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CME Open Interest Posts New Record At 10.6 Million As Eurodollar Becomes World’s First Futures To Surpass 4 Million In Open Interest

Date 28/02/2001

Open interest at Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set a record for the second consecutive day yesterday, Feb. 27, at 10,604,085 positions. Eurodollar futures, CME’s flagship interest rate product and the world’s most actively traded futures contract, set a new open interest record of more than 4 million positions. This milestone marked the first time any futures contract in the world has exceeded 4 million in open interest.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

Date 28/02/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed on Tuesday, 6 March 2001 in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidil Adha.
CBOT to Host Crop Report Briefing March 8

Date 28/02/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade will conduct the third in its 2001 series of crop report briefings for the media and members following release on Thursday, March 8, 2001, of the latest crop supply/demand report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
CBOT Members Set New a/c/e High, Trading Hits 269,975 Contracts

Date 28/02/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade announced February 28 that its members set a new daily volume record February 27 at 269,975 contracts traded on the a/c/e electronic trading platform, jointly developed by CBOT® and Eurex. The record day's volume shattered the former peak of 199,598 contracts set on February 22, 2001, while establishing new records in the 30-Year T-Bond, and the 10-Year, and 5-Year Note futures contracts.
CBOE Appoints Tony McCormick To Board of Directors

Date 28/02/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today appointed Tony McCormick, Vice President of Derivative Markets at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., to its Board of Directors. Mr. McCormick's term will begin immediately, and he replaces James M. Hackley, Chief Executive Officer of CyBerCorp Holdings, a subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation.

ASX Announces 18% Increase In Operating Profit After Tax

Date 28/02/2001

The Result Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today announced an operating profit after tax of $27.13 million, an increase of 18% on the $23.01 million recorded for the previous corresponding period. The Board has declared a fully franked interim dividend of 26.8 cents per share. This compares to the dividend of 24.3 cents per share paid in the previous corresponding period and effectively represents a fully franked payout ratio of 100% of profit after tax. This payout ra
AIU Insurance Company And Nasdaq Japan Agree To Offer Insurance To Nasdaq Japan-Listed Companies

Date 28/02/2001

Nasdaq Japan, Inc., (President and CEO: Tatsuyuki Saeki) and AIU Insurance Company (President and Representative: Bungo Yoshimura) have today concluded a cooperative marketing agreement. Under the agreement, AIU will offer an exclusive package of risk-management products and services to all Nasdaq Japan-listed companies. This alliance mirrors a similar partnership established between the parent organizations in the United States.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For February 2001

Date 27/02/2001

As of mid-February, short interest in 3,759 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 3,404,775,518 compared with 3,410,098,677 shares in 3,789 National Market issues for the month of January.
Securities Of AB "Ekranas" To Be Included Into The National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Official Trading List

Date 27/02/2001

A joint stock company "Ekranas" (manufacturer of electronic equipment) is to be admitted to the Official Trading List of the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) on 1 March 2001.
Phlx Delisting Options On National Over-The-Counter

Date 27/02/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange has decided to delist options on the National Over-the- Counter Index (“XOC”). Therefore no additional series will be listed for trading and transactions on existing series will be restricted to closing only beginning Tuesday, February 27, 2001.