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SWX: Converium: Requirements For Inclusion In The SMI

Date 20/11/2001

In connection with the forthcoming IPO of Converium (anticipated first trading day: 11 December 2001), the Index Commission of the SWX Swiss Exchange has examined the matter of the inclusion of Converium in the Swiss Market Index (SMI). The SWX Management Board, acting at the request of the Index Commission, has ruled as follows:
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: Listed Companies Report Over 14 Times Rise In Profits At the end Of Q3

Date 20/11/2001

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong announced that, as of 15 November 2001, 73% of the 352 companies listed on the SET, when submitting their financial statements for the nine months ending 30th September 2001, reported profits. In total, they posted161,866 million baht in overall net profits, which reversed net losses of 11,856 million baht in the same period last year. This represents an amazing 1,465% increase.
Russian Trading System: The Placement Of LUKOIL Common Shares

Date 20/11/2001

According to LUKOIL Company, on 22 November 2001 the company will place additional issue of its common shares (state reg. # 1-08-00077-A dated 15 Nov 2001). The issue comprises 77 211 846 common shares of a 0.025 Rouble par value.
NYBOT: Sugar, Coffee And Cocoa Markets To Be Closed On Wednesday 12/26/01

Date 20/11/2001

By resolution of the CSCE Board of Directors, the Sugar, Coffee and Cocoa markets will not open for trading on Wednesday 12/26/01. This is in keeping with CSCE's prior practice not to open on Boxing Day, which is celebrated in the United Kingdom. Please note that all notice, delivery and expiration dates remain unchanged by this action.
KCBT Wheat Options Set New Annual Trading Volume Record

Date 20/11/2001

Trading volume in Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options has set a new annual record, the fifth year in a row that this has occurred.

Indicative Selection For AEX index® And Midkap index®

Date 20/11/2001

Euronext has made an indicative selection for the AEX index® and the Amsterdam Midkap index® (AMX) based on available effective turnover figures. United Pan-European Communications (UPC) does not form part of the indicative selection because the current situation on special listing measures is taken into account.
Iceland Stock Exchange Closed For Trading On New Year's Eve

Date 20/11/2001

Iceland Stock Exchange has decided to close for trading on New Year's Eve as of 31 December coming. The trading system has been open for half a day the past years. The last trading day this year will therefore be 28 December.
ICE Continues Its Momentum With The Launch Of New Products

Date 20/11/2001

IntercontinentalExchange™ , one of the world's most liquid and fastest growing electronic commodity marketplaces, today announced that weather derivatives are now available on the Exchange trading system. Intercontinental's weather derivative products provide energy market participants with a valuable tool for managing energy volume or demand risk in the marketplace. Furthermore, these products can be used to support a variety of energy-related cross-product and risk-shifting strategies utilized
HKFE To Use Radianz's Global Extranet Services

Date 20/11/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today announced it will use Radianz's global financial extranet, RadianzNet, to connect HKATS, the Hong Kong Futures Automated Trading System, to financial professionals in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries worldwide.
HKEx: New Educational Article Explains ELNs And How To Derive Them From HSI Options And Stock Options

Date 20/11/2001

Equity-linked notes (ELNs) are the focus of a new educational article by Dr. Ronald Ripple, an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Mr. Kevin Cheng, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Derivatives Market's Vice President of Market Development and Education.