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New participant On SWX: Commerzbank AG, London Branch

Date 11/11/1999

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Commerzbank AG, London Branch, as a Participant. The new participant will commence trading activities on the SWX platform on Thursday 11 November 1999.
New Member Of SWX

Date 11/11/1999

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Hottinger & Cie, Banquiers, Zurich, as a Member. The new member will commence trading activities on Friday, 12 November 1999.
Finanzplatz Deutschland Is Ready for the New Millennium

Date 11/11/1999

The German financial community has successfully completed its preparations for the year-end transition to the Year 2000. The announcement was made by representatives of the German Bundesbank, Deutsche Bank, Hamburger Sparkasse and Deutsche Börse at a Deutsche Börse press conference in Frankfurt on Wednesday: "We are extremely well prepared and are confident about the date-change", was the comment in Frankfurt, "The high expectations we placed in the project have been met."
Deutsche Börse Updates Composition Of Stock Indices

Date 11/11/1999

Deutsche Börse decided on the composition of its MDAX and SDAX indices on Tuesday. The shares of Stinnes AG will be included in the MDAX on December 20, taking the place of BHF Bank. It became necessary to make the replacement out of turn - the MDAX composition is usually reviewed in March and September - because the interest firmly held by ING Groep N.V, in BHF Bank (and thus not in free float) exceeds 85 percent.
Deutsche Börse Clearing Breaks Through Sound Barrier - Over 5 Trillion Euros In Custody Volume In October

Date 11/11/1999

Custody volume at Deutsche Börse Clearing exceeded five trillion euros for the first time. At the beginning of November, Deutsche Börse Clearing held securities in deposit with a market value totalling 5.1trillion euros, about 20 percent more than at the end of last year.

Deutsche Bank Joins Tradepoint Consortium

Date 11/11/1999

Tradepoint Financial Networks plc ("Tradepoint") is pleased to announce that Deutsche Bank has become a shareholder of the Consortium formed in July 1999 to acquire a majority interest in Tradepoint.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Total Futures & Options Open 13% Higher Than October 31, 1998

Date 10/11/1999

Many new records were set in open interest during the month of October. Most were in canola futures and options, which finished the month with open interest up 7% and 364% respectively over October 31, 1998. Open interest in canola futures peaked at a record 77,405 contracts on October 15. The January contract reached an historical high of 34,982 contracts open on October 29 and continues to set new records in the current month.
Toronto Futures Exchange Commences Orderly Wind-Up

Date 10/11/1999

At a meeting held on November 9, 1999, the Board of Governors (the "Board") of the Toronto Futures Exchange ("TFE") unanimously voted in favor of commencing an orderly wind up of the TFE and its operations. The Board intends to seek the approval of the wind up from the members of the TFE at a special meeting to be held in December of this year. The Board will also seek the approval of the wind up from all other relevant parties, including any required regulatory approvals.
swissfirst AG Opens 10.53 % Above Public Offering Price

Date 10/11/1999

The shares of swissfirst AG - a company that specialises in brokerage of Swiss shares and derivatives, compiling financial analyses for institutional clients and providing discretionary asset management services - traded for the first time today on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The issuance price was set at CHF 665.00 via a fixed pricing. The opening price of the shares stood 10.53 % above that level in SWX trading at CHF 735.00, representing a total market capitalisation of CHF 374.85 Mio.
PHLX To Begin Trading Three New Options

Date 10/11/1999

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) is pleased to announce that it will begin trading put and call options on Fairchild Semiconductor International (option/stock symbol: FCS) and Pactiv Corporation (option/stock symbol: PTV), upon the opening of business on Thursday, November 11, 1999. In addition, the PHLX will begin trading put and call options on Internet Capital Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: EUG/ICGE), upon the opening of business on Friday, November 12, 1999.