FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

New DJIA, Composite Average Divisors Effective Aug. 28

Date 25/08/2000

Effective Monday, August 28, 2000, the new Dow Jones Industrial Average divisor will be 0.16894073, and the new Dow Jones Composite Average divisor will be.96648551, reflecting a 4:3 split of Citigroup (C).
CBOT Clarifies New Internet Quote Service Program

Date 25/08/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) yesterday clarified details of its proposed direct-to-customer quote delivery program, which is slated for distribution over its Internet site (http://www.cbot.com) in late September.
ASIC And ASX Join Forces For Better Disclosure By Listed

Date 25/08/2000

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on August 23 joined forces to provide listed companies with principles designed to improve investor access to company information.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Plans To Implement DVP Settlement In The First Half Of 2001.

Date 24/08/2000

Over the last few years TSE has implemented T+3 rolling settlement, same day fund settlement and central counterparty clearing, in order to meet global standards, to reduce settlement risk and to increase the efficiency and convenience of the TSE market as a whole. In addition, TSE will soon be implementing delivery versus payment (DVP) settlement, the simultaneous or same day payment of funds and securities, thus meeting global settlement standards.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Holds AMS/3 Market Rehearsal Briefing Sessions For Exchange Participants

Date 24/08/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong will hold a series of briefings starting next Monday (28 August) on the Market Rehearsals of the third generation of the Automatic Order Matching and Execution System (AMS/3).

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For August 2000

Date 24/08/2000

As of mid-August, short interest in 3,901 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 2,985,022,265 compared with 2,880,449,686 shares in 3,866 National Market issues for the month of July.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange's Growth Market - KVX

Date 24/08/2000

On 1 September 2000, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange opens the KVX Growth Market.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Launches TA Banking Index Derivatives

Date 24/08/2000

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange began trading in options and futures on the TA Banking Index today. To encourage trading in the new products, the Exchange will not charge trading and clearing commissions.
Program Trading Averaged 18.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During August 14-August 18

Date 24/08/2000

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 August 14-August 18. The data indicated that during August 14-August 18, program trading amounted to 18.7 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 871.2 million shares, or 163.3 million shares a day. This included program trading associated with the August 18 monthly expiration of stock-index options and futures.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Increased Daily Price Limits For Wheat Contracts

Date 24/08/2000

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE) announced today it received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to increase maximum daily price fluctuation limits for its three wheat futures and options contracts-hard red spring, white and durum. The changes will be effective Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, and apply to all existing and newly listed wheat contract months.