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PHLX To Begin Trading Eleven New Options

Date 15/09/1999

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) is pleased to announce that it will begin trading put and call options on Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX), Homestake Mining Company (HM), Kmart Corporation (KM), LSI Logic Corporation (LSI), Mellon Bank Corporation (MEL), and Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (MO), upon the opening of business on Wednesday, September 15, 1999. The PHLX will begin trading put and call options on Bank One Corporation (ONE), upon the opening of business on Thursday, September 16, 1
Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures/Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Date 15/09/1999

RSS3 Futures: Distant month: opening 71.4 yen, a high 76.8yen (Sep. 6), low 71.4 yen (Sep. 6), closing 74.5 yen.. Rubber Index Futures> Distant month: opening 65.95, a high 69.60 (Sep. 9), a low 65.95 (Sep. 6), closing 68.00 points.
Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Date 15/09/1999

This week, despite the firmer tone in LME aluminium, OME aluminium futures fluctuated within a narrow range with players staying on the sidelines due to the unstable currency situation. Distant month : opening 166.9 yen, a high 170.6 yen (Sep. 8), a low 166.9 yen (Sep. 6), closing 169.5 yen
Montreal Exchange Joins GLOBEX® Alliance

Date 15/09/1999

The Montreal Exchange (ME) announced on September 14 that it has joined the GLOBEX® Alliance with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), ParisBourse SBFSA, the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) and the Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futures (BM&F), which joined the GLOBEX® Alliance on September 10, 1999. The Montreal Exchange also announced that it intends to use the same NSC Electronic Trading System developed by ParisBourseSBF SA and used by all of the GLOBEX® Alliance partners.
Indicative selections for Amsterdam Exchanges and Amsterdam Midkap indices

Date 15/09/1999

Amsterdam Exchanges has made an indicative selection of the constituent shares in the Amsterdam Exchanges (AEX) and Amsterdam Midkap (AMX) indices on the basis of the value of turnover up to 31 August 1999. The period used for determining the selection for the AEX index was recently cut from three calendar years to one calendar year, and the value of turnover used for determining the selection for the AMX index will no longer be weighted but will be the unweighted value of turnover over one cal

FTSE International & NOREX Announce Launch Of New Stock Market Index

Date 15/09/1999

FTSE International and NOREX, the Nordic Exchanges Alliance, jointly announce today the launch of the FTSE NOREX 30 Index on 30 September 1999. This new index will track the performance of the 30 largest and most liquid Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish companies. Futures and Options based on the FTSE NOREX 30 will also start trading on the OM Exchanges in London and Stockholm from 30 September 1999 and will be made available to all members of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The Oslo Stock E
CME's Live Cattle Futures Set Open Interest Record

Date 15/09/1999

For three consecutive sessions beginning on September 8, open interest in futures on live cattle has set new records on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), culminating with a record of 122,561 open positions on September 10.
CBOT Authorizes Trading In New Delivery Months For Corn Futures Contracts

Date 15/09/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that trading in the November 2000 Corn futures contract month will begin on Wednesday, September 15, 1999.
ASX and Corporate File launch "Open Briefing"

Date 15/09/1999

Investors will have easier access to company briefings through a new service launched today by Australian Stock Exchange Ltd ("ASX") and Corporate File Pty Ltd.
SFE Secures Market Maker For AP/ELS Launch

Date 14/09/1999

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) has developed a Market Making Scheme to coincide with the launch of its new equity index derivatives products - the SFE Dow Jones Asia Pacific Extra Liquid Series (AP/ELS) Australia futures and options contracts.