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  • Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

    Date 22/01/2000

    The market extended last week's losses to end the week down 1.5% led by a key bank stock.

  • Transaction Costs Lowest On The Toronto Stock Exchange

    Date 21/01/2000

    According to a pair of recent studies, transaction costs for institutional trades are lower on the Toronto Stock Exchange than on competing US exchanges.

  • Nymex To Increase Margins On Propane Futures

    Date 21/01/2000

    The New York Mercantile Exchange will raise the margins on its propane futures contract as of the close of business today to $1,400 from $1,200 for clearing members; to $1,540 from $1,320 for members; and to $1,890 from $1,620 for customers.

  • Nymex To Increase Margins On Crude Oil And Petroleum Product Contracts

    Date 21/01/2000

    The New York Mercantile Exchange will raise the margins on its crude oil, unleaded gasoline, and heating oil futures contracts as of the close of business today to $2,500 from $2,000 for clearing members; to $2,750 from $2,200 for members; and to $3,375 from $2,700 for customers.

  • Nasdaq Share Volume Record Approaches Two Billion Composite Index Also Climbs To A Record High

    Date 21/01/2000

    The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that it experienced its heaviest trading session ever, with preliminary figures showing more than 1.908 billion shares changed hands. Daily volume so far this year has averaged 1.623 billion shares. The Nasdaq Composite® Index also closed at a record high for the third consecutive day. Preliminary data indicates the Composite gained 45.89 points to close at a record high 4235.40. It was the composite's fourth record close of the year.

  • Extension Of Pre-Open Period - Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Date 21/01/2000

    On 15 September 1999, the JSE reduced the pre-open session from 45 to 20 minutes starting at 08:40 AM. In response to the recent increase in trading volumes and a request from several members to extend the pre-open session by 15 minutes, the JSE Committee, in consultation with the Panel of Senior Dealers has agreed to extend the pre-open session by 15 minutes.

  • E-Mini S&P 500 Futures Set New Volume Mark

    Date 21/01/2000

    E-Mini S&P 500 futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's GLOBEX®2 electronic trading system set a new volume record yesterday at 77,208.

  • CBOE Breaks Volume Record

    Date 21/01/2000

    A record number of option contracts traded on Thursday, January 20, 2000 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Records were broken for both total option volume as well as stock option volume.

  • Program Trading Averaged 17.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 10-14

    Date 20/01/2000

    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 Jan. 10-14. The data indicated that during Jan. 10-14, program trading amounted to 17.2 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 1,033.8 million shares, or 177.5 million shares a day.

  • Philippine Stock Exchange Bids for Futures Exchange Operation

    Date 20/01/2000

    While recognizing the need to separate the cash market from the futures contract market, the Exchange has geared up its bid to SEC for the creation of what it called "PSE-independent but affiliated futures exchange."