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August Volume At The CME Increases As E-MINI S&P 500 Monthly Futures Volume Pierces The One Million Contract Mark

Date 01/09/1999

Trading activity at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) increased 12.7 percent over the prior month's level as volume in all equity index contracts increased, including a new monthly record in the E-mini S&P 500 contract which for the first time surpassed the one million contract level.
379 Billion EURO in Turnover on the German Stock Exchanges in August

Date 01/09/1999

Volume of 378.9 billion EURO was traded in equities, fixed-income securities and warrants on the German stock exchanges in August, with 192.26 billion EURO of this amount being traded in equities.
TIFFE Euroyen Contracts Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier on August 31

Date 31/08/1999

Trading hours for Euroyen contracts will start from 8:45a.m. on August 31, 1999 responding to MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry)'s announcement that the Preliminary Report on Indices of Industrial Production, Producer's Shipments and Producer's Inventory (Jul. 99) will be released at 8:50a.m. on this day.
The OM Stockholm Exchange Appoints new Chairman

Date 31/08/1999

Per E Larsson, OM Gruppen's President and Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed the new Chairman of the OM Stockholm Exchange's Board.
Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures/Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Date 31/08/1999

RSS3 Futures: Distant month: opening 68.7 yen, a high 69.5yen (Aug. 27), low 66.0 yen (Aug. 25), closing 68.9 yen. Rubber Index Futures: Distant month: opening 65.05, a high 65.05 (Aug. 23), a low 63.50 (Aug. 25), closing 64.10 points.

Osaka Mercantile Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Date 31/08/1999

This week, OME aluminium futures trended downward on active long-liquidation due to the yen's further gain. The open interest decreased sharply, and fell below the 76,000 lot level for the first time in three months. Distant month : opening 165.1 yen, a high 167.6 yen (Aug. 27), a low 162.4 yen (Aug. 23), closing 166.3 yen
Kansas City Board of Trade natural gas market to close early Friday

Date 31/08/1999

Kansas City Board of Trade western natural gas futures and options will close early Friday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day.
HKFE Chief Executive Resigns

Date 31/08/1999

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) said today (August 30) that Chief Executive Robert B. (Randy) Gilmore has resigned. Mr. Gilmore's resignation is effective tomorrow (August 31). HKFE General Counsel William D. Grossman has been named Acting Chief Executive. (Biographical information on Mr. Grossman accompanies this press release.)
Global Crossing Ltd. to Join Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning September 9, 1999

Date 31/08/1999

Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq:GBLX), of Hamilton, Bermuda, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Thursday, September 9, 1999. Global Crossing will be the third non-U.S. company to be included in the Nasdaq-100®, joining LM Ericcson Telephone Company (Nasdaq:ERICY) and Reuters Group PLC (Nasdaq: RTRSY). Shares of Global Crossing will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index SharesSM (Amex:QQQ), the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM, which are
SFE & State Forests Of NSW To Develop World's First Carbon Trading Market

Date 30/08/1999

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) and its subsidiary, the New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with State Forests of New South Wales to develop the world's first exchange-traded market for carbon sequestration credits.