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CME's Electronically Traded Currency Futures Post Busiest Month After 16 Days Of 'Side-by-Side' Trading

Date 25/04/2001

Electronic trading volume in currency futures at Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to record monthly levels yesterday posting 180,905 contracts after just 16 days of "side-by-side" electronic and open outcry trading of its currency and cross-rate futures contracts. This milestone comes on the heels of the exchange’s best month ever for currency futures traded electronically on CME’s GLOBEX®2 system, when 174,067 contracts were traded. Since the launch of the currency "side-by-side" pro
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - May 1

Date 25/04/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed on Tuesday, 1 May 2001 in conjunction with Labour Day. The offices of the KLSE Group will resume operations on Wednesday, 2 May 2001.
Newcastle Stock Exchange To Launch Wine Securities Market

Date 24/04/2001

The Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited (NSX) has signed a world-first agreement with the Australian Wine Exchange Pty Ltd (AWX) for the trading of AWX listed wine securities. The first securities are expected to commence trading on the Exchange after the official launch in Newcastle in August this year.
HKEx: Website Publication Of All Main Board Listed Company Announcements Will Replace Paid Newspaper Advertisements Next Year

Date 24/04/2001

The Securities and Futures Commission has approved amendments to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's Main Board Listing Rules requiring all listed companies to submit a soft copy of all announcements to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx). The announcements will be published on HKEx's website.
Deutsche Börse: ETF To Be Launched On The MDAX

Date 24/04/2001

Deutsche Börse AG is further expanding its XTF market segment for exchange-traded index funds: A new index-tracker fund on the MDAX (WKN 593392) will be launched in XTF on Wednesday. The product is being issued by Indexchange. In addition to a total of eight index funds, private and institutional investors can also trade 11 actively managed funds in XTF in continuous trading.

Chicago Stock Exchange Announces The Appointment Of Two Governors To Its Board

Date 24/04/2001

The Chicago Stock Exchange yesterday announced the appointment of two governors to its Board: Kurt D. Halvorson, President, Advanced Clearing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameritrade Holding Corporation and Mark P. Tellini, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff and Strategic Planning for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Mr. Halvorson is replacing Jack R. McDonnell, former CEO and President of Ameritrade, who recently left the Board. Mr. Tellini is replacing Anthony D. McCormick, Vice Presiden
A Working Meeting Of The Five Stock Exchanges: Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague, Warsaw

Date 24/04/2001

On April 20, 2001, representatives of the five Stock Exchanges, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague, Warsaw met again to discuss recent developments in the region and their preparations for EU membership and mutual cooperation in the area of capital markets development.
Standard & Poor's - Index Change: S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Sector Index

Date 23/04/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Sector Index.
SGX Derivatives Contracts To Be Tradeable Via Bloomberg Terminals

Date 23/04/2001

Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Ltd (SGX-DT) and Bloomberg L.P. today announced that derivatives contracts on the SGX electronic trading system (SGX ETS) are accessible via Bloomberg terminals.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For March 2001

Date 23/04/2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1453.8 points at the end of March, an increase of 73.5 points from the closing value at the end of February.