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Nasdaq Selects Ad Agency McKinney & Silver

Date 07/08/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), announced today that it had selected advertising agency McKinney & Silver as its marketing partner effective immediately. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, McKinney & Silver is part of the international network of agencies, the Havas Group, and represents high-profile brands such as Audi of America, Bacardi USA, and XO Communications.
London Stock Exchange Monthly Market Report July 2001 - July equity trading Volume 36 Per Cent Higher Than July 2000 - July SETS Order Book Trading Volume 98 Per Cent Higher Than For July 2000

Date 07/08/2001

Monthly Equity Trading Equity trading in July 2001 on the London Stock Exchange saw £428 billion of business spread across 3.97 million bargains. By volume, this represented an increase of 36 per cent over July last year; by value, a 4 per cent decrease.
Jürg Spillmann New Deputy CEO Of Eurex

Date 07/08/2001

The managing boards of Eurex have appointed Jürg Spillmann the new deputy chief executive officer, as the world's leading derivatives market reported on Tuesday: Jürg Spillmann (50), member of the Executive Board since Eurex was founded in 1998, was appointed Deputy CEO of Eurex Zurich AG as well as its subsidiaries, Eurex Clearing AG and Eurex Frankfurt AG, effective August 1, 2001.
Deutsche Börse Updates Composition Of Equity Indexes - Changes In MDAX, SDAX And NEMAX 50 - SDAX Will Be Reduced To 50 Stocks On June 24, 2002

Date 07/08/2001

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse decided on changes in the MDAX, SDAX and NEMAX 50 indexes, to become effective on September 24, as part of its regular review of the composition of its equity indexes. Moreover, effective June 24, 2002, Deutsche Börse will reduce the number of companies in the SDAX (small-cap quality index) to 50, as Deutsche Börse reported on Tuesday.
CME Contract Specifications Changes: Mid-size Milk Options, Cheese Futures And Options

Date 07/08/2001

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: Effective Thursday, August 2, 2001, the Board of Directors' approved the delisting of the Mid-size Milk Options and Cheese Futures and Options.

CBOE And CBOT Agree To Interpretation Of Exercise Right

Date 07/08/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®") today announced they have reached an agreement that clarifies the scope of CBOT® members' exercise right. The exercise right, which was granted to full CBOT® members when CBOE was formed, allows a full CBOT®" member to become a CBOE member without buying a separate seat.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Board Appoints Chavalit Thanachanan As Its 11th Chairman

Date 06/08/2001

Mr. Vicharat Vichit-Vadakan, President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), said that today's (August 6) special meeting of the SET board passed a unanimous resolution appointing Mr. Chavalit Thanachanan as the board's new chairman. Mr. Chavalit, a representative of the committee members appointed by the SEC, is replacing Mr. Amaret Sila-On, whose time in office has now expired.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Continues To Set Record Volume

Date 06/08/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that 179,662,406 shares traded for July 2001. This represents a 31% increase over the same month last year when 136,980,844 shares traded. Equity trading volume for the first seven months of 2001 reached 1.2 billion shares traded. The PHLX currently trades nearly 2,200 equities.
HKEx: Stock Options Trading Successfully Moved To HKATS

Date 06/08/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that Derivatives Trading Integration was successful today (Monday, 6 August) with the migration of stock options trading to HKATS, the Hong Kong Futures Automated Trading System. Stock options had been traded on TOPS, the Traded Options System. Clearing and settlement of stock options trades continues to be performed on TOPS.
CME Eurodollar Futures And Options Set Open Interest Records

Date 06/08/2001

Open interest in Eurodollar futures and options on futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set records Friday, Aug. 3, at 4,668,396 and 7,235,279 positions respectively. The previous Eurodollar open interest records were established on June 15, 2001, at 4,650,957 in futures and on June 14, 2001, at 7,163,892 positions in options.