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Amsterdam, Brussels And Paris Merge To Create The Leading European Exchange: Euronext

Date 20/03/2000

Jean François Théodore, Chairman and CEO of Paris Bourse SBF SA, George Möller, President of the Amsterdam Exchanges (AEX), and Olivier Lefebvre, President of the Brussels Exchanges (BXS) announced this morning their agreement to create a merger of the Belgian, Dutch and French exchanges.
Agreement Links Fifty-Plus.Net And TSE.Com - Toronto Stock Exchange Site Will Host Some Fifty-Plus.Net Content

Date 20/03/2000

Fifty-Plus.Net International. Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with tse.com, the website of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The agreement provides for site links, access to stock price information, posting of some Fifty-Plus.net content on tse.com, and sharing of joint advertising revenue from these pages.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Futures Total Open Interest Record Set

Date 17/03/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) established a new record total open interest in futures on March 15, 2000 at 106,016 contracts. The previous record for total open interest of 105,346 contracts was set October 15, 1999.
The Luck Of The Irish At CBOE As Daily Volume Sets New Record

Date 17/03/2000

A record number of option contracts traded on Thursday, March 16, 2000 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
NYSE To Extend 3 Additional Days Of Trading In ADR Of PT Tri Polyta Indonesia

Date 17/03/2000

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that trading in the American Depositary Receipt (ADR) of PT Tri Polyta Indonesia (the "Company") -- ticker symbol TPI-will be extended for three days in order to allow for additional time to effectuate an orderly transition to an alternate market. Trading now will be suspended prior to the opening on Thursday, March 23, 2000.

New SWX Volume Record

Date 17/03/2000

The SWX Swiss Exchange will set today an all-time volume record. By 12:00 noon, SWX had already registered turnover in excess of CHF 8 billion. The previous record of CHF 9.557 billion was set on 15 January 1999.
New HKFE Educational Article Explains Exchange's Risk Management System And Futures Margining Methodology

Date 17/03/2000

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange's (HKFE) risk management system and futures margining methodology are the focus of a new educational article published today by the Exchange. The article, written by Mr Kevin Cheng, the HKFE's Head of Economic Research, and Mr Rico Leung, the HKFE Clearing Corporation's (HKCC) Chief Operations Officer, is the seventh in a series of HKFE educational articles aimed at enhancing public understanding of the futures markets and the important role they play in Hong Kon
CHX Welcomes Alpha Pro Tech With Listing Ceremony

Date 17/03/2000

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) officially welcomed Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (SYM: APT) on its trading floor this morning with a traditional ceremony to commemorate its CHX-exclusive listing.
SFE Sets Highest Trading Volume For The Year

Date 16/03/2000

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) experienced its busiest trading day of the year yesterday, Wednesday, 15 March, with 338,421 futures and options contracts being exchanged.
Program Trading Averaged 16.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 6-10

Date 16/03/2000

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Mar. 6-10. The data indicated that during Mar. 6-10, program trading amounted to 16.3 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 1,163.9 million shares, or 189.4 million shares a day.