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Stock Exchange Of Thailand Adjusted The Minimum Trading Spread to One Satang

Date 31/08/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has adjusted the trading spread for securities trading at less than 400 baht. This is in order to increase trading liquidity and support low-priced securities. Securities trading at a price of less than 10 baht per share will be allowed to have a minimum trading spread of one satang. This will be effective in October.
Review Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange's Growth Market KVX

Date 31/08/2001

On 1 September 2000 the Exchange introduced the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's Growth Market, KVX. The growth market was established to focus more on a group of companies with a high growth potential on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. With the establishment of the KVX Index the investors thus gained the possibility of comparing the price development in the group of listed Danish growth companies with other similar indices on foreign markets.
Results Of Stock Exchange Of Thailand August Board Meeting Announced

Date 31/08/2001

The Board of Governors of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has approved changes in the Buy-in method, and has also approved SET regulations to be applied in the case of unusual trading activity. Additionally, Miss Sopawadee Lertmanaschai was appointed as the acting manager director of the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI).
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Adds Three New Employees

Date 31/08/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange recently added three new people to its staff.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets, OCC Sign Clearinghouse Agreement

Date 31/08/2001

Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NQLX) and The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) today confirmed that they have signed an official clearinghouse agreement for single-stock futures.

First Review Of The FTSE4Good Indices Due

Date 31/08/2001

The first set of changes to FTSE's innovative set of socially responsible indices, FTSE4Good, will be announced on 18 September 2001, following a meeting of the FTSE4Good Advisory Committee. Confirmation of new additions and deletions to all 6 indices will be announced on that day.
Program Trading Averaged 28.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 20-Aug. 24, 2001

Date 30/08/2001

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 Aug. 20-24, 2001.
Nymex To Delay Start Of Web-Based Nymex Access Trading To Allow More Time For Member Preparation

Date 30/08/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will reschedule the introduction of internet-based NYMEX ACCESS electronic trading to allow more time for member firms to address issues raised by firewall protections and for individual traders to upgrade computer equipment.
Nymex Announces Margins For Brent Futures Trading

Date 30/08/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margins for the Brent futures contract it will introduce on September 5.
Intercontinentalexchange And London Clearing House Unveil Plans To Introduce Clearing Services For OTC Products - First Of Kind Plan Will Have London Clearing House Appointed As ICE's Global Clearing Facility - LCH Files For U.S. Recognition As A Derivati

Date 30/08/2001

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), one of the world's leading operators of over-the-counter (OTC) markets for oil, natural gas, power and metals products, yesterday announced and signed an agreement to offer optional clearing services to its OTC market participants as early as the fourth quarter of this year. With this service, ICE will be the first provider of OTC commodity markets to offer participants the option to utilize clearing services. With the recent acquisition of the International Petro