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Joint Letter From CBOT And CBOE To Members

Date 30/03/2001

March 28, 2001 Dear CBOT® and CBOE Members: Resolving the exercise right issue is a major priority for our two exchanges. We believe this issue can best be resolved through negotiation as opposed to litigation and we are pursuing this path. We have held several meetings thus far and we are committed to continuing a fixed schedule of meetings that can lead to a successful outcome.
HKFE Revises Margins For PSI Futures And Selected Stock Futures

Date 30/03/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Friday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 2 April the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are the result of a regular review of market conditions and are based on the clearing company
Easdaq Shareholders Approve Nasdaq Taking Majority Stake In Easdaq

Date 30/03/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that the shareholders of Easdaq unanimously voted to approve The Nasdaq Stock Market taking a majority stake in Easdaq. This concludes the transaction and the legal entity will now be known as Nasdaq Europe SA/NV.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Re-Calculation Of The All-Share Index And Sector Index Of Financial Institutions

Date 30/03/2001

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange has observed an error in the calculation of the All-share index and the Sector index of financial institutions. The error occurred at the monthly adjustment of the number of foreign shares in February 2001, where Nordea modified the face value from SEK 3,50 to EURO 0,39632.
CME Announces Regular Quarterly Revision Of Price Limits For Equity Index Products Effective On Sunday, April 1, 2001

Date 30/03/2001

Regular quarterly revision of price limits for equity index futures and options traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) become effective with the start of trading Sunday, April 1, 2001, at 5:30 p.m. (Chicago time).

Standard & Poor's Announces Launch Of New Royalty Income Trust Index

Date 29/03/2001

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s premier provider of index services, announces the forthcoming launch of a new Royalty Income Trust Index for the Canadian market. The new index will be available starting June, 2001. It will be calculated real-time, and will be disseminated through the Toronto Stock Exchange. Constituents, weights, and an index history, will also be released in June.
Standard & Poor's – Index Change - TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian Smallcap And TSE 200 Indices.

Date 29/03/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Friday, March 30, 2001, the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap and TSE 200 Indices.
Singapore Exchange Opens Global Access To Its Securities Market with New Facility

Date 29/03/2001

Singapore Exchange today launched SGXAccess – an open interface technology which allows SGX Securities Trading member firms to trade in Singapore's securities market from anywhere in the world, through their own trading terminals.
Singapore Exchange Limited Appoints Corporate Strategy And Marketing Head

Date 29/03/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced the appointment of Mr John Gollifer to head its Corporate Strategy and Marketing (CSM) division.
Record Trading Volume On The Spot Market: 50,000 MWh Traded - EEX Posts Highest Volume Ever Traded On An Electricity Exchange In Germany

Date 29/03/2001

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) set a new record in trading volume on Thursday with 50,087 MWh of electricity traded on its spot market. Never before has so much volume been traded on an electricity exchange in Germany. EEX beat its old record, set on March 14 with 40,771 MWh, by more than 20 percent. Roughly 30,000 MWh of electricity are traded on a daily average in the EEX spot market.