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Pacific Exchange Votes To End Mandatory Payment For Order Flow Fee

Date 27/07/2001

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that its Board of Governors has voted to eliminate the mandatory marketing fee levied on PCX market makers since August 2000. The fee, 40 cents per contract, was applied to all equity options listed on the PCX and funded a payment for order flow program.
NZSE to Extend Trading Hours And Enable Direct Trading Access

Date 27/07/2001

The New Zealand Stock Exchange ('NZSE') is to extend its trading hours and facilitate direct trading access to the Market by investors, through their brokers, in a package of moves announced today to extend NZSE services and improve access for investors.
Nymex Board Approves Recommendations For Two New Vice Presidents

Date 27/07/2001

The board of directors of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last week appointed Sean Carrington as vice president of software development and Christopher Boyd as vice president of quality assurance.
Nasdaq To Launch Final Phase Of SuperSoes Automated Order Execution System On Monday

Date 27/07/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that it will implement the final phase of its new automated order execution system, SuperSoesSM, on Monday, July 30, 2001. From that day forward, orders for all 3,500-plus Nasdaq National Market® (NNM) securities will be automatically executed using SuperSoes.
First Listed Opened Ended Fund To Begin Trading On Stock Exchange Of Thailand On July 31

Date 27/07/2001

SCB SET Index Fund Management Project (SCBSET) a new security will begin trading on the SET on July 31. It is the first open-ended fund to be listed for SET trading. Trading on the SET will provide investors with a more convenient way to buy or sell their investment.

Euronext Amsterdam To launch NSC On 29 October

Date 27/07/2001

Euronext today provided its market members with a detailed testing schedule for the migration of its cash markets to the NSC system. The migration will be completed by 29 October 2001. The new schedule was approved by all market participants.
CBOT 5-Year Note Volume Sets Record On a/c/e System

Date 27/07/2001

Chicago Board of Trade 5-Year U.S. Treasury note futures set a new volume record at 50,901 contracts on the a/c/e electronic trading platform on July 26, 2001, exceeding the previous high of 46,455 set on June 28, 2001.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Revised Field Pea Futures Contract Sees Good Volume On First Trading Day

Date 26/07/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) is pleased to announce that the newly revised field pea futures contract witnessed good volume levels on its first trading day, July 25, 2001. WCE field pea futures traded actively throughout the day.
Singapore Exchange Limited Announces Corner Situation In Links Island Trading - Committee To Set Fair Settlement Price

Date 26/07/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that the Board of SGX-ST, the Securities Trading arm of SGX, has concluded that a corner situation had been created or arisen in the shares of Links Island Holdings Ltd (Links Island) in the period leading up to the suspension of trading in the counter on 16 August 2000. The Board came to its conclusion following a lengthy and thorough investigation.
Robert Glauber And Wick Simmons Named To Replace Frank Zarb As Chairmen Of NASD And Nasdaq

Date 26/07/2001

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) announced today that its Board of Governors has approved an executive management transition plan to be voted on at its Board meeting in September that will name Robert R. Glauber Chairman of the NASD and Wick Simmons Chairman of Nasdaq®. When approved, Frank Zarb will relinquish his positions as Chairman of Nasdaq and Chairman of the NASD. These changes will become effective upon the NASD Board vote on September 20 and the Nasdaq Board