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  • Central Bank Of Central Bank Inflation Forecast

    Date 25/01/2000

    On January 24, 2000 the Central Bank of Iceland has issued a new inflation forecast for 2000. The Bank now projects an average rise in prices of 5 percent from 1999 to 2000 and a 3.8 percent rise within the year 2000.

  • CBOE Breaks Second Volume Record In 24 Hours

    Date 25/01/2000

    A record number of option contracts traded on Friday, January 21, 2000 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). Records were broken for both total option volume as well as stock option volume. A total of 2,306,900 option contracts traded Friday, a 10% increase over the previous record of 2,102,294 option contracts set on the previous day, January 20, 2000. Stock option volume soared to 2,072,597 contracts, a 20% increase and breaking the previous record of 1,727,287 set during the pre

  • Thirtieth Investment Company to list on SWX

    Date 24/01/2000

    On Tuesday, 25 January, the 30th issuer is slated to have its securities listed in the SWX investment company segment: Acorn Alternative Strategies AG, Basel. The company was founded in 1999 and is a hedge fund with a "fund of funds" structure.

  • SICA Pilot Program To Provide Investors Choice Of Non-SRO Forum for Resolution Of Disputes

    Date 24/01/2000

    The Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration (SICA) is set to launch a two-year pilot program to provide customers with a broader choice of arbitration forums where they may resolve disputes with their brokerage firm. SICA is an organization comprised of public members (representatives of the investing public), the Securities Industry Association (SIA), and the securities self-regulatory organizations (SROs) that provide an arbitration forum for the resolution of disputes in the securities

  • Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures And Rubber Index Futures Monthly Report

    Date 24/01/2000

    On December 1, the market went lower (spot month: 64.6 yen distant month: 74.6 yen) as the yen recorded a new high at 101.99 yen against the dollar since the beginning of this year. Later, the rubber prices turned higher on short-covering for the correction after the continued price-fall for the past few days. On December 8, the prices advanced (spot month: 67.5 yen distant month: 78.4 yen) due to the gains in physical prices on the heavy rains in South Thailand.

  • Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Monthly Report

    Date 24/01/2000

    On December 1, distant month opened 1.8 yen higher at 162.5 yen from the previous Month's level on short-covering due to a lull in the yen's strength. Later, LME aluminium went higher on lack of alumina supplies. With this factor, on December 9, distant month at OME advanced further to 164.9 yen on short covering by players who felt that the prices at OME were relatively lower than at LME.

  • Nymex To Increase Margins On Heating Oil Futures

    Date 24/01/2000

    The New York Mercantile Exchange will increase the margins on its February 2000 heating oil futures contract as of the close of business today to $4,500 from $2,500 for clearing members; to $4,950 from $2,750 for members; and to $6,075 from $3,375 for customers. The margins on all other months of the contracts will remain unchanged.

  • Deutsche Börse And Eurex Offer Expanded Information On Derivatives Trading - Eurex Market Depth Enables Direct Access To Overview Of Five Best Bid And Ask Prices

    Date 24/01/2000

    The Information Products Division of Deutschen Börse has been disseminating additional information on trading in derivatives products at Eurex, the European derivatives exchange, since January 17: The so-called Eurex Market Depth shows the five best bid and ask prices in the Eurex order book for selected products like futures on the DAX, SMI, Dow Jones Euro STOXX, Bund, Bobl and Schatz as well as the prices and volumes of these orders.

  • 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.