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BBC Report: London Stock Exchange In German Merger Pullout

Date 12/09/2000

The BBC reported today that the London Stock Exchange was withdrawing a merger plan with Deutsche Boerse to concentrate on fighting off a hostile takeover bid from OM Gruppen.
SEC And Department Of Justice Sanction Four Options Exchanges For Anticompetitive Conduct - Amex, CBOE, Pacific, And Philadelphia Censured And Ordered To Spend $77 Million On Surveillance And Enforcement

Date 11/09/2000

The Securities and Exchange Commission today censured the four floor-based options exchanges for engaging in anticompetitive activities - in particular, for refraining from listing options already listed on another exchange - and for failing adequately to enforce compliance with their own rules. The Commission ordered them to collectively spend $77 million on surveillance and enforcement. In the civil administrative proceeding, the American Stock Exchange LLC, the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
PHLX To Begin Trading ONI Systems Corp

Date 11/09/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading put and call options on ONI Systems Corp. (option/stock symbol EUI/ONIS), upon the opening of business on Monday, September 11, 2000.
PHLX Settles Government Investigations

Date 11/09/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that is has entered into agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice as part of a global settlement that will end both agencies' investigations of the options market.
Paris Bourse Trading Steady In August - Eight-Month Total Of 66.14 Million Trades Beats Record Full-Year Figure For 1999

Date 11/09/2000

The Paris Bourse was on a steady track in August with trading at much the same level as in the previous month, but total trades in the first eight months already exceeded the recordfull-year figure for 1999.

OM Group Offer For London Stock Exchange Plc

Date 11/09/2000

OM announces the posting today of its Offer Document to LSE Shareholders, in which OM sets out its blueprint for LSE and the terms of its Offer. The Directors of OM believe that the Offer is right for LSE and will benefit both LSE Shareholders and LSE customers by:
Nymex Sets Options Daily Volume Record

Date 11/09/2000

Daily volume records were set on the New York Mercantile Exchange on September 7 for NYMEX Division options and heating oil options.
General Meeting On Merger With LSE Postponed: Deutsche Börse Is Keeping All Options Open - Breuer: "Realize The Vision Of A European Capital Market Now"

Date 11/09/2000

Deutsche Börse is postponing the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for this Thursday, at which the shareholders were to vote on the planned merger with the London Stock Exchange. The company made the announcement on Monday after the Supervisory Board meeting in Frankfurt. According to Deutsche Börse, no new date has been set as yet. Deutsche Börse is thus keeping all of its strategic options open.
Franke Leaving Post As Eurex Chief - Ferscha Will Be New Eurex CEO And Executive Board

Date 11/09/2000

Dr. Jörg Franke is leaving the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt, on the best of terms at the end of the year and will resign from his post as chief executive officer of Eurex AG, at the same time. As of the same date, Franke's term as chief executive of the Eurex subsidiaries Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG, and as general manager of the Eurex derivatives exchange, will also end. The announcement was made by Deutsche Börse and Eurex after the Supervisory Board meeting of
Deutsche Börse: Supervisory Board Appoints Seifert Until The Year 2006

Date 11/09/2000

The chief executive officer of Deutsche Börse, Werner G. Seifert, whose appointment runs until July 31, 2001, will continue to manage the company after that date. After the Supervisory Board meeting on Monday, Deutsche Börse announced that the Board had reappointed Seifert as chief executive officer for five more years, until 2006. Seifert has managed the company since coming on board in 1993.