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Date 28/03/2000

Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock Celebrates Stellar First Year

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today will celebrate the one year anniversary of the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock SM (Amex: QQQ). A reception, showcasing the success of the first year of trading for the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock, will take place this evening at 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the Nasdaq MarketSite SM in the heart of New York's Times Square.
Date 28/03/2000

Joint Statement Of CBOT And CBOE

Chicago Board of Trade Chairman David P. Brennan and Chicago Board Options Exchange Chairman William J. Brodsky yesterday issued the following joint statement: "Our two great exchanges have agreed to meet to further discuss opportunities that may exist to bring our institutions closer together and maximize any synergies for our respective memberships, market users and the city of Chicago. Leaders and investment bankers from both exchanges will begin meeting as soon as possible so that we may beg
Date 28/03/2000

Fair Value Settlement, Early Close Planned For CME Domestic Stock Indexes At Quarter End

On Friday, March 31, and the last trading day of each calendar quarter, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will revise its daily settlement procedures for domestic stock index futures contracts to reflect a "fair value" settlement price. In addition, domestic stock indexes will close 10 minutes earlier on the final trading day of each calendar quarter.
Date 28/03/2000

Change In The Acceptance Procedure For Shares Being Added To The SWX New Market Index (SNMI)

The SWX Swiss Exchange, in consultation with the Index Commission, has decided upon the fallowing rule change as a means of improving the stability of the SNMI: The acceptance of new shares into the index will be spread over the five trading days immediately fallowing an IPO.
Date 28/03/2000

Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction, 28. Mar 2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on March 28 of the standard maturity of 14 days.

Date 28/03/2000

Anna Eriksson New Head Of Corporate Communications

Anna Eriksson has been appointed as OM's new head of Corporate Communications. She will take up her post on May 8. Anna comes most recently from Scandinavian Procurement Solutions, where she was responsible for external relations. Prior to that Anna worked for PR Agency, JKL.
Date 27/03/2000

Supervisory Board Of Deutsche Boerse Approves IPO

On Monday March 27, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Boerse gave its binding approval for the company's planned initial public offering. The IPO is to take place during the first half of 2000. On May 4, the general meeting of shareholders will decide on the capital increase pending within the framework of the IPO. The transformation into Euroboard will open up Deutsche Boerse further for the major international market participants. At the same time, Euroboard will expand the existing business a
Date 27/03/2000

Options At The Montreal Exchange: Transfer Completed - Signifies End Of Restructuring Among Exchanges

The Montreal Exchange made the final major step in the restructuring of the Canadian exchanges, with the transfer of 57 equity options classes from the Toronto Stock Exchange. In addition to its exclusive futures market, the Montreal Exchange now becomes the sole options market in Canada, with a total listing of 141 options classes.
Date 27/03/2000

Hong Kong Exchanges Announces Election Results

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx) today (Monday) held the election by the Shareholders of HKEx to return six directors.
Date 27/03/2000

GEM - Revised Stock Code Arrangements

The Growth Enterprise Market, GEM, of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has revised the stock code arrangements to meet the needs of GEM issuers. The following arrangements will become effective immediately.