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Nasdaq And OptiMark Strike Key Partnership To Develop New Technology

Date 10/10/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market®, the world's largest equities stock market, and OptiMark, Inc., a leading provider of exchange solutions to electronic marketplaces and communities, announced today a long term, multi-million dollar agreement to utilize OptiMark's technology development capabilities to enhance Nasdaq's systems. Work is expected to begin immediately.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - September

Date 10/10/2000

Equity turnover for September was EUR 3,190.25 million while that for bonds was EUR 4,474.22 million.
EASDAQ Offers Non-professional Users Streaming Real-time Prices From EASDAQ And Nasdaq, Free Of Charge

Date 10/10/2000

Until November EASDAQ is offering non-professional users the chance to receive streaming real-time prices from EASDAQ and Nasdaq, completely free of charge.
Comments By Olof Stenhammar, Chairman, OM Group On Recent Press Reports Concerning Sweden's Bid For The 2004 Olympics

Date 10/10/2000

'Some recent press reports have been critical about my role in trying to secure the 2004 Olympic Games for Sweden. Earlier this year, the Swedish Prosecutor closed his investigation into the company set up to make the bid for the Games. He had found no evidence of any wrongdoing on my part or that of the company.
Chicago Stock Exchange Growth Remains Strong In Third Quarter - Third Quarter Trade Volume Up 132 Percent Over 1999 - Third Quarter Share Volume Up 97 Percent Over 1999 - Seat Prices Hit Record Levels During Third Quarter

Date 10/10/2000

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) announced continued strong volume in the third quarter. For the quarter ended September 30, 2000, total trade volume reached 15,163,100, up 132 percent over the third quarter of 1999, while share volume ended at 6,454,177,006, an increase of 97 percent.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange: Annual Meeting And Board Election Set For April 18, 2001

Date 10/10/2000

From Scott Gordon, Chairman of the Board and James J McNulty, President and CEO October 10, 2000 To All Members: Last week, the CME Board of Directors voted to defer our annual election and annual meeting until April 18, 2001. Additionally, the Board approved holding all future elections and annual meetings during the month of April.
ASX Ownership Limits Freed Up

Date 10/10/2000

The Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, today announced plans to free up the ownership limits on the Australian Stock Exchange.
TIFFE To Downsize U.S. Dollar-Japanese Yen Currency Futures

Date 09/10/2000

The Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE) has announced that its U.S Dollar-Japanese Yen Currency Futures will be downsized to one-fifth on 1st November 2000. The contract size is to be changed from US$50,000 to US$10,000, and the tick value from \2,500 to \500. In accordance with this downsizing, the exchange fee is also reduced to \20 per contract on one-way basis, which is one-fifth of the current \100.
Oslo Stock Exchange: Changes To The Standard Agreement For Secondary Listing

Date 09/10/2000

The Oslo Stock Exchange has decided to make changes to the standard secondary listing agreement for companies which maintain a primary listing on a foreign stock exchange. It has come to the attention of the Oslo Stock Exchange that it very often proves difficult for a company which maintains one or more secondary listings in addition to its primary listing to operate with two or more separate sets of regulations. While companies with a secondary listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange are subject to
OM To Introduce Sweden’s First Exchange Traded Fund - XACTOMX - On October 30

Date 09/10/2000

Everything is in place for trading to commence in Sweden’s first exchange traded fund - XACTOMX - on Monday, October 30, 2000, through a listing on the OM Stockholm Exchange’s Fund list.