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Date 27/01/2000

Liechtensteinische Landesbank, Vaduz, To Trade On SWX

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, Vaduz, will start trading on the SWX Swiss Exchange on 28 January 2000.
Date 27/01/2000

KLSE Appoints Two Committee Members

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has appointed two members to its committee. The two members are: Encik Abang Zainal Abidin bin Abang Ahmad, Executive Director, UPEN Securities Sdn Bhd and Encik Johari bin Hassan, Executive Director, PJB Pacific Sdn Bhd. The appointments are made to fill vacancies from amongst the elected committee members of the KLSE, and will take effect from 1 February 2000 and end on 31 December 2000.
Date 27/01/2000

CME To List Five- And Ten-Year Agency Note Futures And Options Contracts

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange today announced plans to list new contracts designed to meet the demand for products tied to the growing market for securities issued by the nation's largest home lending agencies. Commodity Futures Trading Commission approval to list the new contracts will be sought shortly.
Date 27/01/2000

Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Chinese New Year

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce the following closure dates:- Tuesday, 1 February 2000 in conjunction with Federal Territory Day. The Exchange and its subsidiaries will resume operations on Wednesday, 2 February 2000, Friday, 4 February 2000 & Monday, 7 February 2000 in conjunction with Chinese New Year. The Exchange and its subsidiaries will resume operations on Tuesday, 8 February 2000.
Date 27/01/2000

CBOT Board Approves New Ten- And Five-Year Agency Debt Futures And Options Contracts

In response to overwhelming interest from exchange customers, the Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade has approved four new contracts based on federal agency debt.

Date 26/01/2000

SGX MSCI Taiwan Index Futures Breaks Volume And Open Interest Records Again

The Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT) is pleased to announce that the daily trading volume of its MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract has chalked up a record volume of 27,780 contracts. The previous daily high of 25,824 contracts was traded on 25 June 1999. The MSCI Taiwan Index futures open interest also hit a record high of 34,349 contracts yesterday surpassing the previous record of 30,930 contracts traded on 27 December 1999.
Date 26/01/2000

Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures And Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Distant month: opening 71.70 yen, a high 75.10 (Jan. 19), low 71.25 yen (Jan. 17), closing 73.95 yen.
Date 26/01/2000

Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Distant month : opening 177.3 yen, a high 185.0 yen (Jan.19), a low 177.3 yen (Jan. 17), closing 180.8 yen
Date 26/01/2000

HKFE Updates Members On HSI Futures And Options Migration Process

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) updated Members today on the Hang Seng Index (HSI) Futures and Options migration process. The Exchange remains committed to the migration of its HSI products to HKATS and becoming a fully electronic marketplace. Migration is a process and today's briefing is just one step in that process.
Date 26/01/2000

Eurex World's Largest In Nokia Options Launches New Finnish Stock Options

On January 24, the European derivatives market Eurex launched eight new stock options on Finnish equities: StoraEnso, TietoEnator, Helsinki Telephone, Sampo Insurance, Metso, Metsä-Serla, Fortum and Huhtamäki van Leer have been added to the selection of Nordic stock options available for trading, which already included Nokia, UPM and Sonera. The listing of Finnish products is a result of the cooperation finalized between Eurex and HEX last year.