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  • Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is reviewing certain chapters of the Exchange Listing Rules

    Date 26/05/1999

    The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has published a consultation paper on proposed amendments to certain chapters of the Exchange Listing Rules. Lawrence Fok, Senior Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs Group, said a principal goal of its 1998/99 review of the rules was to implement changes to take account of market development and practice. "The Exchange seeks to accomplish this by codifying as far as possible its practice in interpreting and applying the rules. In addition, it has proposed rule

  • Australian Stock Exchange Ltd ("ASX") and Sydney Futures Exchange Ltd ("SFE") Merger Proposal

    Date 26/05/1999

    The Board of the Australian Stock Exchange today decided, at this stage, not to vary the mutually agreed proposal to merge with the Sydney Futures Exchange.The Board also decided to seek direct consultation with SFE Members in order to explain the detail of the merger proposal and to incorporate their feedback into the range of strategic options that are now being considered. As a result of the timetable established by SFE, it is evident that SFE members have not yet had the opportunity to study

  • NYMEX to Change Cinergy and Entergy Electricity Margin Rates

    Date 25/05/1999

    The New York Mercantile Exchange will raise the initial margins on its July and August 1999 Cinergy and Entergy electricity futures contracts as of the close of business May 25. The rates will be raised to USD7,000 from USD6,000 for clearing members; to USD7,700 from USD6,600 for members; and to USD9,450 from USD8,100 for customers. Margins on spreads involving those months will be increased to USD4,400 from USD3,400 for clearing members; to USD4,840 from USD3,740 for members; and to USD5,940 fr

  • CME Sets June 21 Start Up For E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Futures - New Electronic 'Mini' Product Follows Success of E-mini S&P 500

    Date 25/05/1999

    The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will begin trading E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index® futures on Monday, June 21. The new product builds on the success of the Merc's popular E-mini S&P 500 futures, now the exchange's third most heavily traded futures contract. Sized at USD20 times the Nasdaq 100 Index price, the underlying value of the CME's E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures is one-fifth that of its regular Nasdaq 100 futures contract. At recent market levels, the E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures contract would b

  • CBOT Announces Disciplinary Action

    Date 24/05/1999

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) on May 24 announced disciplinary action taken on behalf of the CBOT membership by the Business Conduct Committee. As noted on the following page, this action reflects the exchange's commitment to maintaining a fair and orderly marketplace of the highest integrity. The CBOT releases all disciplinary actions involving fines in excess of $25,000 and/or suspensions greater than five days.

  • SFE Board Considers Offer By COMPUTERSHARE

    Date 22/05/1999

    Following the 21 May Board meeting of the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), Chairman Mr Rick H Smith has issued the following statement: "The SFE Board believes the Computershare Limited (CPU) offer is one that should be considered seriously. The Board will communicate with CPU and the Australian Stock Exchange during the next week and will not make any further statement until next Friday, 28 May, at the earliest."

  • LIFFE AGM and Board Elections

    Date 22/05/1999

    Shareholders of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) approved the Directors' Report and Accounts for 1998 at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on May 20. At the AGM, ten directors retired and three directors were elected (two being retiring directors who were re-elected and one being a new director). This follows the vote at LIFFE's Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 14 April to reduce the number of directors elected by shareholders from 17 to 10, reduc

  • Cyprus Stock Exchange Market Capitalisation CYP1,650 Billion at End April

    Date 22/05/1999

    The total market capitalisation (shares) of the Cyprus Stock Exchange reached CYP1,650 billion, an increase of 3.97% over the previous month. The total value of transactions during April reached CYP95 million with an average of CYP5,004 million per trading session, a decrease of 21.6% compared to the previous month.

  • Botswana Stock Exchange Weekly Market Commentary

    Date 22/05/1999

    The market continued its slide primarily because of heavyweight Barclays, with the index trimmed down 0.4% in spite of three stocks reaching record highs during the week. Volumes were recorded across all counters bar FNBB, Metsef and RDCP. Barclays lost some of its shine from the recently agreed stock split to trade at 2100t on thin volume, a loss of 60t on the week. Botswana Insurance hit yet another all-time high of 1015t albeit on thin volume of only 764 shares as investors continued to scram

  • OM Technology sets up CalPX derivatives market

    Date 21/05/1999

    In the beginning of June this year, the California Power Exchange (CalPX) will launch a new market for power derivatives trading. The technical operation of the market will be carried out by OM Technology under a facility management agreement with CalPX. Initially CalPX will offer its participants a market for forward trading. Development of the new market has been underway since February this year. Derivative trading volumes are expected to pick up gradually as market participants start to use

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