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Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For January 2001.

Date 06/02/2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 17,101 contracts in January 2001 compared to a figure of 17,648 contracts in January 2000.
Tradepoint Financial Networks Plc: Completion Of Virt-X Transaction, Name Change And Board Changes

Date 05/02/2001

Tradepoint Financial Networks plc ("Tradepoint") and SWX Swiss Exchange ("SWX") announced today the legal completion of the transaction between Tradepoint, the Tradepoint Consortium ("the Consortium" or "TP Group LDC") and SWX to create virt-x, a new pan-European blue chip market. Completion was conditional upon clearance from the competition authorities and the signing of limited recourse facility agreements with the members of the Tradepoint Consortium. Loan facilities up to a total of £22.75
SWX Local Caps Segment

Date 05/02/2001

On 23 October 2000, the SWX Admission Board published the new Additional Rules for Listing in the SWX Local Caps Segment. Among other things, these regulations prescribe semi-annual financial reporting in accordance with FER, IAS or US-GAAP accounting principles. SWX has requested the companies involved to indicate whether they wish to remain listed in this particular segment.
Strong Start For LIFFE's Universal Stock Futures

Date 05/02/2001

LIFFE's Universal Stock Futures have traded a daily average of 2.3 million shares (5,180 contracts) during their first week of trading.
Nymex Announces Margin Increases On Western Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 05/02/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins on its California Oregon border; Palo Verde; and Mid-Columbia River electricity futures contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.

Nominations At HEX Group

Date 05/02/2001

Veli Matti Salmenkylä has been appointed executive vice president in charge of Securities services business area and member of the executive group of HEX Group. He has also been appointed CEO of HEX Securities Services Ltd Oy. Mr Salmenkylä has been employed by HEX Group and its predecessors for over eight years, and has since the beginning of year 2000 acted as the group's chief financial officer.
New Member Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 05/02/2001

On Wednesday 7th February 2001, Tullett & Tokyo Liberty (Equities) Limited commences trading and thus it becomes the 43rd active member of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. At the same time the company also commences trading at the OM Stockholm Exchange.
Nasdaq Includes Unit Investment Trusts In Its Mutual Fund Quotation Service

Date 05/02/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved its proposal to include Unit Investment Trusts (UIT’s) in the Mutual Fund Quotation ServiceSM (MFQSSM). A Unit Investment Trust is a registered investment company that buys and holds a relatively fixed portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities. "Units" in the trust are sold to investors (unitholders) who receive a share of principal and interest or dividends. These trusts have a st
London Metal Exchange January 2001 Volume

Date 05/02/2001

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 5,809,033 lots in January 2001. This figure was made up of 5,514,493 lots of futures, 282,603 lots of options and 11,937 lots of TAPOs.
LIFFE Trades Record £358 billion Per Day In January 2001

Date 05/02/2001

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) traded a record average daily nominal value of £358 billion (?565 billion) and a record monthly total value of £7,873 billion (?12,439 billion) in January 2001, an increase of 80% on January 2000.