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Chicago Board Of Trade And Chicago Mercantile Exchange Statement On House Passing Commodity Futures Modernization Act

Date 20/10/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today provided the following joint statement in response to yesterday’s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. The legislation is designed to modernize the laws governing futures exchanges, provide legal certainty to over-the-counter transactions and lift the ban on single stock futures. The bill now goes before the Senate.
BSE Announces Fiscal Year-End Results - Continues To Post Record Breaking Numbers

Date 20/10/2000

The Boston Stock Exchange has announced a record breaking fiscal year-end. Total annual share volume for the BSE’s fiscal year 2000, ended September 30th, was 5.3 billion, an increase of 31% from fiscal 1999. Total trade volume for the year was 12.6 million, up 39% from the prior year. On an average daily basis, the BSE’s share volume rose from 16.3 to 21.4 million shares per day, an increase of 31%. Average daily trade volume reached 50,950 trades, an increase of 42% compared to 35,904 trades p
ASX Quarterly Update 3 Months To 30 September 2000

Date 20/10/2000

Australian Stock Exchange Limited ("ASX") yesterday announced an operating profit after tax and abnormals for the three months to 30 September 2000 of $13.4 million, a 23% increase on the $10. 9 million recorded for the previous corresponding quarter.
WorldCom Statement Re: Sevice Interruptions Affecting The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 19/10/2000

In the last 24 hours, some customers including the OM Group, have experienced service interruption on the WorldCom Nordic network. WorldCom technical teams have identified the issue as transport interruption on leased facilities and normal service has now been restored. WorldCom regrets any inconvenience this issue has created for its Nordic customers and their end users.
Toronto Stock Exchange: Change In Operating Schedule For The Banking Day Holiday Monday, November 13, 2000

Date 19/10/2000

Please note that the TSE Equities market will be opened during usual business hours on Monday, November 13, 2000.

Program Trading Averaged 21.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 9-13

Date 19/10/2000

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 Oct. 9-13. The data indicated that during Oct. 9-13, program trading amounted to 21.2 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 1,152.8 million shares, or 244.6 million shares a day.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) Sets One-Day Record Volume In Equity And Index Options

Date 19/10/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) reported that 629,072 equity and index options contracts traded on Oct. 17 marking a one-day record high volume. This was a 36 percent increase over the previous record-high daily volume on Oct. 11 when 453,001 contracts were traded.
NYMEX To Lower Oil Margins As Of Close Of Business Tomorrow

Date 19/10/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will decrease the margins on its crude oil, heating oil, and unleaded gasoline futures contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.
Nasdaq Posts Big Gains - Third Largest Point Gain Ever - Third Largest Percentage Gain Ever - Fifth Largest Volume Day Ever

Date 19/10/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® had its third largest point increase ever with preliminary figures showing the Nasdaq Composite® Index rising 247.04 points to 3418.60. The Composite climbed 7.79 percent, its third largest percent increase ever.
London Stock Exchange: Result Of Extraordinary General Meeting

Date 19/10/2000

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 12.00 noon today, the special resolution to amend the articles of association in respect of the 4.9 per cent shareholding limit was not approved by shareholders. The result of the poll was 46.7 per cent in favour and 53.3 per cent against the resolution. Under the provisions of the Companies Act, any resolution to amend a company's articles of association must have at least 75 per cent of votes cast in favour.