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Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Corixa Corporation

Date 22/11/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading put and call options on Corixa Corporation (option/stock symbol: CVQ/CRXA) upon the opening of business on Tuesday, November 27, 2000.
Omiris Goes Live With Oneworld From OM Technology - Growing Company Implements Integrated Trading And Settlement To Enhance Cross-Border Investment Opportunities

Date 22/11/2000

OM Technology, the world's leading provider of transaction technology, today announced that Omiris Networks Limited is using components of OM Technology's.
KLSE Chief: Industry Consolidation Benefits Investors

Date 22/11/2000

The various efforts to consolidate market intermediaries, market institutions and related supporting organisations in the securities industry will ultimately benefit investors, said Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Executive Chairman Dato’ Mohd Azlan Hashim said in his statement in the KLSE Annual Report 2000.
Jiway Has Successful Launch

Date 22/11/2000

Trading began well on Jiway, Europe’s first integrated stock exchange for retail investors. The first day of trading was November 17. Private investors can now trade – through brokers – a total of 320 securities including stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange (SETS) and stocks from the Stockholm A-list and the CAC 40 in France.
HKEx Derivatives Market Panel Sees Three-month HIBOR Rising Slightly

Date 22/11/2000

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Derivatives Market's panel of forecasters predicts that the three-month Hong Kong interbank offered rate (HIBOR) will be slightly higher on 15 January 2001 compared with its 15 November 2000 level. The panel also sees one-month HIBOR rising between now and mid-January. Both forecasts appear in the latest edition of the "HIBOR Futures Market Update" newsletter, published today.

Eurex Executive Board Members Widmer And Lenz Operating Out Of Chicago

Date 22/11/2000

The Eurex Exchange Council appointed Thomas Lenz to the general management of the exchange, Eurex Deutschland, effective retroactively to October 16, 2000. The other members of the general management are Rudolf Ferscha, Otto E. Nägeli, Jürg Spillmann and Michael Widmer as well as Jörg Franke, who is leaving the general management as of year-end. Also effective October 16, the Board of Directors of Eurex Zurich AG appointed Lenz deputy member of the Executive Board, and the Supervisory Boards of
Emerging Markets Outpace Mature Markets In Information And Communications Technology Spending According To Nasdaq-Sponsored Study

Date 22/11/2000

Growth in spending on information and communications technology (ICT) in emerging markets is two to three times that of mature markets like the United States, according to a Nasdaq-sponsored study released yesterday by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) based on data provided by market intelligence firm IDC.
Deutsche Börse Calculates Weather Indices - Temperature Data For 30 European Cities

Date 22/11/2000

Effective immediately, Deutsche Börse is calculating weather indices under the name "Xelsius". The indices open up the opportunity to identify temperature-related weather risks for 30 European cities. The indices will later be the basis for introducing derivatives products at Eurex.
CBOE Announces Thanksgiving Day Holiday Schedule

Date 22/11/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday:
The Toronto Stock Exchange And ITG To Bring Posit To Canada

Date 21/11/2000

The Toronto Stock Exchange Inc. announced today that it is in discussions to license and operate POSIT, a matching system for equity securities as a facility of the Toronto Stock Exchange, from POSIT JV, a joint venture between ITG Inc. (NYSE: ITG) and BARRA, Inc. (Nasdaq: BARZ). The two parties will determine an official launch date once definitive documentation has been completed.