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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.

Following an analysis carried out in conjunction with market members and Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext decides in co-operation with all participants to complete the integration of its cash markets at the end of October. This date is set in order to give Euronext and its market participants enough time to prepare for the NSC system.

The migration of Euronext Amsterdam to NSC completes the three markets' move to a single trading platform for cash transactions. Euronext Paris shifted to NSC on April 23 and Euronext Brussels followed on May 21. Once the migration of Euronext Amsterdam has taken place, Euronext will be the first European exchange allowing investors to trade cash products from the three countries through a single trading platform.