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CME, CBOT Comment On London Exchange Plan To Trade Futures On U.S. Stocks

Date 20/09/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) provided the following joint comment in response to the announcement that the London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange (LIFFE) intends to begin trading futures on individual U.S. and European stocks beginning Jan. 29, 2001, as described in a LIFFE news conference today:
Actions Taken By The CBOT Board Of Directors

Date 20/09/2000

Dear Fellow Members: I want to inform you of three critical decisions made yesterday by your Board of Directors that impact the strategic direction of our Exchange.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 16.9 Billion Krónur

Date 19/09/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on September 19 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.6 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 16.9 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
Termination Of Kas-Associatie N.V.'s Facility For Trading In Amsterdam Exchanges N.V. Shares And Profit-sharing Certificates

Date 19/09/2000

If the proposal to merge the exchanges in Paris (SBF), Brussels (BXS) and Amsterdam (AEX) is approved by the general meeting of shareholders of Amsterdam Exchanges N.V. on 21 September 2000, holders of shares in Amsterdam Exchanges N.V. will become holders of shares in Euronext N.V. by operation of law on the day following 22 September 2000 (the closing date of the merger). As from this day, 23 September 2000, it will no longer be possible to buy and sell shares in Amsterdam Exchanges N.V.<
Pan-European Cross Border Trading For Retail Investors An Imminent Reality: 30 Brokers Sign Letters Of Intent With Jiway

Date 19/09/2000

Jiway today announced that 30 leading Brokers with operations in the UK, Sweden and Germany, have now signed Letters of Intent to use the Jiway market place to offer their clients access to securities listed on NYSE, NASDAQ, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Amsterdam and Stockholm. Jiway continues its discussions with leading brokers from Germany, the UK and other European financial centres and further announcements will be made in due course.

House Urged: Tax Single Stock Futures Same As Stock Options

Date 19/09/2000

The Honorable Dennis Hastert Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: We live in a world of global competition. Last week, one of our foreign competitors--the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange--issued the attached announcement of its intention to begin trading futures contracts on U.S. stocks, just four months from now. We have wanted to offer that product ourselves for decades. But U.S. law prohibits us fro
E-Mini Nasdaq 100, E-Mini S&P Futures Continue To Soar

Date 19/09/2000

Trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in E-Mini Nasdaq 100 and E-mini S&P 500 futures reached an all-time high again yesterday.
CME Launches E-Mini Feeder Cattle Futures

Date 19/09/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today began trading "E-mini" feeder cattle futures - the second traditional agricultural commodity to be traded exclusively on the CME's GLOBEX®2 electronic trading system.
Clearing 21® Gets Off To A Smooth Start In Paris

Date 19/09/2000

Clearing 21®, developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), is the recognized international standard for clearing systems. It is now operational on French derivatives markets Matif and Monep.
ASX Strategic Alliance With Bridge DFS

Date 19/09/2000

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) announced today that it has agreed to take a 15% stake in Bridge DFS Limited, Australia's leading provider of trading and order management services to professional financial market participants. ASX will purchase the interest in Bridge DFS following its intended IPO and listing in November this year and will be invited to nominate a person to join the board of the newly listed company.