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LME Chief Executive David King To Step Down

Date 05/01/2001

After eleven years as LME's Chief Executive Mr David King will be stepping down from his position to pursue other interests.
International Securities Exchange Announces Activation Of Newest Primary Market Maker

Date 05/01/2001

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced yesterday that Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., will begin operating as a Primary Market Maker (PMM) beginning Friday, January 5, joining other prominent institutions as the leading liquidity providers in the first fully electronic options market in the United States.
Change In Delivery Dates For NYBOT/FINEX Japanese Yen And South African Rand Currency Futures Contracts

Date 05/01/2001

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) reported yesterday that due to bank holidays in Japan and South Africa, the delivery date for the March 2001 futures contracts listed below and traded on NYBOT's FINEX division will be Thursday, March 22, 2001.
CBOT Hosts Crop Report Briefing January 11

Date 05/01/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade will conduct another in its series of crop report briefings for the media and members following release on January 11, 2001 of the latest crop supply/demand report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Vision 2001

Date 04/01/2001

Unrivalled developments in information and communication technologies have powered the development of borderless economic and financial activities, ultimately redrawing the landscape of the securities markets. Domestic markets have been forced to look beyond national boundaries and consider the needs of global investors, leading to concerted efforts to optimise function and competitive strength as these markets face up to the reality of increasing international competition. It is against such a

Program Trading Averaged 28.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 26-Dec. 29

Date 04/01/2001

The 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 Dec.26-Dec. 29.
London Metal Exchange December 2000 Volume

Date 04/01/2001

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 4,997,076 lots in December 2000. This figure was made up of 4,716,644 lots of futures, 273,770 lots of options and 6,662 lots of TAPOs.
LIFFE Trades Record Value In 2000

Date 04/01/2001

A record £61 trillion ($90/ ?95 trillion) worth of contracts was traded on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) during 2000, resulting in an average daily nominal value traded of £239 billion ($357/?379 billion), an increase of 21% on 1999. More business by value is entrusted to LIFFE's electronic trading system than to any other electronic exchange in the world, making LIFFE the largest exchange in Europe and the second largest exchange in the world by value.
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited Sets Margin Rates For Bank Of East Asia And Legend Futures Contracts

Date 04/01/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has set margin rates for The Bank of East Asia Limited (BEA) Futures contract and Legend Holdings Limited (LEH) Futures contract. Both contracts will be introduced on Monday, 8 January 2001.
Deutsche Börse: Successful Launch For New Index Funds In XTF Segment - 68 Million Euros In Turnover On First Day

Date 04/01/2001

The newly listed index funds on the DAX, Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 and Dow Jones Stoxx 50 in Deutsche Börse's XTF trading segment got off to a very successful start, as the company reports: volume of 67.9 million euros was traded in the products in Frankfurt on Wednesday. On the first day of trading, the funds already achieved a share of more than 70 percent of the total turnover in this segment, in which index products have been traded since April. Almost all of the turnover in the newly listed