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Swedish bonds and bond futures get go-ahead in the US

Date 03/06/1999

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given US approval for Swedish government bonds, bond futures and bond options. This means that US investors will be able to trade Swedish Government bonds and bond futures without restrictions. Since its launch of a bond futures market in September last year, OM, the exchange operator and supplier of trading technology, has offered trading in a 2-year and 10-year Swedish government bond future. Trading has developed well since market launch wi
LIFFE Trades £188bn Per Day In May 1999

Date 03/06/1999

The nominal value of contracts traded on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) averaged £188 billion daily during May 1999. Hugh Freedberg, LIFFE's Chief Executive, said "May saw open interest in LIFFE's Three Month Euribor contracts continue to grow for the fifth consecutive month, with an 8% increase over April. LIFFE's share of exchange-traded euro products increased to 90%. LIFFE's Long Gilt - traded on LIFFE CONNECT™ since 12 April 1999 - has gone from stre
French Derivatives Open Interest Up in a Traditionally Calm Month

Date 03/06/1999

A total 14,064,242 contracts changed hands on French derivatives markets Matif and Monep in May (21 trading days), a decline of 19.8% on April. Open interest on Monep rose 10% on April. Trade in index and equity options fell back, with volumes down 20.4% on April to 13,278,822 lots. The only rise came for long-term equity options with post-dividend expiration dates, where the number of lots traded rose nearly 60% to 798,305 lots.
Euro Likely to Test Dollar Parity Level According to CME Roundtable Participants

Date 03/06/1999

The euro is likely to touch or break the parity level with the U.S. dollar before it rebounds later this year, a panel of economic analysts predicted on Thursday June 3, during a media roundtable on the euro sponsored by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The euro - the new currency of 11 nations participating in European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) - has lost approximately 13 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar since its debut at the start of the year mainly because of sluggi
CME Board Recommends Moving Deutsche Mark Futures To GLOBEX®2 System.

Date 03/06/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Board of Directors has approved a plan to shift the CME's Deutsche Mark futures contract from the trading floor to its GLOBEX2 electronic trading system during regular trading hours. The switch would take place no later than August 3, subject to member and regulatory approval.

Chicago Merc Responds To CFTC Order On Foreign Terminals

Date 03/06/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) responded to the Order issued today by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in regard to the placement of trading terminals in the United States by foreign boards of trade. The CME said it continues to be optimistic that the CFTC will first ensure that the competitive playing field is absolutely level before admitting any foreign exchanges to the United States. The Commission's June 2 Order expresses a commitment "to address the comparative regula
CBOT's May Volume At 24,541,588 Contracts, Up 25.4% From April

Date 03/06/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today trading volume of 24,541,598 contracts for May 1999, up 25.4% from April 1999 and up 11.2% from May 1998. Volume for the first five months of 1999 was 113,461,056. May Highlights Included: CBOT volume reached more than one million contracts per day on 15 of the 20 trading days in May; CBOT average daily volume: 1,227,079 contracts; Project A® monthly total: 892,444, up 4.3% from April 1999 and up 10.2% from May 1998; Project A average daily vo
CBOT Implements A Flat-Fee For Price Data To Reflect Customer Needs And Industry Changes

Date 03/06/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade, home of the world's benchmark prices on the 30 Year Treasury bond and agricultural commodities, announced today a new flat-fee price structure for its real-time market data to make it more accessible for customers worldwide. The new price structure eliminates the $50 location fee, $10 device fee, and the datafeed surcharge for customers and combines the CBOT and MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) data into one flat monthly price of $30 per screen to access the dat
Warsaw Stock Exchange Closed on June 3 and June 4

Date 02/06/1999

The Warsaw Stock Exchange would like to remind that June 3, 1999 (Thursday) is a holiday in Poland. The Exchange will be closed on that day and also on June 4, 1999 (Friday).
SBF Group restructures, specializing to meet international competition even more effectively

Date 02/06/1999

The Extraordinary General Meeting of SBF Group shareholders on May 27, 1999 voted to restructure the SBF-Paris Bourse group with effect from June 1. Since January 1, 1998, the SBF Group has brought France's four market operators and three clearing entities under a single roof. The market operators are SBF, Matif S.A., Monep S.A. and La Société du Nouveau Marché, while the clearing bodies are SBF, Matif S.A. and the Banque Centrale de Compensation (BCC), the latter handling OTC transactions.