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Russell Futures Open Interest Sets New NYBOT Record

Date 09/03/2001

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®)announced today a new record for the Russell futures open interest of 8,732 contracts, set on March 7, 2001. The new record passes the previous Russell futures open interest of 8,695 contracts, established on September 15, 1999. Additionally, the total open interest for the Russell futures and options contracts on March 7, 2001 was 10,709 contracts.
Program Trading Averaged 30.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 26 – March 2, 2001

Date 09/03/2001

The New York Stock Exchange yesterday released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 26 - March 2.
Helsinki Exchanges: Kontram-Yhtiöt Oyj Delisted March 13, 2001

Date 09/03/2001

The share of Kontram-Yhtiöt Oyj will be removed from the I List of Helsinki Exhanges. The share of Kontram-Yhtiöt Oyj will be on the I List for the last time on Monday, March 12, 2001. Trading has been suspended as of Friday March 2, 2001.
Euronext Amsterdam: Quarterly Review EPRA Index

Date 09/03/2001

Following the quarterly review of the EPRA index on 28th February 2001, the EPRA Index Committee decided under the ground rules of the index to make the following changes. The changes are effective as at 2nd April 2001.
CME Open Interest Continues Record-Setting Growth - E-mini S&P 500 Soars Past 100,000 In Open Interest

Date 09/03/2001

Continuing February’s trend, open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set a record for the ninth consecutive day yesterday, March 8, at 11,338,353 positions.

CBOE QQQ Options Volume Continues To Soar

Date 09/03/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that reported volume in QQQ options on Thursday, March 8 was 317,256 contracts (162,612 calls and 154,644 puts) traded, accounting for 74% of the total trading volume at the four options exchanges currently trading the QQQ options.
BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 09/03/2001

Based upon the figures until the end of February 2001, the Market Authority of Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 12 March 2001 up to and including Friday 6 April 2001 after trading hours. This list is also available on our website: www.euronext.com (http://www.stockexchange.be/pd/pdc/endca01.htm)
NYSE Nominates 13 For Election To Board of Directors

Date 08/03/2001

The 2001 nominating committee of the New York Stock Exchange has named five new candidates for election and eight current directors for re-election to the Exchange's board of directors.
Nymex To Lower Palladium Margins

Date 08/03/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will decrease the margins on its palladium futures contract for all but the March 2001 contract at the close of business on Wednesday, March 14.
Novellus Systems, Inc. To Join the Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning March 13, 2001

Date 08/03/2001

Novellus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVLS), of San Jose, California, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Tuesday, March 13, 2001. Novellus will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). Novellus will replace BMC Software, Inc. (BMCS).