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CBOT Wins Appeal Against SEC On Stock Index Futures, Paving The Way To Eliminate Outmoded Shad-Johnson Restrictions

Date 12/08/1999

In a landmark and far-reaching court decision that will help frame the legislative debate on improving the competitiveness of U.S. futures markets, the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday won federal appeals court approval to trade futures based on the Dow Jones Utilities Average and the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
CBOT to close all CBOT markets at 13:00 CST on Thursday August 12

Date 12/08/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade Board of Directors has made a decision. It will close all CBOT markets at 1:00 p.m., Central Standard Time in anticipating of the potential of total power outage in the south loop district.
CBOT Markets Closing at 1pm

Date 12/08/1999

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade has decided to shut down its open outcry agricultural and financial markets, as well as Project A, at 1:00 p.m. today in anticipation of a total electrical power shutdown in the West Loop area.
Statement by HKFE Executive Director Royce Yuen on 10 August 1999 HKFE Board Meeting

Date 11/08/1999

The Board met today to thoroughly review the results of Saturday's simulated trading test of the HKATS system.
Moratorium on Admission of Eurex Participants in the U.S. Lifted /CFTC Issues New No-Action Letter

Date 11/08/1999

As of August 10, the U.S. supervisory authority Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has cleared the way for Eurex, the German-Swiss derivatives exchange, to enter the U.S. market again. In a "no-action letter", the CFTC grants Eurex permission to admit further U.S. participants and also to expand its product line to products tradable from the United States. This ends the freeze on Eurex trading that has been in force for over a year; the world's largest derivatives market had admitted th

Kuwait Stock Exchange July Trading Report

Date 11/08/1999

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,545.1 points at the end of July. It registered a decrease of 25.2 points from the closing value at the end of June.
ASX to Explore New Strategic Initiatives for Index Business

Date 11/08/1999

Australian Stock Exchange Limited ("ASX") ha announced a strategic review of its index business. This follows expressions of interest from a number of reputable international and local parties. The review will assess the potential for the development of ASX's index and related product base, particularly through alliances with international or local participants who can assist in the marketing of ASX indices building on ASX's strong technical capability.
ASX Pushes for Further Year 2000 Disclosure

Date 11/08/1999

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is writing to its listed entities this week about the Year 2000 problem.
ASX / Enterprise Market Broadens Reach

Date 11/08/1999

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today unveiled a pilot joint venture with a number of leading financial institutions to boost capital investment in emerging businesses through its Internet-based Enterprise Market (e.m).
Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures

Date 10/08/1999

This week, OME aluminium futures resisted to decline on short-covering despite the stronger Yen. Distant month : opening 167.1 yen, a high 172.8 yen (Aug. 6), a low 167.1 yen (Aug. 2), closing 172.0 yen