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NYMEX Expresses Outrage At House Passage Of H.R. 4541

Date 20/10/2000

In response to passage by the House of Representatives last night of H.R. 4541, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, New York Mercantile Exchange Chairman Daniel Rappaport issued the following statement: The New York Mercantile Exchange finds it particularly egregious that, by approving subsection (g) (3) of Section 106, the House would not only remove the energy and metals marketplaces from public scrutiny and regulatory oversight, but also do this in a fashion that discriminates be
Iceland Stock Exchange: SAXESS Release Delayed.

Date 20/10/2000

Iceland Stock Exchange has decided to postpone the production start of SAXESS 2.1-release for one week. The release will not be on Monday 23 October as planned, but will take place on 30 October. The reason for this delay is that a significant number of ICEX Members could not complete their testing of back office applications that connect to the trading system.
EEX: Trading Simulation For The Derivatives Market Gets Under Way - Preparations For Participants Are Decisive For A Successful Market Launch

Date 20/10/2000

On Monday, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) is launching the simulation in preparation for the derivatives market with some 15 market participants.
Chicago Board Of Trade And Chicago Mercantile Exchange Statement On House Passing Commodity Futures Modernization Act

Date 20/10/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today provided the following joint statement in response to yesterday’s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. The legislation is designed to modernize the laws governing futures exchanges, provide legal certainty to over-the-counter transactions and lift the ban on single stock futures. The bill now goes before the Senate.
BSE Announces Fiscal Year-End Results - Continues To Post Record Breaking Numbers

Date 20/10/2000

The Boston Stock Exchange has announced a record breaking fiscal year-end. Total annual share volume for the BSE’s fiscal year 2000, ended September 30th, was 5.3 billion, an increase of 31% from fiscal 1999. Total trade volume for the year was 12.6 million, up 39% from the prior year. On an average daily basis, the BSE’s share volume rose from 16.3 to 21.4 million shares per day, an increase of 31%. Average daily trade volume reached 50,950 trades, an increase of 42% compared to 35,904 trades p

ASX Quarterly Update 3 Months To 30 September 2000

Date 20/10/2000

Australian Stock Exchange Limited ("ASX") yesterday announced an operating profit after tax and abnormals for the three months to 30 September 2000 of $13.4 million, a 23% increase on the $10. 9 million recorded for the previous corresponding quarter.
WorldCom Statement Re: Sevice Interruptions Affecting The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 19/10/2000

In the last 24 hours, some customers including the OM Group, have experienced service interruption on the WorldCom Nordic network. WorldCom technical teams have identified the issue as transport interruption on leased facilities and normal service has now been restored. WorldCom regrets any inconvenience this issue has created for its Nordic customers and their end users.
Toronto Stock Exchange: Change In Operating Schedule For The Banking Day Holiday Monday, November 13, 2000

Date 19/10/2000

Please note that the TSE Equities market will be opened during usual business hours on Monday, November 13, 2000.
Program Trading Averaged 21.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 9-13

Date 19/10/2000

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 9-13. The data indicated that during Oct. 9-13, program trading amounted to 21.2 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 1,152.8 million shares, or 244.6 million shares a day.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) Sets One-Day Record Volume In Equity And Index Options

Date 19/10/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) reported that 629,072 equity and index options contracts traded on Oct. 17 marking a one-day record high volume. This was a 36 percent increase over the previous record-high daily volume on Oct. 11 when 453,001 contracts were traded.