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CBOE To Launch First Nasdaq Volatility Index, "VXN"

Date 23/01/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) yesterday announced that on Tuesday, January 23, it will launch a new volatility index, the VXNSM. Similar in structure to CBOE’s Market Volatility Index (VIXSM) the widely used benchmark for tracking market volatility, the VXN will track volatility of options on the Nasdaq-100 Index® (NDXSM). The VXN will be calculated using implied volatility of options on the Nasdaq-100 Index. CBOE developed this new market-tracking index in response to customer deman
Standard & Poor's – Index Change - S&P/TSE Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, TSE 100 And TSE 200 Indices

Date 22/01/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Tuesday, January 23, 2001, the following changes will take place in the S&P/TSE Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, TSE 100 and TSE 200 Indices.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) Sets One-Day Volume Record On Jan. 19 For Equity & Index Options

Date 22/01/2001

For the second trading day in a row, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) reached a new one-day record volume for trading equity and index options. On Jan.19, a record-breaking 853,803 equity and index options contracts were traded, marking a 17 percent increase over the previous record-high daily volume on Jan.18 when 732,251 contracts were traded.
NASDAQ Announces Component Changes To Biotechnology Index

Date 22/01/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. today announced that effective with the market open on Tuesday, January 23, the components of the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index® (Nasdaq: IXBT) will change. A capitalization-weighted index representing the largest and most actively traded Nasdaq® biotechnology stocks, the Nasdaq Biotech Index includes companies primarily engaged in using biomedical research for the discovery or development of novel treatments and cures for human disease. All securities in the Index mus
LIFFE Announces Market Makers For Universal Stock Futures

Date 22/01/2001

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) has announced eight designated market makers to enhance the liquidity of its new Universal Stock Futures product.

IPE Sets Record Volumes For 2000

Date 22/01/2001

Traded volume at the IPE reached record levels last year as oil price movement reinforced the advantages of using the IPE for managing price risk exposure.
Helsinki Exchanges: Trading And Clearing Services To Be Exempt From VAT

Date 22/01/2001

The cost of trading and clearing transactions at Marketplace Helsinki will be lowered following a decision by the Supreme Administrative Court January 18, 2001.
CME Eurodolar Futures Set Open Interest Record - Euroyen LIBOR Futures Surge To New Open Interest Highs

Date 22/01/2001

Open interest in Eurodollar futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set a record for the second consecutive session on Friday at 3,658,745 positions, surpassing the previous record of 3,599,593 set on Jan. 18, and representing nearly $3.7 trillion in risk management on CME.
CBOT’s Neubauer Says Court Ruling Has No Impact on Exercise Right Today

Date 22/01/2001

Dear Fellow Members: At a hearing on Friday, the Circuit Court dismissed our lawsuit against the CBOE on federal preemption grounds, ruling that this matter should be resolved in the first instance by the SEC. Judge Durkin’s ruling did not address the merits of the dispute and has no impact on the continuation of the Exercise Right today.
CBOE Sets Single-Day Volume Record On Friday, January 19th

Date 22/01/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that 2,501,747 contracts (an estimated 1,573,520 calls and 765,478 puts) traded on Friday, January 19, 2001 establishing a new record for single-day total volume at the exchange.