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CME Open Interest Surpasses 15 Million Mark; Electronic Currency Futures Volume Sets New Monthly High With Three Days Of Trading Remaining As Euro Fx Reaches New Single-Day Record

Date 29/08/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) yesterday for the first time surpassed 15 million positions in open interest. The 15,024,033 open positions surpassed CME's previous record of 14,872,034 set one day earlier on Aug. 27.
CBOT Marks 1st Anniversary of a/c/e With A Daily Volume Record

Date 29/08/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that its members set a new daily volume record yesterday of 334,551 contracts traded on its electronic trading platform, a/c/e, breaking the former record of 296,441 contracts set on June 28, 2001. The CBOT® traded a total of 1,651,567 on August 28, 2001, of which 1,317,116 were traded in the open outcry marketplace.
CBOE, CME, CBOT Name William Rainer To Head Joint Venture on Single-Stock Futures - Appoint Eight Representatives To Serve On Joint Venture Board Of Directors

Date 29/08/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced the appointment of William J. Rainer to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of their recently announced joint venture to trade single-stock futures contracts. Rainer, former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is a co-founder and former Managing Director of Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., a primary dealer of government securit
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 29/08/2001

It was another lacklustre week as the index gained 0.6% on moderate volume.
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Election of Directors/Date of AGM

Date 29/08/2001

In accordance with listing rule 3.13.1, ASX advises that the annual general meeting of Australian Stock Exchange Limited has been scheduled for Monday 29 October 2001 at 11am. At that meeting, an item of business will be the election of directors. Under the constitution each of Mr Michael Shepherd, Mr James Kennedy and Mr Clive Batrouney will retire as director and being eligible will offer themselves for re-election.

Trading With Hextech Derivatives Products Begins

Date 28/08/2001

Trading with Futures and Options on the HEXTech technology stock index will be started at HEX on Monday 3rd of September 2001.
Superstar Michael Jackson To Open The Nasdaq Stock Market On Thursday, August 30th

Date 28/08/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that superstar Michael Jackson will preside over the Nasdaq Market Open ceremony on Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 9:30 A.M. at its MarketSite building located in Times Square.
Standard & Poor's - Index Change: Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, And TSE 100 Indices

Date 28/08/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on August 29, 2001, the following changes will take place in the Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, and TSE 100 Indices.
Palestine Securities Exchange Trading Session Cancelled

Date 28/08/2001

The Palestine Securities Exchange has canceled the trading session for today Tuesday August 28, 2001 due to the general strike in Palestine.
FTSE Consults Market On New UK Corporate Bond Index

Date 28/08/2001

FTSE, the global index group, today launch a market consultation exercise seeking comments on the development of a new UK focused corporate bond index. It is expected that the index will comprise Fixed Rate Bonds, Zero Coupon Bonds, Graduated Rate Bonds as well as Bonds with serial redemptions.