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SGX To Raise CAP On Securities Clearing Fee

Date 08/10/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that, for securities trades above $200,000, the maximum clearing fee (or fee "cap") will be raised from $100 to $200 with effect from 1 December 2001. The current clearing fee of 0.05% of the contract value will be maintained.

Instinet Reports U.S. Share Volume For September 2001

Date 08/10/2001

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity volume in September 2001 totaled 4,713 million shares. This compared to 5,482 million shares in September 2000 and 5,039 million shares in August 2001.

Hong Kong Markets Open As Normal

Date 08/10/2001

Deutsche Börse: US Segment Off To Successful Start - Xetra Market Share Five Times Higher

Date 08/10/2001

Two weeks after the launch of its new U.S. segment on Xetra, Deutsche Börse has an initial positive assessment: Turnover and market share for electronic trading have increased considerably. Since the market was launched on September 24, U.S. equities with a value of 144.7 million euros have been traded on Xetra with an average daily volume of 14.5 million euros traded. This results in a Xetra market share of about 26 percent during the first week of trading and a good 27 percent for the second w

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Investors Can Now Get More Information On The Listed Investment Trusts On The Exchange's Homepage

Date 08/10/2001

"Investors can now obtain a number of details on the listed investment trusts on the Exchange's website, www.xcse.dk , similar to the information there is on the listed companies. We provide information on the individual fund's investment profile, key ratios of yield and risk as well as portfolio, so that it is now easier for the investor to make a varied assessment of the individual fund," says senior vice president

CME Contract Specifications Changes

Date 08/10/2001

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following:

Chicago Stock Exchange: September Volume Results For This Most Difficult Month

Date 08/10/2001

The Chicago Stock Exchange's (CHX) total share volume decreased 8 percent and total trade volume decreased by 35 percent from September 2000. OTC share volume decreased by 27 percent, while OTC trade volume decreased by 61 percent from a year ago.

CFTC's Division Of Trading And Markets Clarifies Certain Exemptive Relief

Date 08/10/2001

The Division of Trading and Markets of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is issuing this Advisory to clarify that certain exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to registered securities broker-dealers in connection with the events of September 11, 2001, also applies to futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs).

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 08/10/2001

The short trading week did little harm to volumes as brisk activity, mainly driven by government pension fund purchases, lifted the market 1.2% to a new record high.

SET Adjusts New Spread Effective On November 5, 2001.

Date 05/10/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) adjust new spread for ten trading price ranges. This new adjustment will take effect on November 5th this year. The adjustment is designed to facilitate low priced securities to be more liquid. Securities trading at a price of less than 50 baht will be allocated into five trading price ranges. SET believes that the change will have no negative impact on investments but will in fact help investors to trade on various price levels. This would increase liqu