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CME's E-mini Equity Index Contracts Set New Volume Records

Date 16/02/2000

Volume in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index® and E-mini S&P 500® futures contracts surged to record levels yesterday.
CME, FORTUNE Announce Futures, Options On FORTUNE e-50, FORTUNE 500 Indexes

Date 16/02/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and FORTUNE announced today that FORTUNE has licensed the CME to offer new, high-profile products based on indexes developed by the magazine's editors. Pending regulatory approval, the exchange will develop and trade futures and options contracts on the FORTUNE e-50 Index and the FORTUNE 500 Index.
CBOE Will Close Interest Rate Options Early On Friday, February 18

Date 16/02/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that Interest Rate Options will close early on Friday, February 18 in observance of the President's Day holiday next Monday. Interest Rate products will close at 12:00 Noon, Central Time, and options will settle based on the noon cash-bond prices. All other options and CBOE products will close as normal. The Exchange will be closed for business on Monday, February 21 and will resume its regular schedule on Tuesday.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong January Market Statistics

Date 15/02/2000

The average daily turnover for the 21 trading days in January was HKD 17,492 million, an increase of 38% compared with the previous month and 235% as compared with HKD 5,222 million in January 1999. Total turnover value for the month was HKD 367,325 million compared with HKD 265,648 million last month and HKD 104,448 million in January 1999.
Oslo Stock Exchange Listing Announcements

Date 15/02/2000

The Stock Exchange Board has resolved to admit the shares of Stepstone to listing on the Main List. This decision is conditional on the company's shares attaining a sufficiently wide distribution and the production of a prospectus which meets the requirements set out in the Stock Exchange Regulations in respect of a new listing.

Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures/Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Date 15/02/2000

Distant month: opening 83.90 yen, a high 92.00 (Feb. 8), low 83.90 yen (Feb. 7), closing 89.50 yen.
NYSE, Tokyo Stock Exchange Agreement

Date 15/02/2000

The agreement between the NYSE and the Tokyo Stock Exchange builds upon the foundation laid last March with the creation of the NYSE and TSE Working Group to further the relationship between the two exchanges.
Listing Of Foreign-Currency Issues On SWX

Date 15/02/2000

The Admission Board of SWX has decided that issues denominated in US dollars and euros may in future also be listed on SWX. This decision in principle addresses a need voiced by SWX participants. The new segment is to be launched on 21 February 2000.
CME Presidents' Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 15/02/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Presidents'. Day holiday:
CME Plans Fair Value Settlement, Early Close For Domestic Stock Indexes At Quarter End

Date 15/02/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today announced that the exchange will revise daily settlement procedures for domestic stock index futures contracts to reflect a "fair value" settlement price, along with a 10-minute earlier close, on the final trading day of each calendar quarter.