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  • CFTC and SEC Adopt Joint Rules And Issue Joint Order Relating To Trading of Security Futures Products In The United States

    Date 21/08/2001

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that they adopted the first joint rules to permit the trading of security futures products in the United States. These rules implement provisions of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) that lift the 19-year ban on the trading of single-stock and narrow-based stock index futures in this country.

  • Amendments To The GEM Listing Rules To Deal With Conflicts

    Date 21/08/2001

    A new Chapter 36 has been introduced into the GEM Listing Rules to deal with conflicts of interest between the Exchange and persons whom the Exchange regulates in relation to GEM. The SFC, HKEx and the Exchange have also replaced the memorandum of understanding dated 19 June 2000 with a new memorandum of understanding that covers GEM listing matters.

  • NYSE Announces First-Half 2001 Financial Results

    Date 20/08/2001

    The New York Stock Exchange reported revenues of $444.7 million and net income of $41.7 million in the first six months of 2001, as compared with $394.9 million in revenue and $47.3 million in net income during the same period a year ago.

  • CME Open Interest Record Reaches New High -Eurodollar Options Continue Open Interest Surge

    Date 20/08/2001

    Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to a new high of 14,533,564 positions on Friday, August 17. The new record surpasses one set Wednesday, August 15, at 14.442,623 positions.

  • CBOT/MidAm Labor Day Holiday Trading Schedule

    Date 20/08/2001

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following trading schedules in observance of the Labor Day holiday:

  • Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

    Date 20/08/2001

    The market took a breather after the heady gains of the past few weeks and fell 2.1% on moderate volumes.

  • Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

    Date 20/08/2001

    ABC posted good results for the six months to 30th June 2001.

  • The American Stock Exchange Launches New iShares Based On MSCI EAFE Index Fund

    Date 17/08/2001

    The American Stock Exchange® (Amex® ), the leader and pioneer of exchange traded funds (ETFs), in conjunction with Barclays Global Investors, N.A., the largest manager of indexed products in the world, today announced trading in a new iShares based on the MSCI EAFE Index Fund. The new iShares will trade under the ticker symbol EFA.

  • Nymex To Begin Offering Nymex Access® Trading Over The Internet

    Date 17/08/2001

    The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that NYMEX ACCESS® electronic trading will be available over the internet beginning with the September 4 session, which begins at 7 PM, September 3.

  • NYBOT Announces First "Exchange For Swaps" Transaction

    Date 17/08/2001

    The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that its first "Exchange For Swaps" (EFS) transaction occurred Wednesday, August 15th, 2001, in its sugar market. The EFS trade involved more than 650 lots of the Sugar No. 11 October 2001 futures contracts and was brokered by Cargill Investor Services.