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MEFF Authorised To Exercise An Activity As Foreign Stock Exchange In

Date 07/03/2001

The financial regulatory authority in Switzerland, SFBC (Swiss Federal Banking Commission), has authorized MEFF, on February 21, 2001, to exercise an activity as foreign exchange in Switzerland.
Market Stability Reflected In FTSE 100 Regular Reshuffle

Date 07/03/2001

FTSE, the international index provider, confirms that Autonomy Corporation plc and Exel plc will be deleted from the FTSE 100 index, while Sema plc and Scottish and Newcastle plc will be added. The stock changes were approved today at a regular quarterly review by the independent practitioner Committee and will be applied at close of business on Friday 16 March 2001.
HKEx Welcomes Reduced Stamp Duty

Date 07/03/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the government's proposal to reduce stamp duty and believes it will increase the competitiveness of the Hong Kong securities market.
Euronext Paris derivatives markets Trading and open interest rise in February

Date 07/03/2001

Trading on Paris derivatives markets rose 2% from January to February, with over 22 million contracts (22,031,996) changing hands. Open interest climbed a steep 21% to total 39,243,337 lots at the end of the month.
Euronext Amsterdam: Good Month For Bond Trading

Date 07/03/2001

February was a particularly good month for bond trading at Euronext Amsterdam's stock market. Turnover in bonds was up 12% on the same month last year, representing an increase of 23.4% for the first two months of 2001. So far this year, total turnover at the stock market has exceeded ? 385 billion (counting both sides of transactions), a rise of 9.3% compared to the first two months of 2000. Almost ? 163 billion (counting both sides of transactions) in shares and bonds was traded, representing

CME Contract Specifications Changes: Class III Milk Contract

Date 07/03/2001

Effective March 12, 2001, the Class III Milk contract will have a new listing cycle. It will include an additional six months, meeting the marketplace's request for a full eighteen months of hedging protection. Mini Milk options are to be delisted as of the same date.
CHX Year-To-Date Volume Shows Steady Growth

Date 07/03/2001

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX), the second largest U.S. stock exchange, continues to prove itself with year to date share volume up 31 percent and trade volume up 4 percent. February share volume reached 42,474,489 up 10 percent from last February, while trade volume ended at 4,620,835, a 10 percent decrease over the same period last year reflecting the slow down in the financial industry.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets New Single-Day Volume Level In May Canola Futures Contract

Date 06/03/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) continues to witness record volume levels into the month of March.
MidAm's February Volume At 57,621 Contracts

Date 06/03/2001

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, a wholly-owned affiliate of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced today trading volume of 57,621 contracts for February 2001.
MEFF: Access To The Futures On DAX, DJ Eurostoxx-50 And DJ Stoxx-50 In Eurex

Date 06/03/2001

Since February 9th 2001, MEFF’s Members can trade and clear futures on German Stock Exchange DAX Index and futures on DJ EuroStoxx-50 and DJ Stoxx-50, all of them traded in Eurex.