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LIFFE Posts Documents To Shareholders And Convenes EGM For 20 November 2000

Date 27/10/2000

LIFFE yesterday posted documents to shareholders which: detail the investment by Battery Ventures and Blackstone ; set out the terms of the £60 million placing and open offer; and describe the arrangements with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Iceland Will Transfer Its Shares And Bonds To Saxess On 30 October

Date 27/10/2000

On Monday 30 October 2000, shares and bonds listed on the Iceland Stock Exchange will be transferred to the SAXESS trading system. Thus another two markets have become accessible via the SAXESS trading platform, which will consist of Swedish, Danish and Icelandic shares and bonds.
Four Companies Join Roster Of NYSE-Listed Stocks

Date 27/10/2000

In the week ended today, four companies joined the ranks of New York Stock Exchange-listed companies.
Exchange Traded Funds Marketplace Expands To The CBOE - Barclays Global Investors And CBOE Announce Launch Of iShares SM S&P 100® Index Fund (OEF)

Date 27/10/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Barclays Global Investors (BGI) today announced that on October 27, 2000, a newly created exchange traded fund, the iSharesSM S&P 100® 100 Index Fund (CBOE symbol OEF) will trade on the CBOE. The iShares S&P 100 Index Fund is an exchange traded fund that seeks investment results which correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 100 Index®.
Capital Market Efficiency - The Role Of The London Stock Exchange

Date 27/10/2000

Don Cruickshank, chairman of the London Stock Exchange, today addressed a Securities Institute seminar at the e-Financial Show at the Barbican Centre. The meeting was organised to raise funds for the charity, One World Action. In a speech examining the key issues currently facing stock exchanges - including the London Stock Exchange - as they respond to market pressure for rationalisation and further globalisation, Don Cruickshank discussed:

Amex Lists $26.8 Million Goldman Sachs Group Issue Linked To Texas Instruments, Inc.

Date 27/10/2000

The American Stock Exchange today began trading The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.50% Exchangeable Notes Due October 26, 2007, exchangeable for Common Stock of Texas Instruments, Inc. The seven-year, $26.8 million debt issue is listed under the ticker symbol GSX.A and will mature on October 26, 2007.
Sydney Futures Exchange Unveils New Products, Services And Board Appointments

Date 26/10/2000

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) today announced a range of product and service initiatives designed to strengthen its position as one of the leading derivatives exchanges and clearing houses in the Asia Pacific region.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Announces SETTRADE.COM Inauguration - Internet Trading Services To Begin November 3, 2000

Date 26/10/2000

The Stock Exchange of Thailand announces the inauguration of SETTRADE.COM Co., Ltd., to develop a trading information technology system and central website. This new company will provide securities companies and investors with internet securities trading services to enhance trading efficiency and reduce securities companies’ overall operational costs. SETTRADE.COM will commence services on November 3, 2000.
Program Trading Averaged 19.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 16-20

Date 26/10/2000

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 Oct. 16-20.
Euronext Introduces Futures On Blue Chips

Date 26/10/2000

As of 28 November 2000, Euronext Amsterdam’s derivatives markets will list futures on individual equities, subject to approval by the Securities Board of the Netherlands (Stichting Toezicht Effectenverkeer). Futures will be available on shares in ABN Amro, Aegon, ING, Ahold, Philips, KPN, Royal Dutch and Unilever. Each contract has an underlying value of 100 shares.