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  • ASX and Stock Exchange of Thailand sign MoU

    Date 28/06/1999

    The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance the lines of communication between the two exchanges. The memorandum was signed by the SET President, Mr Singh Tangtatswas, and ASX Chairman, Mr Maurice Newman AM in a ceremony held in Bangkok on June 25. Special guests at the signing were Dr Pisit Leeahtam, Thailand's Deputy Minister of Finance, and the Hon Joe Hockey, Australia's Minister for Financial Services and

  • EURO.NM gains 250th company listing

    Date 25/06/1999

    EURO.NM - the pan-European network of stock markets for high growth companies continues its impressive growth record in terms of new listings, market capitalisation, liquidity and performance. The 200th listing was reached on April 19, and more than 250 companies will be listed by the end of June 1999. This milestone has been reached much quicker than anticipated. June should be a record month with 29 new listings (versus 20 in June 1998) bringing the total for the first half of the year to 86,

  • CME Statement on William Rainer Nomination to Head CFTC

    Date 25/06/1999

    Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chairman Scott Gordon issued the following statement regarding the nomination of William J Rainer as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: "The Chicago Mercantile Exchange congratulates William Rainer upon his nomination to chair the CFTC. His experience in futures and financial markets make him highly qualified to take on the challenges the Commission faces as it heads into the reauthorization process next year. Of immediate concern is the need for th

  • CBOT Statement On Nomination Of William Rainer As Chairman Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    Date 25/06/1999

    CBOT Chairman David P. Brennan and CBOT President/CEO Thomas R. Donovan issued the following joint statement today: "We are pleased that President Clinton has chosen to nominate William Rainer for Chairman of the CFTC. We look forward to a swift confirmation process, and to the opportunity to work both with the new chairman as well as with the current CFTC commissioners to meet the competitive regulatory challenges facing U.S. futures markets.

  • CBOT Members Vote To Approve CBOT-Eurex Alliance

    Date 25/06/1999

    Chicago Board of Trade members voted overwhelmingly today, by nearly a 6 to 1 margin, to proceed with the CBOT-Eurex alliance. The vote was 750 in favor and 126 against. CBOT Chairman David P. Brennan said, "I commend the membership for its leadership in approving this alliance. The CBOT members voiced a strong vote of confidence in this Board's leadership and direction by voting in favor of the Eurex deal. This alliance will secure our global leadership position, strengthen our world-class trad

  • CBOT Members Vote in Favor of Alliance with Eurex

    Date 25/06/1999

    Eurex, the German-Swiss derivatives exchange, welcomes the result of the vote by CBOT members, which is an expression of the desire to continue the alliance between the world's two largest exchanges, it said. Joint utilization of the Eurex electronic trading system will form a direct link between the two markets. Eurex is convinced that the alliance of Eurex and CBOT will be for the benefit of the exchanges and their market participants. Eurex CEO Dr. Jörg Franke said: "I'm happy about the favo

  • Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

    Date 25/06/1999

    The market surged through the 1,000-point barrier to a record high of 1009.62 points. BIHL and Barclays carried the banner for the theme of record highs when both picked 10t to P10.50 and P4.70 respectively, albeit on light volume. Their bids also closed the week firmer at P10.75 for BIHL and P4.90 for Barclays whose sellers are a rare find. The wholesaler METSEF advanced 20t to reach P5.25 on 10,000 shares. FNBB countered the week's gains as it shed 50t to P17.50 on 1,500 shares. Engen saw a bl

  • TSE Announces Year-End Trading Hours

    Date 24/06/1999

    At its meeting this week, the Toronto Stock Exchange Board approved a 1 p.m. Eastern Time closing for Friday, December 31, 1999. TSE Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Adam Conyers said, "The TSE is showing prudent management practices. The change in hours allows securities firms to make an early start on processing year-end transactions." The TSE will reopen again for trading on Tuesday, January 4, 2000.

  • NASD's Frank Zarb Asks Securities Industry to Embrace Change- Presents "The Coming Global Digital Stock Market" at the National Press Club

    Date 24/06/1999

    Frank G. Zarb, chairman and chief executive officer of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) and The Nasdaq-Amex Market GroupSM, presented his vision for the future of stock markets at the National Press Club on June 23, stating that "A next-generation stock market is needed to meet needs of investors and listed companies in the Internet age for an improved system of exchanging stock." "A next generation of stock markets is needed to fulfill global capital formation and l

  • LIFFE to launch eight new Individual Equity share options

    Date 24/06/1999

    The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) has announced that it will increase its range of UK equity options by more than 10% by listing eight new individual equity options from Monday 5th July 1999. The new options will be traded on LIFFE's electronic trading system LIFFE CONNECT™, joining LIFFE's current 74 individual equity options which have been trading on LIFFE CONNECT™ since their migration from floor to screen trading on 30 November 1998. LIFFE's individua

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