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  • Kansas City Board Of Trade Seeks To Simplify Value Line Stock Index Contract

    Date 22/12/1999

    The board of directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade has approved plans to simplify its offerings on the Value Line stock index, trading one futures contract on the product rather than two.

  • Gemstar International Group Limited To Join The Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning January 3, 2000

    Date 22/12/1999

    Gemstar International Group Limited (Nasdaq:GMST), of the British Virgin Islands, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Monday, January 3, 2000. Gemstar will be the third non-U.S. company to be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index, joining LM Ericsson Telephone Company (Nasdaq:ERICY) and Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq:GBLX). Shares of Gemstar will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). Gemstar will replace Qwest Communica

  • CBOE Holiday Schedule

    Date 22/12/1999

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will be closed all day on Friday, December 24, 1999. On Friday, December 31, 1999 trading will close according to the following schedule: (all times are CST, Chicago time).

  • CBOE Announces Special Closing Procedures on December 31, 1999

    Date 22/12/1999

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange ("CBOE") announced closing times and special procedures that will apply to the close of trading in domestic broad-based index options on December 31, 1999.

  • Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

    Date 22/12/1999

    Christmas came early on the market as the index surged 2.5% during the short trading week to end the year up 47.8% in local currency and 42.5% in US dollars terms.

  • Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly Report

    Date 22/12/1999

    After four weeks of continuous gains, the BSE index lowered 2.4 points this week. However, the market moved at a faster pace with the volume and value of trades increasing by 77% and 40% respectively. This is despite four trading days (due to one-day national holiday) and the advent of Ramadan that normally witnesses' lower trades. The downward pressure on the market widened the decline advance ratio as 15 companies lost ground and only three advanced in value.

  • The Spanish Equity Derivatives Market Has A Total Growth Of 47%. Options On Shares Growth 187%

    Date 21/12/1999

    The Spanish equity derivatives market, MEFF RV, registered a volume of 968,354 contracts, accumulating a total volume of 11,534,721 in the first eleven months; a 47% growth over the same period of last year. Options on Shares have experienced the biggest growth with a 187% increase.

  • SWX Swiss Exchange Promotions Effective 1 January 2000

    Date 21/12/1999

    SWX Swiss Exchange congratulates the following colleagues on their promotions:

  • SFE Launches Carbon Trading Web Site

    Date 21/12/1999

    A new web site dedicated to carbon trading was launched yesterday. An initiative of the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), the site is dedicated to providing interested parties with the latest information about the emerging market for carbon credits.

  • QWEST Moves To New York Stock Exchange, Broadening Access To Global Financial Markets - Qwest CEO Nacchio To Ring First Bell Opening Trading in the New Millennium

    Date 21/12/1999

    Qwest Communications International Inc., the broadband Internet communications company, today announced that it will be moving to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 3, 2000. The initiative to move from the NASDAQ to the NYSE signals Qwest's growing position in the global Internet communications marketplace and establishes the Qwest brand name more firmly with investors around the world.