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Date 22/12/1999

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Ends Negotiations With ePIT, Inc.

Officials of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE) stated today their negotiations with ePIT, Inc., San Francisco, have ended.
Date 22/12/1999

Kansas City Board Of Trade To Expand Listings Of Wheat Options Strike Prices

The board of directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade has approved plans to expand the exchange's listings of wheat options strike prices.
Date 22/12/1999

Kansas City Board Of Trade Seeks To Simplify Value Line Stock Index Contract

The board of directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade has approved plans to simplify its offerings on the Value Line stock index, trading one futures contract on the product rather than two.
Date 22/12/1999

Gemstar International Group Limited To Join The Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning January 3, 2000

Gemstar International Group Limited (Nasdaq:GMST), of the British Virgin Islands, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Monday, January 3, 2000. Gemstar will be the third non-U.S. company to be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index, joining LM Ericsson Telephone Company (Nasdaq:ERICY) and Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq:GBLX). Shares of Gemstar will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). Gemstar will replace Qwest Communica
Date 22/12/1999

CBOE Holiday Schedule

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will be closed all day on Friday, December 24, 1999. On Friday, December 31, 1999 trading will close according to the following schedule: (all times are CST, Chicago time).

Date 22/12/1999

CBOE Announces Special Closing Procedures on December 31, 1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange ("CBOE") announced closing times and special procedures that will apply to the close of trading in domestic broad-based index options on December 31, 1999.
Date 22/12/1999

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Christmas came early on the market as the index surged 2.5% during the short trading week to end the year up 47.8% in local currency and 42.5% in US dollars terms.
Date 22/12/1999

Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly Report

After four weeks of continuous gains, the BSE index lowered 2.4 points this week. However, the market moved at a faster pace with the volume and value of trades increasing by 77% and 40% respectively. This is despite four trading days (due to one-day national holiday) and the advent of Ramadan that normally witnesses' lower trades. The downward pressure on the market widened the decline advance ratio as 15 companies lost ground and only three advanced in value.
Date 21/12/1999

The Spanish Equity Derivatives Market Has A Total Growth Of 47%. Options On Shares Growth 187%

The Spanish equity derivatives market, MEFF RV, registered a volume of 968,354 contracts, accumulating a total volume of 11,534,721 in the first eleven months; a 47% growth over the same period of last year. Options on Shares have experienced the biggest growth with a 187% increase.
Date 21/12/1999

SWX Swiss Exchange Promotions Effective 1 January 2000

SWX Swiss Exchange congratulates the following colleagues on their promotions: