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  • Eurex-HEX Alliance Starts in September - Nokia tradable on Eurex/ Launch of Dow Jones Nordic STOXX 30 and FOX indices

    Date 25/08/1999

    The alliance between Eurex, the German-Swiss derivatives exchange, and HEX, the Finnish derivatives exchange, will be implemented in several steps starting on September 27. The two exchanges made the announcement on Tuesday. This will represent a significant expansion of the Eurex network in the direction of northern Europe.

  • ASX results for the year ended 30 June 1999

    Date 25/08/1999

    Australian Stock Exchange Limited ("ASX") announced a pre-abnormal operating profit of $35.893 million ($17.913 million in the year ended 30 June 1998). Operating profit after tax and abnormal items was $37.727 million ($16.699 million in the year ended 30 June 1998). Earnings per share were 37.4 cents, compared with what would have been 16.6 cents had shares been issued in 1998. The Board of ASX declared a fully franked final dividend of 19.4 cents per share, bringing the total dividend paid fo

  • The Oslo Stock Exchange commences negotiations regarding common Nordic market

    Date 24/08/1999

    Today, the Oslo Stock Exchange announced that it has decided to commence negotiations regarding a future co-operation with the Swedish-Danish exchange alliance Norex. At present Norex comprises the OM Stockholm Exchange and the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The objective is to sign a letter of intent within the next few weeks.

  • Smooth Start for Eurex Release 3.0

    Date 24/08/1999

    Eurex, the German-Swiss derivatives market, successfully introduced the first step in its new Release 3.0. This means that the third Eurex release has now also been launched right on schedule. After the last joint simulations with participants over the weekend, active trading on the newly installed software was operative on Monday for the first time. About 370 participants from 16 countries implemented the new software roll-out together with Eurex. This was reported by the world's largest deriva

  • Margin Rules Changed at CBOE Effective Immediately

    Date 24/08/1999

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) with approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced extensive margin rule changes which went into effect on Monday, August 23, 1999. The changes represent another step in CBOE's efforts to improve margin rules to more accurately reflect market risk and are based on recommendations of an industry committee. The Committee was comprised of representatives from options self-regulatory organizations and from a number of member firms. The