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Year-To-Date Volume For Equity Options Nears Total For 1999 - August Equity Options Volume Increases 51%

Date 07/09/2000

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that year-to-date equity options volume of 431,653,994 contracts is just 13,111,231 contracts short of breaking the total annual volume record set in 1999, with 444,765,224 contracts. In addition, year-to-date volume is 63 percent ahead of the 264,351,740 contracts traded during the same time frame in 1999. August volume of 51,502,593 equity options contracts is 51 percent higher than the 34,148,663 contracts traded in August 1999.
Programme" With LIFFE CONNECT™ Independent Software Vendors

Date 07/09/2000

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) announces the introduction of its "Partners in Performance Programme" from September 2000, as part of its commitment to improve customer service in co-operation with the following Independent Software Vendors (ISVs):
Program Trading Averaged 22.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 28-Sept. 1

Date 07/09/2000

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 Aug. 28-Sept. l.
OM Technology Sells POMAX Customer To Birka

Date 07/09/2000

OM Technology and Birka, Sweden’s third largest power supplier, has signed an agreement for the delivery of OM Technology’s POMAX Customer system. The system is scheduled to be ready for use by Birka Marknad and Birka Nät with effect from November this year.
NEWEX Granted Exchange Operating License - Quality Exchange For Securities From Central And Eastern Europe Meets All Requirements For Market Launch On 3 November 2000

Date 07/09/2000

At the end of August, NEWEX, New Europe Exchange, was granted the license for the operation and management of the exchange.

Letter From CME Chairman Scott Gordon And CME President & CEO Jim McNulty Regarding Fees

Date 07/09/2000

September 7, 2000 To All Members and Staff: Last Friday, we announced a series of short-term fee increases to be implemented until December 31, 2000. The response of our individual members and clearing firms to the Board’ s announcement demonstrated that we had not clearly explained the temporary nature of the surcharges, the reasons for the Board’ s decision, and the principles that governed our decision. We also determined that we had applied a calculation that would h
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Strongly Geared For Growth

Date 07/09/2000

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has expended much effort and resources over the past two years to strengthen and enhance the Malaysian securities industry.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Exposure Draft Guidance On Internal Controls Issued For Feedback

Date 07/09/2000

The Taskforce on Internal Controls, established by Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in May this year, has issued the exposure draft - 'Statement On Internal Controls: Guidance for Directors of Public Listed Companies'.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - August

Date 07/09/2000

Equity turnover for August was EUR 2,168.29 million while that for bonds was EUR 3,141.54 million.
Chile's President Ricardo Lagos Visits The Nasdaq Marketsite

Date 07/09/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market today announced that it had the honor of hosting a visit with Chile's President Ricardo Lagos at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York this morning. President Lagos was greeted by John Hilley, Chairman and CEO of Nasdaq International Ltd. and Edward Knight, Chief Legal Officer of the NASD.