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CME Surpasses 12 Million In Open Interest

Date 09/05/2001

For the third consecutive session, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set an open interest record of 12,057,074 positions yesterday, representing nearly $9.3 trillion, more than four times the underlying value of the highest level of open interest ever reached on any other exchange in the world.
2.1 Billion Euros In XTF Turnover In April - XTF Is European Leader With Roughly 70 Percent Market Share - New Record In Average Daily Turnover On Xetra - Index Funds On DAX And Dow Jones Euro Stoxx Highest-Volume Products

Date 09/05/2001

Turnover in XTF, Deutsche Börse's market segment for exchange-traded index funds and actively managed funds, rose about 9.5 percent in April, to 2.1 billion euros. Of this total, 93 percent was traded in index funds and 7 percent in actively managed funds. Deutsche Börse's share of the European market in exchange-traded funds increased to roughly 70 percent in April, as compared with 63.6 percent in March 2001. Deutsche Börse is thus continuing to expand its position as Europe's most successf
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 19.5 Billion Krónur

Date 08/05/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on May 8 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.9 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 19.5 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
SWX: Debut Of SAM Smart Energy Inc.

Date 08/05/2001

The shares of SAM Smart Energy Inc., headquartered in Zollikon, Switzerland, were traded for the first time today on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The public offering price was set at CHF 100. The opening price in SWX trading today stood 5% above that level at CHF 105, representing a total market capitalisation of CHF 79 million.
Stock Options To All OM´s Employees

Date 08/05/2001

The Board of Directors of OM AB has decided to introduce a world wide employee stock option scheme that will be available to all of the group with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, excluding Jiway, approximately 1,300 people.

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: A Developed Exchange In Infrastructure And Regulations

Date 08/05/2001

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has continuously enhanced its infrastructure and regulations to ensure standards meet investor requirements and expectations in line with internationally accepted practices.
KCBT Changes End-Of-Month Closing Time For Value Line' Futures Contract

Date 08/05/2001

The Kansas City Board of Trade has amended the closing time for the Value Line' stock index futures contract on the last business day of each calendar month.
KCBT Alters Value Line' Daily Price Limits

Date 08/05/2001

The Kansas City Board of Trade is eliminating the Value Line' stock index futures initial "speed bump" price limit of 2.5% below the previous day's close
Euronext Amsterdam Publishes Modified Policy For Listed Equity Options And Futures When The Underlying Shares Are No Longer Traded At Euronext Amsterdam

Date 08/05/2001

An evaluation was recently made of the policy on listed equity options and futures when the underlying shares are no longer listed or traded at Euronext Amsterdam. On the basis of this evaluation, Euronext Amsterdam has decided to make a number of changes to the policy.
Electronic Trading In The Swedish Fixed Income Market

Date 08/05/2001

On 15 May, interbank trading in the Swedish fixed income market, which today is primarily telephone-based, will become an electronic market. The change is as a result of the co-operation between interbank market participants, the Swedish National Debt Office and the OM Fixed Income Exchange. Trading will be conducted through SAXESS, OM's electronic trading system. The SAXESS platform already handles the information system for telephone-based trading (PMI Prices) and Swedish National Debt