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FSA Grants Jiway Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) Status

Date 02/11/2000

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) yesterday announced the approval of Jiway as a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) in the UK. This means that Jiway will be a regulated and transparent marketplace for retail brokers and their clients when trading commences on 17 November, 2000. Jiway is 60 per cent. owned by OM and 40 per cent. owned by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and will be the eighth RIE in the UK.
Eurex Launches Stock Options On French Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 Equities - Continuing Growth In Importance Of European Index

Date 02/11/2000

Eurex, the international derivatives market, is introducing options and LEPOs (Low Exercise Price Options) on eight French equities. Trading in the new products is set to begin on November 20, 2000. Eurex is thus adding 16 products to its European equity options segment and further expanding its leading market position in this segment. The eight equities are: Aventis, AXA UAP, BNP Paribas, Carrefour, France Telecom, L´Oreal, Total Fina and Vivendi. A total of 32 equities from the Dow Jones Euro
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New All-Time Highs On The Equity Market In October - New All-Time Highs On The Equity Market In October: Turnover Amounted To DKKbn 85, The Value Of Average Daily Trading Amounted To Just Under DKKbn 4 And The KFX Index Reached

Date 02/11/2000

Equity trading reached a new all-time high in October with an average daily trading volume amounting to DKK 3.9 billion, a 3 per cent rise on the record month of September. The value of total equity trading in October amounted to a record DKK 85.3 billion, slightly higher than the previous record of DKK 85.1 billion set in March.
CBOT'S October Volume At 18,028,573; Volume On a/c/e Tops Two Million Contracts In October

Date 02/11/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced trading volume of 18,028,573 contracts for October 2000, up 8.4% from September 2000. The new a/c/e electronic trading platform volume at 2,282,747 contracts was up 13.8% from September 2000.
CBOT: New DJ Utility And Composite Average Divisors

Date 02/11/2000

Effective November 2, 2000, the new DowSM Jones Utility Average divisor is 1.7511843, and the new DowSM Jones Composite Average divisor is .93906397--the result of the merger of Columbia Energy Group (CG) and NiSource (NI). NiSource will replace Columbia Energy in the indexes.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets Trading Volume And Open Interest Record Levels

Date 01/11/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) established several records during the month of October. Record levels in monthly canola volume, total futures and total futures and options volumes were set.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Announces Board Of Governors' Resolutions October 2000

Date 01/11/2000

Mr. Vicharat Vichit-Vadakan, President, the Stock Exchange of Thailand, announced the resolutions of the SET Board of Governors following the Board's monthly meeting as follows:
Kansas City Board Of Trade: October Trading Volume Breaks All Previous October Records

Date 01/11/2000

During the month of October more contracts were traded at the Kansas City Board of Trade than in any previous October. The increase in activity was generated by sharp jumps in Hard Red Winter Wheat futures and options volume. In October, 250,300 contracts were traded, compared to 196,037 contracts traded in October 1998, a 27.7 percent increase.
Euronext Indices B.V. Announces: EPRA Real-estate Index-series Extended With USD/GBP Versions

Date 01/11/2000

Following market demand from United States based investors, the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) in co-operation with Euronext Indices BV announce the introduction of a new series of US Dollar based indices. The new indices broaden and compliment the current Euro based indices, enabling United States based investors to benchmark effectively in the European Real Estate sector. The new US Dollar indices are calculated in both capital (price only) and total return (dividend reinvested
Eurex Already Ahead Of 1999 World Record Volume In October - About 382 Million Contracts Traded In 10 Months - 37.8 Million Contracts In October

Date 01/11/2000

Eurex, the European derivatives market, achieved outstanding results again in October with 37.8 million contracts traded, an increase of about 11 percent over the number traded in October last year. A total of some 382 million contracts have already been traded this year, exceeding the volume posted for all of 1999 (379 million contracts) after only 10 months and also beating the world record for turnover posted by any derivatives exchange to date.