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Philadelphia Stock Exchange Elects Three People To Board of Governors

Date 14/03/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) elected three people to its 21-member Board of Governors on March 12, 2001. All terms are for three years and become effective on March 28.
New York Mercantile Exchange Selects Globalview Software Inc.® For enymex sm Customer Interface Infrastructure

Date 14/03/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and GlobalView Software Inc., a provider of software solutions and integrated information for the commodities markets, announced today that GlobalView Software will develop the infrastructure for the enymex sm customer interface.
LME Screen Trading System Given Go-Ahead In United States

Date 14/03/2001

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the United States of America (CFTC) granted regulatory approval for the LME to make its electronic trading and order matching system – LME Select – available to LME members in the United States.
Euronext Paris: Trading Eases In February

Date 14/03/2001

In February, trading on Euronext Paris averaged EUR 4.99 billion a day, down from the record EUR 5.34 billion observed in January.
Eurex To Be First Exchange To List Derivatives Based On Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index - First Futures And Options On Global Blue Chip Equity Index

Date 14/03/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, and Dow Jones Indexes, a global index provider, have agreed that Eurex will list futures and options on the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index. Eurex will become the world’s first exchange to list derivatives on a global blue chip index.

Changes In S&P/TOPIX 150

Date 14/03/2001

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Standard & Poor’ s (S&P) will make the following changes in S&P/TOPIX 150. Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company added to S&P/TOPIX 150 TSE and S&P will replace Sakura Bank (8314) in the S&P/TOPIX 150 Index with FUJISAWA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY (4511) after the close of trading on Monday, Mar. 26, 2001. The Sakura Bank will be absorbed into the Sumitomo bank. In connection with the merger, The Sakura Bank will be delisted on Mar. 27. New company name aft
CBOT Members Approve Rule Authorizing Certain Market Maker Programs

Date 14/03/2001

Chicago Board of Trade members in a March 14, 2001, ballot voted in favor of a new rule to authorize the Chief Executive Officer of the Exchange to approve the implementation of market maker programs in the Municipal Bond complex, the Equity Index complex, and in products launched after December 31, 1999. The vote was 451 in favor, 43 2/6 against.
BP New Trading Participant On EEX Spot Market - New Record Trading Volume On The Spot Market

Date 14/03/2001

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has admitted BP Gas Marketing Limited as a new participant for electricity trading in the spot market. BP Gas Marketing Limited is part of the BP Amoco Group and one of the world’s largest energy-sector corporations. BP Gas Marketing Limited is trading on EEX from London and is the third company from the UK.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Continues To Set New Open Interest Records In Canola Futures And Total Futures Levels

Date 13/03/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) continues to establish new open interest records in canola futures as well as in total futures levels.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 22,7 Billion Krónur.

Date 13/03/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on March 13 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 11.4 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 22.7 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.