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Trouble-Free Trading At SWX

Date 22/11/1999

In the past week, the SWX Swiss Exchange recorded a total turnover amounting to CHF 22.42 billion. A reduction of the systems infrastructure down to a single computer centre did not impair trading capacity. On Monday, 15 November, a sevenfold increase in turnover compared to the normal daily average was able to be processed during the first half-hour of trading. As a result, the number of trades rose dramatically. During the past two months, trading on SWX was impaired by three separate system
Selection of CEO Announced for New Canadian Venture Exchange

Date 22/11/1999

On November 16, 1999, in a joint news conference held today in Calgary and Vancouver, a Steering Committee representing the boards of governors of The Alberta Stock Exchange and The Vancouver Stock Exchange announced their selection of William L. Hess, Q.C., as President and Chief Executive Officer of the proposed Canadian Venture Exchange. Mr. Hess has been Chair of the Alberta Securities Commission since September 1992.
Paris Markets Market Activity - Year-To-Date Trading Exceeds 1998 Total

Date 22/11/1999

Transaction volumes on the Premier Marché and Second Marché in October reached a daily average of EUR2.94 billion. As of October 29, volumes for 1999 stood at EUR568.30 billion, above last year's 12-month total of EUR513.48 billion and up 31.6% compared to the same period in 1998 ( EUR431.7 billion). The number of trades for the month was 5.3 million, while the total of 45.5 million trades for 1999 surpassed last year's total of 44.8 million and rose 27.1% from the 35.76 million recorded durin
Oslo Stock Exchange Share Trading Reaches The 1,000,000 Mark

Date 22/11/1999

The Oslo Stock Exchange´s new trading system has now handled one million share transactions. The one-millionth transaction took place today. The broker for the purchase was Garde, whilst Christiania Markets acted for the seller.
NYMEX To Increases Position Limits On Crude And Natural Gas Futures And Options Contracts

Date 22/11/1999

The New York Mercantile Exchange has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to increase the speculative position limits on its light, sweet crude oil and Henry Hub natural gas futures and option contracts as of December 1.

Israeli Prime Minister Barak Opens The Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 22/11/1999

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), announced that Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak opened The Nasdaq Stock Market® today during a visit to the Nasdaq MarketSiteSM in New York City.
Faultless First Week For Electronic SFE

Date 22/11/1999

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) has had a faultless start to its first week as a fully electronic exchange.
Dual ASX / NASDAQ Listing

Date 22/11/1999

The Australian incentive marketing program software specialist, Chip Application Technologies Limited, will today complete the restructuring to a new holding company incorporated in Delaware USA and will list shares in its new holding company, Catuity Inc. ("Catuity") on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).
CRESTCo, APACS And LSE Announce Plans To Reduce The Standard Settlement Period For Equities And Corporate Debt

Date 22/11/1999

During 1999, the Bank of England, CRESTCo and the London Stock Exchange - together with the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) - have been reviewing the standard settlement period for equities and corporate debt and the market's preparedness for adoption of a shorter settlement cycle. Currently, the standard settlement period for such securities is T+5 (i.e. settlement five business days after trade).
CBOE Membership Votes In Public Directors And Lessor Director Under New Election Process

Date 22/11/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) elected four new public directors to serve on the Exchange's expanded 23 person board of directors. Under the new structure, the number of public directors is doubled from four to eight, and the board now includes one lessor director. The new directors will take office when the board holds its first meeting of 2000 in January.