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  • CME To List Options On Agency Notes Beginning April 10

    Date 04/04/2000

    The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will offer options on its new 5- and 10-year agency note futures contracts with the start of trading on Monday, April 10. Since their launch on March 14, CME agency futures have traded actively, with broad-based participation by the dealer community, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, and local traders.

  • Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction, 4. April 2000

    Date 04/04/2000

    The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on April 4 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.1 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 18.1 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.

  • CBOT'S March Volume At 20,518,778 Contracts

    Date 04/04/2000

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today trading volume of 20,518,778 contracts for March 2000. March Highlights Included: Total exchange month-end open interest: 4,993,811; CBOT average daily volume: 892,121; Project A® monthly total: 936,065; Project A average daily volume: 40,698.

  • LIFFE Trades £14 Trillion Worth Of Contracts For First Quarter 2000

    Date 04/04/2000

    The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) traded an average daily nominal value of £223 billion (357 billion) in March 2000 and traded £14 trillion for the first quarter, maintaining its position as the largest exchange in Europe by value.

  • Swedish Stock Exchange Trading To Be Exempt From VAT

    Date 03/04/2000

    The cost of equity trading in Sweden on the OM Stockholm Exchange is set to fall following a decision by the Stockholm County Tax Authority on Friday to remove the value added tax (VAT) requirement on equity trading on the Exchange. The decision will reinforce the OM Stockholm Exchange's position as one of Europe's most cost-effective stock exchange. Furthermore, it will lead to competitive neutrality with most of the other exchanges in the European Union.

  • Successful IPO Of Day Interactive

    Date 03/04/2000

    Day Interactive Holding AG, eighth company to list on SWX New Market, opens 77% above offering price.

  • New Seat Sale Record In IOM Division of Chicago Mercantile Exchange

    Date 03/04/2000

    A seat sale in the Index and Option Market (IOM) Division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange today hit a record high of $385,000. The previous record was established March 27 for $345,000, replacing the $320,000 record set July 6, 1995. The current bid and offer are $345,000 and $400,000, respectively.

  • Key Nasdaq-Europe appointment announced

    Date 03/04/2000

    The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announces the promotion of Charles Balfour to Senior Managing Director for Global Sales. In his new capacity Balfour will take on the responsibilities for Nasdaq-Europe in addition to his current role for Nasdaq International. Nasdaq-Europe, the new pan-European stock market is scheduled to begin operating in early 2001.

  • KCBT Wheat Options Trade Record Volume For Month Of March

    Date 03/04/2000

    Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options traded record volume for the month of March, beating out the previous March record from 1999 by 5.8%.

  • HKEx Announces Senior Appointments

    Date 03/04/2000

    Mr Kwong Ki-chi, chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced the following senior appointments today (Monday).