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CBOT To Open DJIA Futures And Options At 7:20 A.M. Beginning Monday, Nov.29, Side-By-Side Project A Electronic Trading System

Date 24/11/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) Dow Jones futures and options contracts will begin open outcry trading at 7:20 a.m. (CT) beginning Monday, November 29. The Dow Jones futures contract will also be available to trade side-by-side on the CBOT's Project A electronic trading system from 7:20 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. (Currently, the pit opens for trading at 8:00 a.m. CT.)
TSE Offers Last Sale Trading Session

Date 23/11/1999

The Toronto Stock Exchange announced today that its Board of Governors has approved a last sale trading session. Beginning November 29, 1999, the TSE will expand its existing "crossing session" from 4:05pm - 5:00pm into a trading session at the last sale price.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Monthly Progress Report On the Year 2000 Compliance Project (As Of October 31, 1999)

Date 23/11/1999

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is publishing a monthly progress report on its Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliance Project in order to update the public with the current status of its preparation. Details of the progress report are as follows:-
NYMEX Volume Crosses 100 Million Mark For First Time

Date 23/11/1999

Annual volume on the New York Mercantile Exchange surpassed 100 million contracts yesterday for the first time in the Exchange's history.
HKFE Offers Education Programme at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Date 23/11/1999

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced today that the Exchange is offering an education programme for students at the university between 23 November and 3 December. The programme, titled "Futures and Options Week," is part of the HKFE's ongoing effort to provide education programmes for university students in Hong Kong.

Eurex Introduces Clearing For OTC Trading In Euribor Futures - First Exchange With OTC Block-Trade Facility For Money-Market Products

Date 23/11/1999

Eurex, the European derivatives exchange, is expanding its range of services in clearing to include contracts traded on the exchange: Since Monday, Eurex members have been able to clear OTC transactions in one-month and three-month Euribor futures through the Eurex clearing house, as the company reported.
Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction November 23

Date 23/11/1999

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on November 23 of the standard maturity of 14 days.
CBOE Breaks Daily Volume Record

Date 23/11/1999

A record number of stock option contracts traded at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) on Friday, November 19. A total of 1,651,165 stock option contracts (equivalent to 165 million shares of stock) traded during the November expiration session, beating the previous record equity volume of 1,569,672 contracts set on October 15, 1999. Total option volume at CBOE on Friday was 1,933,706 contracts.
ASX Runs Share Day For Investors

Date 23/11/1999

Want to get involved with the sharemarket, but don't know where to start? Heard that the sharemarket historically has consistently outperformed other forms of investment, and want a closer look? Or perhaps retirement is looming and you need to examine what options are available to ensure your lifestyle is protected.
ADX Becomes Seventeenth Exchange To Adopt NSC Trading System

Date 23/11/1999

The Australian Derivatives Exchange Limited, (ADX) has become the seventeenth exchange in the world to adopt NSC trading system. An agreement between Euronext SBF SA,ParisBourse SBF SA's information technology subsidiary, and ADX has been signed by which the newly created Australian futures market will use NSC by September 2000.