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Sterling Bancshares, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning February 15, 2001

Date 13/02/2001

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:SBIB) of Houston, Texas, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Thursday, February 15, 2001. Sterling Bancshares will replace E*TRADE Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:EGRP), which is delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market®.
London Stock Exchange Builds On International Business With Visit To Japan

Date 13/02/2001

As part of its continuing strategy to build international business, the London Stock Exchange today began a two-week marketing visit to Japan. Representatives of the Exchange's Issuer Services and Institutions Group are re-emphasising London's pre-eminence as an international market to the Japanese financial community. <
Laura S. Unger Designated As Acting Chairman U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 13/02/2001

The White House announced that President George W. Bush has designated Laura S. Unger as Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
HKEx To Introduce ORS And Its Online Trading Service On 23 February

Date 13/02/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce the Order Routing System (ORS) to AMS/3, the Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System, and its Online Trading Service on 23 February (Friday).
Euronext Amsterdam Has Good Start To Year

Date 13/02/2001

Euronext Amsterdam’s markets achieved good results in the first month of 2001. The total value of turnover on the stock market exceeded ? 221 billion, up 30% on January 2000. The newly introduced trackers (investment products that closely follow an index) also performed well. In their first month, trackers included in the NextTrack segment had a total market capitalisation of ? 439 million.

CBOT’s Neubauer Urges Treasury: Maintain Long-Term Debt Market Presence

Date 13/02/2001

February 12, 2001 The Honorable Paul O’Neill U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Mr. Secretary: An article in the February 9 issue of the Wall Street Journal ("Fewer Treasurys Bring More Fund Risk) raises questions regarding the continued issuance of 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds. At the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®“), we are very interested in any plans being discussed by the Treasury Department regarding the lo
CBOE Trading Schedule For Presidents Day Holiday

Date 13/02/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Presidents Day holiday:
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics 01/2001

Date 13/02/2001

Riga In January Latvian capital market turnover was EUR 36.27 million. Equity trading volume was EUR 1.5 million, while trading with debt securities amounted to EUR 34.77 million. Equity market capitalisation at the end of the month stood at LVL 370.97 million (EUR 653.22 million); total value of debt securities was EUR 303.46 million. Dow Jones RSE index appreciated by 1.35% since end of December, while RICI lost 3.87% of its end of December closing value.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Surpassed 1 Million Canola Contracts Traded To Date In 2000/01 Crop Year

Date 12/02/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) surpassed the previous record pace established in pit trade volume of canola futures during the 2000/01 crop year.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sets Equity And Options Volume Records

Date 12/02/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that equity options volume for the month of January 2001 reached a new monthly record of 10,705,795 contracts traded, a 134 percent increase over the same month last year when 4,581,850 contracts changes hands.