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  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Restriction Notice On Win Successful Securities Limited

    Date 25/01/2000

    The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong was informed that the Securities and Futures Commission had issued a restriction notice on Win Successful Securities Limited (7280) today.

  • FTSE International Tracks The e-Boom

    Date 25/01/2000

    FTSE International is adapting its index classification system in the wake of the boom in e-commerce companies and the expected growth in this area.

  • CME Butter Futures Set Open Interest Records

    Date 25/01/2000

    Open interest in butter futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has risen considerably and set open interest records, reaching 1,250 on Jan. 24. Since Dec. 21, open interest in butter futures has risen nearly 113 percent.

  • Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction, 25.Jan.

    Date 25/01/2000

    The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on January 25 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 9.8 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 16.7 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.

  • 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.