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HKEx Develops New Market Structure For ETF

Date 18/04/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has developed a new market structure for Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). ETF are open-ended mutual funds or unit trusts, listed or traded on stock exchanges. Investors can buy or sell them like ordinary stocks through their brokers during trading hours.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Announces Election Results That Streamlined Its Board - Shareholders Also Approve Proposal to Extend Stock Transfer Restrictions

Date 18/04/2001

After its annual meeting today, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) announced the results of its first Board election as a for-profit company. As a result, CME completed the first phase of a two-step process that will reduce the size of its Board from 39 to 19 members by April 2002. Other proposals passed by the requisite margins.
CBOE Experiences Busiest Day In History

Date 18/04/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that a new record for single day trading volume at the CBOE was established when a total of 2,695,462 contracts traded on Wednesday, April 18. This total volume figure represents an estimated total premium value of $2.5 billion traded on CBOE.
Nymex Announces Cost Incentive Program For Brent Trading

Date 17/04/2001

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., this morning agreed to waive all clearing and exchange fees for its new Brent crude oil futures contract for the first year of trading and to offer rebates for three months on any light, sweet crude futures contract traded to offset a position in the Exchange Brent futures contract.
ASX Response To Media Report

Date 17/04/2001

In response to the article on page 1 of the Australian Financial Review today, Australian Stock Exchange Limited (“ASX”) makes the following announcement.

Standard & Poor's - Index Change: TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap And TSE 100 Indices.

Date 16/04/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Friday, April 20, 2001, the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap and TSE 100 Indices.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Reports Highly Profitable First Quarter 2001 - Net Income Of $20.0 Million Fueled By Record Volume, Other Factors

Date 16/04/2001

Due to the highest volume quarter in its 103-year history, as well as expense reductions, a new pricing framework and increased distribution of its GLOBEX ® 2 electronic trading system, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today reported strong profits of $20.0 million for the first quarter of 2001.
CBOE: New DJX Single-Day Volume Record Set

Date 16/04/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that a single-day volume record for trading options on the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (DJX) was established on Thursday, April 12, when a total of 106,346 contracts (50,568 calls and 55,778 puts) traded.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 16/04/2001

The market resumed its recent bull trend and rose on moderate volumes with no stocks on the loser's list.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 16/04/2001

Pep has issued a cautionary notice.