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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange July 01 Canola Open Interest Builds Upon Records Through Week

Date 12/04/2001

New open interest records in July 01 canola futures were established at Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) approaching the 40,000 contract mark on April 11, 2001.
The Securities Industry Committee On Analyst Standards Recommends Mandatory Disclosure

Date 12/04/2001

The Securities Industry Committee on Analyst Standards (SICAS) today issued its draft report, Setting Analyst Standards: Recommendations for the supervision and practice of Canadian Securities Industry Analysts. The draft report contains recommendations aimed at improving the independence of research and ensuring the professional practice of securities industry analysts.
Program Trading Averaged 31.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During April 2-6, 2001

Date 12/04/2001

he 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 April 2-6.
Orchestream Holdings plc Lists On Nasdaq

Date 12/04/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that Orchestream Holdings plc, a leader in IP service activation software, commenced trading under the symbol Nasdaq: OCHS. The UK-based company completed a merger with Nasdaq-listed Crosskeys (TSE/Nasdaq:CKY/CKEY), a leader in software for performance management and reporting.
Central European Stock Exchanges Meeting in Ljubljana

Date 12/04/2001

On 10 - 11 April 2001, Ljubljana Stock Exchange hosted a meeting of the five Central European Stock Exchanges from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia; the shares of companies from these countries are included in the Central European Index - CESI. Regular revision of the Index was one of the main issues on the agenda of the meeting, next to discussions about the activities of the association and possibilities for potential new membership. The representatives also considere

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Re-allocation of listed companies

Date 11/04/2001

On November 17, 2000, a new trading system – WARSET – was launched on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Under this system all listed companies were initially divided into three separate quotation groups. The allocation was based on liquidity assessment: the most liquid shares were allocated to the continuous trading system, while the less liquid ones were to be traded either in the single-price system with auctions or one auction a day.
Two New Trading Participants Admitted To The EEX Futures Market - Three Municipal Supppliers Already Active In Electricity Futures Trading

Date 11/04/2001

EEX, the European Energy Exchange, has admitted two new participants to trading on its futures market for electricity, the municipal supplier of Düsseldorf and MVV Energie AG. Germany's Number One electricity exchange made the announcement today.
Record Day For IPE Brent Crude Futures

Date 11/04/2001

Traded volume in IPE Brent Crude futures set a new individual record yesterday trading 141,611 lots, the equivalent of almost 142 million barrels of crude, which is twice the level of daily world production. The previous daily record was 140,722 on 10th November 1999. Total daily volume of all IPE contracts yesterday was over 197,000 lots.
NYSE Fully Implements Automatic Order Execution Service NYSE Direct+<sup>TM</sup> - Network NYSE Auto-X Routing Available For NYSE-Listed Stocks

Date 11/04/2001

With the implementation phase of NYSE Direct+ complete, the Exchange's advanced automatic execution service for limit orders of 1,099 shares or less is now accessible to investors through participating NYSE Member Firms. The NYSE initiated the NYSE Direct+ pilot program on Dec. 28, 2000, and began full-scale implementation on Feb. 28 of this year.
New York Mercantile Exchange Board Announces Plans To Introduce Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract

Date 11/04/2001

At the recommendation of its crude oil advisory committee, the board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., this morning voted to develop a 15-day Brent Blend crude oil futures contract that will be traded in the ring alongside the Exchange's benchmark light, sweet crude oil futures contract.