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Period For Abrogation Of CBOE Filing Expires

Date 08/09/2000

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced yesterday that it will take no action to abrogate a proposed fee rule submitted this past July by the Chicago Board Options Exchange ("CBOE"). Under the rule, the CBOE collects fees from market makers and specialists based on transactions occurring on the floor. Then, the CBOE transmits the collected funds to its specialists who use the funds to make marketing payments, including payments to attract order flow. Since the CBOE filing, the American
Pacific Exchange To Trade Eleven New Options

Date 08/09/2000

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) has announced the listing of 11 new options issues. For expiration cycles and strike prices, visit the Options Listings Bulletin section of the PCX Web site.
OCC Promotes Michael Cahill To Chief Financial Officer And Treasurer

Date 08/09/2000

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that Michael E. Cahill, 42, is being promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He was most recently Senior Vice President, Financial Surveillance, Economic Research, Treasury Operations and Information Technology. In his new position, Cahill, who has been with OCC since 1982, will lead the organization's strategic initiative to provide the highest levels of risk management to the options industry while re
OCC Promotes Leonard E. Neuzil To Corporate Information Officer

Date 08/09/2000

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that Leonard E. Neuzil, 53, is being promoted to Executive Vice President and Corporate Information Officer. He was most recently Senior Vice President, Production Systems.
NYBOT® Reports New Records In Several Contract Markets

Date 08/09/2000

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) today reported new open interest and volume records for the following contract markets:

New Participant On SWX: Citibank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt On The Main

Date 08/09/2000

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Citibank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt on the Main, as a participant. The new participant will commence trading activities on the SWX platform on Monday, 11 September 2000.
International Securities Exchange Announces Officer Appointment - Paul J. Bennett Promoted to Senior Vice President

Date 08/09/2000

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced that at its board meeting on September 7, Paul Bennett was promoted to senior vice president, market operations.
Indian Foreign Minister Mr. Jaswant Singh Visits The Nasdaq Marketsite

Date 08/09/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market yesterday announced that it was proud to host the Indian Foreign Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, at the Nasdaq MarketSite® in New York. Mr. Singh was welcomedat the Marketsite by Mr. Alfred R Berkeley III, Vice Chairman, The Nasdaq Stock Market® and Mr. John Wall, President and Chief Operating Officer, Nasdaq International Ltd.
FTSE Launch European Technology Index Series

Date 08/09/2000

FTSE yesterday announced the launch of FTSE eTX, a family of European technology indexes. The indexes will be available from 2 October 2000.
Year-To-Date Volume For Equity Options Nears Total For 1999 - August Equity Options Volume Increases 51%

Date 07/09/2000

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that year-to-date equity options volume of 431,653,994 contracts is just 13,111,231 contracts short of breaking the total annual volume record set in 1999, with 444,765,224 contracts. In addition, year-to-date volume is 63 percent ahead of the 264,351,740 contracts traded during the same time frame in 1999. August volume of 51,502,593 equity options contracts is 51 percent higher than the 34,148,663 contracts traded in August 1999.