ELECTRONIC TRADING BRIEFS

Triple Point Technology to equip with Preem Petroleum AB with TEMPEST 2000; The ICE set single day trading records in its global oil and U.S. power markets; Eurex to will increase its line of merchandise.

Triple Point Technology has contracted with Preem Petroleum AB to equip the firm's traders with its TEMPEST 2000 fully integrated energy trading and risk management system. Preem will utilize the TEMPEST 2000 software for its deal capture, risk management, scheduling and advanced real-time reporting.

Datek Online Brokerage Services LLC will host an Internet Webcast for investors on the prospects and perils of routing their orders to certain Electronic Communications Networks (ECNs). It begins at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday March 6, 2001. Ed Nicoll, Chairman and CEO of Datek Online Holdings Corporation will host the event. Register at: https://webevents.broadcast.com/datek/datekdirectwebcast

The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) set single day trading records in its global oil and U.S. power markets on February 27. The ICE trades crude oil, fuel oil, jet fuel, gasoline and precious metals--including gold and silver.

Eurex, the all-electronic German/Swiss derivatives market, last week stated that it will increase its line of merchandise. The exchange also plans to expand the role of its Eurex Repo platform.