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CME Eurodollar Futures Set Open Interest Record

Date 10/01/2001

Open interest in Eurodollar futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) set a record yesterday at 3,552,563 positions. The previous Eurodollar futures open interest record was established Sept. 10, 1998, at 3,548,727 positions.
Chicago Stock Exchange Volume Soars In 2000 - Exchange Shatters Annual Volume Record - Share And Trade Volume Up Over December 1999

Date 10/01/2001

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) again posted the largest percentage volume growth in the industry as it shattered its yearly volume records for the sixth consecutive year.
CBOT 5-Year Agency Notes To Launch Friday, January 12, 2001

Date 10/01/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) is pleased to announce the launch of 5-Year Agency Notes Futures and Options on Friday, January 12, 2001, at 9:00 a.m. The new contracts will begin trading on a/c/e on January 15 at 8:00 p.m. For additional information, including quote retrieval symbols and spread strategies click here for trading information. Price quotes for the new contracts can be found under the Quotes and Data heading.
Appointment Of Invited And Independent Directors To The Board Of LME Holdings Limited And The London Metal Exchange Limited

Date 10/01/2001

The LME today announced that following the first meeting of the newly elected boards of LME Holdings Limited and The London Metal Exchange Limited, five new directors have been appointed as independent and invited directors.
No Intervention From The FCA On HEX's Stock Exchange Pricing

Date 09/01/2001

The Finnish Competition Authority finds in its decision dated January 8, 2001 that the stock exchange pricing adopted by HEX January 1, 2000 can not be seen discriminatory to particular brokers or broker groups and thus does not equal abuse of dominant position as defined in the Act on Competition Restrictions.

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - December

Date 09/01/2001

Equity turnover for December was EUR 2,488.42 million while that for bonds was EUR 2,558.78 million.
Euronext Launches NextTrack

Date 09/01/2001

Euronext, the first pan-European exchange - created by the merger of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris exchanges - today launched NextTrack, a market segment dedicated to Trackers.
Euronext Introduces NextTrack, The Market Place For Trackers

Date 09/01/2001

On 9 January 2001, Euronext, the exchange created by the merger of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris, will launch NextTrack, its new market place for trackers. Professional investors also know trackers as ETFs, short for Exchange Traded Funds. These new investment products follow an index as closely as possible. Euronext hopes to make NextTrack a platform for trackers on all kinds of indices, ranging from key national indices to specific sector-oriented indices. The first quarter of 2001 will see th
CME To Add Options To Block Trading In Selected Financial Contracts Beginning Jan. 16

Date 09/01/2001

Complementing the block trading rule implemented for selected financial futures contracts on Nov. 29, 2000, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will introduce block trading for options, including Eurodollars and selected stock index contracts, beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001. Trades also may be transacted during the GLOBEX®2 session beginning the evening of Jan. 15; those trades would clear Jan. 16.
CBOT/MidAm Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Trading Schedules

Date 09/01/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following trading schedules in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday: