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CME Revises Equity Index Price Limits, Removing 2.5 Percent Downside Limit May 13

Date 04/05/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced that, in response to customer requests, it will revise the price limits on its equity index contracts by eliminating the initial 2.5 percent limit effective with the start of trading on Sunday, May 13. The change was approved by CME’s Board of Directors this week. The overnight price limit on the GLOBEX®2 system—both up and down—will also be expanded from 2.5 to 5 percent.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Feed Wheat Volume And Open Interest Levels Surpass Year-Ago Figures

Date 03/05/2001

Feed wheat futures pit trade for the month rose 36.6% to 13,542 contracts compared to 9,913 contracts in April 2000. Crop year-to-date feed wheat futures pit trade for 2000/2001 came in at 136,232 contracts, well ahead of the 87,455 contracts traded during the same period one year earlier. Increases were also witnessed in open interest levels in feed wheat futures as of April 30, 2001, which were 29.6% higher than the same date in 2000. Feed wheat futures experienced active trade across all list
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited Guidelines For Issuers With Negative Or Negligible Net Tangible Assets

Date 03/05/2001

Main Board issuers with negative or negligible net tangible asset value may apply for a de-minimis concession and/or a modification in the calculation of the “assets test” and “consideration test” for the purposes of classifying notifiable transactions (other than “connected transactions”). This announcement sets out guidelines for considering these applications.
SEC Acting Chairman Laura S. Unger Launches Online Investor Survey

Date 03/05/2001

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chairman Laura S. Unger today announced the SEC's launch of a web-based survey to learn more about how investors are using electronic media, including the Internet, in making investment decisions.
Program Trading Averaged 27.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During April 23 - 27, 2001

Date 03/05/2001

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 April 23 - 27.

Privatisation Sale Of Shares In Oslo Exchanges - Indicative Price Range Announced

Date 03/05/2001

Shares in Oslo Børs Holding ASA are to be sold through a public Share Offer over the period 8-21 May 2001. The Board of Oslo Exchanges has today decided on the indicative price interval for the Share Offer. The share price is expected to be between NOK 75 and NOK 95per share, valuing the equity capital of Oslo Exchanges at between NOK 375 million and NOK 475 million. The final price will be determined by the level of demand for the shares in the offer period on the basis of what is known as book
Open Interest In CME Milk Futures & Options Surpasses 20,000 Mark

Date 03/05/2001

Open interest in milk futures and options traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) reached a record 21,884 positions yesterday, representing nearly 4.4 billion pounds and approximately three 3 percent of annual U.S. milk production. Open interest in milk futures has set new records for 15 consecutive sessions, beginning with 14,123 positions on April 11, and reaching 16,686 yesterday. Options on milk futures posted 12 consecutive sessions of record-breaking open interest beginning with 4
New Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Meal Futures Contract Specifications Released

Date 03/05/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) today released the contract specifications for the Exchange’s new canola meal futures contract, which is expected to be listed in mid-June 2001, effective with the Oct 01 contract.
LIFFE Trades Record Value And Volume In April 2001

Date 03/05/2001

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) traded a record average daily nominal value of £414 billion (?667 billion) in April 2001 representing a monthly total underlying value of £7,866 billion (?12,664 billion), up 93% year on year.
JSE And FTSE Form Alliance To Provide Africa Indices

Date 03/05/2001

The JSE Securities Exchange (“the JSE”) has today announced an agreement with global index provider FTSE to provide internationally recognised index products for the domestic and African markets. The agreement means that a significantly enhanced and expanded index series, to be named the FTSE/JSE Africa Series, will be developed for South African and African investors.