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SEC Cautions Companies, Alerts Investors To Potential Dangers Of "Pro Forma" Financials

Date 04/12/2001

Today we are issuing cautionary advice that companies and their advisors should consider when releasing "pro forma" financial information. We believe it is appropriate to sound a warning about the presentation of company earnings and operating results on the basis of methodologies other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Recommended Cash Offer For Liffe (Holdings) plc By UBS Warburg On Behalf Of Euronext UK plc A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Euronext N.V.

Date 04/12/2001

Offer unconditional as to acceptances Acceptances held or received in respect of approximately 80 per cent. of issued share capital Offer extended to 3.00 p.m. on 24 December 2001
Promising Start To Screen Trading In Amsterdam Options

Date 04/12/2001

Euronext Amsterdam has successfully transferred its first group of equity option classes from open outcry trading to screen trading. Last week, the ASM International, Fortis and Nutreco option classes migrated, and initial reports from the screen trading segment of the derivatives trading system are very positive. The three screen-traded option classes experienced higher than average volumes last week, while spreads (differences between bid and ask prices) became narrower.
Postponement Of Saxess Release 3.1 To March 2002

Date 04/12/2001

To Danish members at Copenhagen Stock Exchange and 3rd. party developers As Oslo Stock Exchange soon will be joining the Norex alliance and that Stockholmsbörsen has experienced an increase in the activities in the Warrant submarket, Norex has decided to increase capacity in the Saxess system. In the enclosed letters from Stockholmsborsen you can read all about the new configuration of Saxess.
IPE November Volumes Soar

Date 04/12/2001

The volume of trade recorded at the IPE last month reached a new high, exceeding the previous November record set in 1999. Total traded volume for November 2001 was 2,435,200 lots compared to the 2,241,176 lots traded in November 1999. The increase in volume shows a year on year growth rate for November of over 8% or 194,024 lots.

EEX European Energy Exchange: EEX Turnover In November Still At Record Levels - Second-Highest Result In Spot Market And Futures Market - First Italian Trading Participant

Date 04/12/2001

The European Energy Exchange EEX reported its turnover figures for the month of November on Tuesday. With a total of 5.15 million MWh traded in November, EEX has posted its second best turnover figures. The exchange reported a record turnover of 6.14 million MWh for October this year.
CME Contract Specifications Changes: CME-CheMatch Benzene And Mixed Xylenes Futures

Date 04/12/2001

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced that it will expand trading hours of CME-CheMatch benzene and mixed xylenes futures to nearly around-the-clock, from 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) to 2:15 p.m. the following business day, with a 5:30 p.m. opening on Sundays.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Becomes Subsidiary Of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.

Date 04/12/2001

The reorganization of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) into a holding company structure was successfully completed today, when the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings).
CBOT's November 2001 Volume Tops 30 Million, Highest Ever

Date 04/12/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced combined open outcry and electronic platform trading volume of 30,009,125 contracts for November 2001, the highest monthly volume ever recorded in exchange history. Volume was up 49.1 % from November 2000, up 39.3% from October 2001, and up 10.3% for the year at 240,476,944 contracts.
CBOT Members Approve New Pricing Strategy

Date 04/12/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) membership today approved comprehensive revisions to the exchange's pricing strategy, as recommended and endorsed by the CBOT® Board of Directors. The vote to approve the new pricing strategy was 400 5/6 in favor to 95 1/6 against.