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Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For July 2001

Date 15/08/2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,692.4 points at the end of July, an increase of 7.3 points from the closing value at the end of June.
HKFE Revises Margins for Stock Futures

Date 15/08/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Wednesday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 17 August 2001, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are the result of a regular review of market conditions and are based on the clea
Deutsche Börse Posts Further Increases In Second Quarter - 23 Percent Increase In Sales Against Previous Year - 19 Percent Growth In Earnings (EBIT)

Date 15/08/2001

Deutsche Börse AG posted another substantial increase in sales and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) during the second quarter of the current fiscal year. On Wednesday, the company reported that sales during the second quarter had increased 23 percent to 182.9 million euros, compared with the second quarter of 2000. The EBIT of 70.3 million euros is 19 percent higher than the second-quarter performance last year. For the first half of 2001, sales of 374.6 million euros and EBIT of 160.
U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission Adopts Rules For Futures Markets Trading Futures On Individual Stocks And Narrow-Based Indexes To Register And File Proposed Rule Changes

Date 14/08/2001

On August 13, 2001, the Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules to implement provisions in the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 that allow futures markets to register as national securities exchanges by filing a written notice with the Commission and to file proposed rule changes using an expedited process. The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 authorizes trading of futures on individual stocks and narrow-based stock indexes. Trading between eligible contract
Nymex To Introduce Calendar Spread Options

Date 14/08/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would introduce calendar spread options contracts for light, sweet crude oil and Brent crude oil on September 21; natural gas and heating oil on October 5; and unleaded gasoline on October 12.

ING Barings Announcement - FTSE Acquires Control Of BEMI And Global-Pro

Date 14/08/2001

FTSE, the global index group, today announces that it has acquired ING Barings half share of Global-Pro, the global customised index service and will takeover the Barings Emerging Markets Indices (BEMI). ING Barings will continue to manage and calculate BEMI until 31 December 2001.
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Announces Remote Trading Access Programme

Date 14/08/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Tuesday) that new rules and rule amendments establishing a Remote Trading Access (RTA) programme have been approved by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and are effective immediately.
David Harris Appointed General Counsel Of Nasdaq Liffe Markets

Date 14/08/2001

Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NqLX) today announced that David Harris has been appointed General Counsel for NqLX. Harris will be responsible for providing legal counsel and advice to the senior management of NqLX regarding the day-to-day operations of the organization, its strategic initiatives and governmental regulation, among other matters.
CFTC Adopts First Set Of Final Rules On Single-Stock Futures

Date 14/08/2001

In accordance with the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted the first set of final rules relating to the trading of futures contracts based on single securities and narrow-based security indices (together, security futures products or SFPs) as its moves ahead with implementation of the CFMA.
CBOT Mini-sized Contracts To Launch September 30

Date 14/08/2001

The first phase of new CBOT® mini-sized futures contracts will launch on Sunday, September 30, 2001. The mini-sized contracts offer smaller-sized versions of some of the most actively traded futures products in the world, compromising a market that includes fixed income, equity, agricultural, and precious metal contracts. They will trade exclusively on a/c/e, the CBOT®'s electronic platform.