.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 9-July 13, 2001

Date 19/07/2001

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 July 9-July 13, 2001.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange To File With Securities And Exchange Commission To Eliminate Exchange-Based Payment For Order Flow Fee

Date 19/07/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced Thursday that its Executive Committee has authorized the chairman to file papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate its exchange-based payment for order flow fee.
New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 19/07/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 13, 2001 reflecting transactions through July 10, 2001.
HKEx: Stock Options Trading To Move to HKATS On 6 August

Date 19/07/2001

Derivatives Trading Integration will be completed on 6 August 2001 (Monday) with the migration of stock options trading to HKATS, the Hong Kong Futures Automated Trading System. Stock options are currently traded on TOPS, the Trade Options System. Clearing and settlement of stock options trades will continue to be performed on TOPS as at present.

Euronext Will Complete Integration Of Cash Markets At The End Of October

Date 19/07/2001

Today Euronext announces that the integration of its cash markets will be completed at the end of October, following the migration of the Amsterdam markets to the NSC system.
Euronext Announces Launch Of Winefex Bordeaux - The World's First Future For Fine Bordeaux Wines

Date 19/07/2001

Euronext today announced plans to launch Winefex Bordeaux, a future contract based on en primeur fine Bordeaux red wines, on 14 September 2001. The new contracts will be traded on the Euronext Paris trading system.
Euronext Amsterdam To Introduce Screen Trading For Fortis, Nutreco And ASM International Equity Options In November

Date 19/07/2001

In November 2001, Euronext Amsterdam will launch a pilot project during which a number of option classes will migrate to full screen trading for the first time in the history of Amsterdam option trading. Nowadays in Amsterdam only futures are traded fully on screen.
Deutsche Börse Publishes Performance Ratings Of Designated Sponsors In Xetra - 50 Designated Sponsors Achieve AA Rating - All Nemax 50 Companies Have At Least One Designated Sponsor With An AA Rating

Date 19/07/2001

On Thursday, Deutsche Börse published the quarterly ratings for the current 65 Designated Sponsors in Xetra. They show that during the second quarter of the year 50 Designated Sponsors, representing 97 percent of the companies, fulfilled the criteria for the highest performance rating, "AA." They thus achieved the best rating with regard to quotation time and the prescribed spreads. Only three Designated Sponsors were not issued a rating because they failed to meet the minimum requirements last
CME Has Second Busiest Day in 103-Year History As Trading Volume Reaches Nearly 2.7 Million Contracts - Eurodollar Options Set New Single-Day Volume Record

Date 19/07/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., (CME) marked the second busiest trading day in its 103-year history yesterday, July 18, when 2,682,228 contracts changed hands. The underlying value of the nearly 2.7 million contracts traded totaled $2.13 trillion.