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virt-x Confirms Intention To Launch Pan-European Blue Chip Trading On 25 June 2001

Date 31/05/2001

virt-x plc ("virt-x"), the operator of a new pan-European blue chip equities exchange, is pleased to announce the successful completion of market testing and member readiness checks. virt-x therefore confirmed today that it intends to launch its pan-European platform trading European blue chip equities on 25 June 2001.
SEC Headquarters Lease

Date 31/05/2001

On May 29, 2001 the Securities and Exchange Commission selected a new location for its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The new site will be on the corner of F and 2nd Streets, NE, adjacent to Union Station and the Thurgood Marshall Building. Under the lease agreement, Louis Dreyfus Properties, LLC, of New York will develop and construct the building, referred to as Station Place. The architecture firm of Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, also of New York, designed Station Place. The lease
Program Trading Averaged 25.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 21-25, 2001.

Date 31/05/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 21-25.
New Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Meal Futures Contract Launch Date Set

Date 31/05/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) announced today that Tuesday June 26, 2001 has been set as the launch date for the Exchange's new canola meal contract; trading will commence with the Oct 01 contract.
LIFFE Announces Fee Holiday For Successful Swapnote®

Date 31/05/2001

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) today announced a transaction fee holiday for the Swapnote® futures product suite to accelerate the development of the contracts.

KCBT Wheat Options Open Interest Sets New Record

Date 31/05/2001

Open interest in Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options has swelled over the past couple of weeks, breaking the previous record of 32,916 contracts, which was set on Aug. 17, 2000. At the conclusion of trade on Wednesday, May 30, open interest was at 37,452 contracts.
HKFE Revises Margins For Stock And Stock Index Futures

Date 31/05/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Thursday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 1 June 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 compa
HKEx: Public Consultation Exercise On The Listing Rules In Relation To Derivative Warrants

Date 31/05/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the Exchange) has published a consultation paper on the Listing Rules in relation to derivative warrants. Copies of that paper are available from the office of the Exchange and from the website at www.hkex.com.hk. Comments on the paper should be submitted to the Exchange no later than 30 June 2001.
HKEx Reaches Agreement With Shanghai Stock Exchange And Shenzhen Stock Exchange To Exchange Securities Market Data

Date 31/05/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) signed an agreement with the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange today (Thursday) providing for the mutual exchange of securities market and listed company data.
Deutsche Börse And Eurex Set Up Joint Market For U.S. Products - Equities In The Top U.S. Indices And U.S. Stock Options Tradable In Euros - Market Experts And Market Makers Provide For High Liquidity - Lower Costs For Trading In U.S. Securities - Xetra P

Date 31/05/2001

Deutsche Börse and Eurex will offer their trading participants an integrated market for liquid trading in euro-denominated U.S. equities as well as exchange-traded funds and stock options on the Xetra and Eurex trading platforms. The trades will be settled within Clearstream Banking and via the existing link to the U.S. central securities depository Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC). The U.S. segment is the first building block in the so-called Global Markets Concept and is set to