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New Member of SWX

Date 08/10/1999

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Bank of America International Limited, Frankfurt, as a member. It will commence trading activities on Friday, 8 October 1999.
Nasdaq Moves Back Date To Extend Availability Of Trade Reporting And Quotation Systems To 6:30 P.M. Eastern Time

Date 08/10/1999

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that it intends to move back the date-to October 25, 1999-of its plan to extend availability of the Nasdaq® trade reporting and quotation systems until 6:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (ET). This modification has been submitted to the SEC for final approval. "The delay responds to concerns from some broker/dealers that they need time to modify their internal systems that process and generate trade reports after 4 p.m.," said J. Patrick Campbell, Nasdaq Chief
MEFF Renta Fija and MEFF Renta Variable Year 2000 Tests

Date 08/10/1999

On Saturday 18 September, MEFF Renta Fija and MEFF Renta Variable- in conjunction with the other Spanish exchanges, and under the auspices of the Spanish Securities Commission- carried out comprehensive Year 2000 tests on the exchange and clearing house's data processing system.
MEFF Holding Doubles Its Trading Figures In September

Date 08/10/1999

Trading on MEFF Holding in September totalled 2,638,756 contracts, 128% up on August. This equals a daily average of 119,944 contracts.
CME Contract Revisions To Feeder Cattle Effective With January 2000 Expiration

Date 08/10/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has updated the feeder cattle contract to reflect several revisions. Beginning with the January 2000 contract, the trading unit has been redefined from 700 to 799 pound medium frame #1 and medium and large frame #1 feeder steers to 700 to 849 pound medium frame #1 and medium and large frame #1 feeder steers. The revisions also specify the USDA weighted average report comments which cause cattle to be excluded from the cash settlement index calculation. Also, t

Chicago Stock Exchange Records Best Third Quarter Ever Trade Volume Up 50 Percent Over Third Quarter 1998 September Trade Volume Increases 59 Percent From September 1998

Date 08/10/1999

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) recently concluded the best third quarter in its history, and in the process the Exchange surpassed 1998's total annual volume in the first eight months of 1999. For the quarter ended September 30, 1999, total trade volume at the Exchange reached 6,544,670, up 50 percent over the third quarter of 1998, while total share volume ended at 3,283,207,381, an increase of 40 percent.
The National Grid Group plc Begins Trading On The NYSE

Date 07/10/1999

The National Grid Group plc ("National Grid"), the largest independent transmission company in the world and one of Britain's largest companies, lists on the New York Stock Exchange today. Its shares will be traded in the form of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") under the ticker symbol "NGG." One ADR represents the right to receive five National Grid ordinary shares. The Bank of New York will act as the depositary bank for the National Grid ADRs. National Grid's primary listing will remain
NASD Board Continues Progress Toward Recapitalization of Then Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 07/10/1999

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), announced that its Board of Governors met today and continued its consideration of restructuring The Nasdaq Stock Market® .
MTS SpA And PARIS BOURSE SBF SA To Establish MTS France With CLEARNET SBF SA As Its Clearing House.

Date 07/10/1999

MTS SpA and Paris Bourse SBF SA announce a joint agreement for the establishment of MTS France, a new company which will organise and manage the screen-based secondary market for French government debt. CLEARNET SA, a fully-owned subsidiary of PARISBOURSE SBF SA will be the clearing house for MTS France.
Montreal Exchange Statement

Date 07/10/1999

On March 15, 1999, the four principal Canadian exchanges (Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver) announced an agreement to restructure along the lines of market specialization. Under the agreement, senior equities will be traded at the Toronto Stock Exchange, junior equities will be traded on a new exchange resulting from the merger of the Vancouver Stock Exchange and the Alberta Exchange, and the Montreal Exchange will be the exclusive market place for derivative products.