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Sydney Futures Exchange US Labour Day Holiday Trading Times

Date 31/08/2000

SFE trading hours on Monday, 4 September 2000 will be as follows:
Program Trading Averaged 17.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 21-Aug. 25

Date 31/08/2000

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 Aug. 21-Aug. 25.
PHLX To Begin Trading Options On Sonus Networks, Inc.

Date 31/08/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) is pleased to announce that it will begin trading put and call options on Sonus Networks, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UJS/SONS), upon the opening of business on Friday, September 1, 2000.
NYSE Announces Disciplinary Actions Against Member Firm And 17 Individuals

Date 31/08/2000

The New York Stock Exchange has taken disciplinary actions against one member firm and 17 individuals for violations of NYSE rules and federal securities laws. The cases, prosecuted by the NYSE Division of Enforcement, may be subject to review by the Securities and Exchange Commission and, thereafter, by federal courts.
NYBOT® Reports Sugar Option Puts Open Interest Record

Date 31/08/2000

On August 30, 2000, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) reported a new open interest record of 124,530 Sugar option puts, surpassing the previous open interest mark of 124,125 on August 29, 2000.

European Energy Exchange: 305,952 Megawatt Hours Traded In August - Highest Daily Turnover 25,950 MWh On Thursday

Date 31/08/2000

The European Energy Exchange EEX published ist first turnover figures for the month of August on Thursday. 305,952 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity have been traded at EEX since the exchange was launched on August 8. Of this total, 68,472 MWh were traded in individual hours and 237,480 MWh in blocks. In block trading 97,848 MWh were peak-load and 139,632 MWh base-load hours. The highest daily volume at EEX to date was achieved on Thursday, August 31, with 25,950 MWh traded.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: For The First Time Ever, The KFX Index Closed Above 330 - The Most Traded Share Was GN Store Nord Reaching A Turnover Of DKK 1.3bn.

Date 31/08/2000

Today, the KFX Index and the KFMX Index set a new record. The 29th record of the year for the KFX. The increase in the KFX index was mainly due to today's steep rise in GN Store Nord. The turnover in GN Store Nord amounted to more than DKK 1.3bn with a total turnover in the market of DKK 3.5bn.
CME Increases Customer Access And Trading Choices, Streamlines Governance, Focuses On Profitability

Date 31/08/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Board of Directors last night approved a series of significant measures and business initiatives to increase access and customer trading choices in its markets. The Board also approved sweeping changes designed to further streamline the exchange’s governance and contribute to the profitability of the organization.
CBOT Members Approve 3 Propositions in August 30 Ballot - CBOT® Members Approve 3 Propositions in August 30 Ballot Increasing Transaction Fee Rates and Establishing a Licensed Contract Fee and Block Trading Surcharge

Date 31/08/2000

Members of the Chicago Board of Trade in a vote conducted yesterday approved three propositions amending exchange rules that will increase member transaction fee rates, establish a new Licensed Contract Fee for non-member transactions in stock index and Municipal Bond Index contracts, and establish a new block trading surcharge.
CBOT - E-Trading Disclosure - Electronic Trading And Order Routing Systems

Date 31/08/2000

Electronic trading and order routing systems differ from traditional open outcry pit trading and manual order routing methods. Transactions using an electronic system are subject to the rules and regulations of the exchange(s) offering the system and/or listing the contract. Before you engage in transactions using an electronic system, you should carefully review the rules and regulations of the exchange(s) offering the system and/or listing contracts you intend to trade.