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Investment Service Centre Opens On Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Website

Date 24/05/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today (Wednesday) launched a web-based Investment Service Centre, ISC, which offers investors listed company news alert, portfolio valuation, and other information services free of charge.
HKFE Confirms HSI Futures And Options Migration Date

Date 24/05/2000

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) announced yesterday that the Securities and Futures Commission and the Board of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited have given formal approval to the migration of Hang Seng Index (HSI) Futures and Options from open outcry trading to electronic trading on HKATS, and the HKFE confirmed the migration will take place on 5 June.
Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction 23/5 2000

Date 24/05/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on May 23 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.1 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 17.2 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
Carnegie Bank A/S Granted Inactive Status In The FUTOP System

Date 24/05/2000

Carnegie Bank A/S har applied for inactive status in the FUTOP system. This has been granted with effect from 22 May 2000. This means that the company cannot trade and report listed futures and options to the clearinghouse.
Board Of Trade Clearing Corporation Selects OM Technology's SECUR Clearing System

Date 24/05/2000

The Board of Trade Clearing Corporation (BOTCC), the world's leading clearing house and OM Technology, the world's leading supplier of transaction technology, today announce that BOTCC has selected OM Technology's OM SECUR Clearing System as a key component and enhancement to BOTCC' infrastructure.
Tradepoint And The SWX Swiss Exchange Enter Exclusive Negotiations Relating To New Pan-European Initiative

Date 23/05/2000

TFN and SWX announce that the two exchanges have entered into a three month period of exclusive negotiations with a view to collaborating on a pan-European blue chip trading platform. These discussions have the full support of the Boards of Tradepoint and SWX as well as the Consortium of leading international brokerage and financial services firms, which has a 54% holding in Tradepoint. A further announcement will be made in due course.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Issues A Consultation Paper On Certain Areas Of The GEM Listing Rules

Date 23/05/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, today (Tuesday) issued a consultation paper the GEM Listing Rules.
Supervisory Board Of Deutsche Börse Votes In Favor Of Merger With LSE - Division Of Operations Between Frankfurt And London Confirmed - Issuers Can Choose Market Segment That Is Most Attractive For Them

Date 23/05/2000

On Tuesday, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse approved the merger of Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange to form iX-international exchanges. As reported by Deutsche Börse on Tuesday, the proposal for the merger of the two companies will probably be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders for a vote in September. The merger of Deutsche Börse and LSE is to be formally finalized before the end of the year.
Nasdaq Slashes Non-Professional Fee For Access To Market Participant Quotations

Date 23/05/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced yesterday that it will introduce a one year pilot program that creates a non-professional user fee of $10 per month for in-depth access to market participant quotation information. The 80% fee reduction was approved last week at a meeting of the NASD Board of Governors and must be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to implementation.
Meeting Of The Oslo Stock Exchange Board On 23 May 2000

Date 23/05/2000

The Stock Exchange Board has approved the listing of shares in Customax, iGroup.no and Scandinavia Online on the Main List and Webcenter Solutions on the SMB List.