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SEC: Alan Beller To Be Next Director Of The Commission's Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 19/11/2001

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, effective January 14, 2002, Alan L. Beller will become its next Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. In addition, he will be Senior Counselor to the Commission, a new position created to take maximum advantage of his unique qualifications and ability to make meaningful contributions to all facets of the Commission's work, both within and without the Division of Corporation Finance.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Begins Trading Options On The Phlx Defense Sector On Monday, November 19 - Commander Of The Pennsylvania Air National Guard Rings Opening Bell

Date 19/11/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange began trading options on the newly created PHLX Defense Sector on Monday, November 19. The DFX is an equal-dollar weighted index composed of 18 of the largest and most actively traded companies in the defense and aerospace industry.
HKEx, Shanghai Stock Exchange And Shenzhen Stock Exchange Introduce China Stock Markets Web

Date 19/11/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange today (19 November) jointly announced the introduction of the China Stock Markets Web following the May agreement between the three on the mutual exchange of securities market and listed company data.
Euronext:14 New Trackers On NextTrack

Date 19/11/2001

Euronext, the first pan-European exchange created by the merger of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris exchanges, today started trading the iShares FTSE 100 tracker as well as 13 trackers on FTSE global sector indices from LDRS.
Deutsche Boerse:Xetra Trading Resumes After Interruption - Operating System Error Due To Third-party Provider

Date 19/11/2001

Deutsche Börse interrupted electronic Xetra trading on Monday from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. (CET) after the Xetra trading system was shut down. The reason for shutting down was an error in a network program of the operating system that controls the link between the host computer and the trading participants. This error had also impaired communication with the external data dissemination system CEF, which did not disseminate any data as of 12:15. According to Deutsche Börse, the new Xetra rele

CSCE Announces Correction To July 2002 Coffee Option Last Trading Day

Date 19/11/2001

The Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE), a subsidiary of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®), announced today that the last trading day for the July 2002 Coffee "C" Options contract is Thursday, June 13, 2002. Through inadvertent error, previous notices had incorrectly identified the last trading day as June 14, 2002.
CME Reduces Thresholds For Block Trading Of Eurodollar Futures, Options, Adds Block Trading For Euroyen, LIBOR

Date 19/11/2001

Responding to customer input, the Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. this week approved reducing the minimum thresholds for block trading of Eurodollar futures and options on futures to 4,000 contracts, effective Dec. 3, 2001. Block trades of smaller quantities of Eurodollar futures will also be permitted so long as a minimum of 1,000 contracts as transacted in contract months in years six through 10.
CME Receives Favorable IRS Ruling - Other Conditions Met To Adopt Holding Company Structure On Dec. 3

Date 19/11/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has met all the conditions required to complete its reorganization into a holding company structure and set a date for completing the transaction. On Monday, Dec. 3, the exchange will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) through a merger of CME into a new subsidiary of CME Holdings.
CME Open Outcry Trading Posts Record Day As Eurodollar Futures Volume Continues To Climb

Date 19/11/2001

On the heels of the busiest day in its 103-year history, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted record volume open outcry trading, on Friday, Nov. 16. Of the total 3,257,886 contracts that traded on Friday, a record 2,876,878 contracts changed hands through the auction method of trading on CME's trading floors. Overall, Friday was the third time in the exchange's history that volume has surpassed 3 million contracts in one trading session as well as the third busiest day in CME history.
CBOT Treasury Volume Grows - Record On Electronic Platform

Date 19/11/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®") said today the CBOT® 30-Year U.S. Treasury bond market is experiencing substantial trading volume in the aftermath of the U.S. Treasury Department recent announcement that it will be suspending issuance of long bonds.