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PMA Capital Corporation To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning July 17, 2000

Date 10/07/2000

PMA Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: PMACA), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Monday, July 17, 2000. PMACA will replace National Bancorp of Alaska, Inc., which is being acquired.
PHLX Continues To Set Volume Records

Date 10/07/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity options volume for the month of June 2000 reached 4,856,628 contracts traded, a 61% increase over June 1999 when 3,018,155 contracts changed hands. Year to date equity options volume reached a new record of 28,300,085 contracts traded, a 27% increase over the first six months of 1999 when approximately 22 million contracts changed hands.
Increased Coverage For FTSE All-World Index

Date 10/07/2000

Following the successful introduction of the FTSE All-World Index, FTSE has now completed the first interim review of all new constituents included in the FTSE All-World Index. A further 27 stocks will be added to the FTSE All-World Index after the close of business on 21 July 2000.
CDP Launches E-Mail Access To Share Statements

Date 10/07/2000

The Central Depository (Pte) Ltd (CDP), an SGX subsidiary, today announced the launch of an e-mail service to enable direct securities account holders faster access to information on their shareholdings.
CBOT Board Approves July 20 As Launch Date For CBOT Dow JonesSM Transportation, Utility, And Composite Average Futures

Date 10/07/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that the Board of Directors approved July 20th as the launch date for futures contracts on the Dow Jones Transportation AverageSM, the Dow Jones Utility AverageSM, and the Dow Jones Composite AverageSM. Contracts on the Dow Jones Transportation AverageSM and the Dow Jones Utility AverageSM have received regulatory approval. Contracts on the Dow Jones Composite AverageSM are pending regulatory approval.

Amsterdam Exchanges' Monthly Statistics June 2000 - Sharp Rise In Turnover At Stock Market

Date 10/07/2000

June saw high levels of turnover on Amsterdam Exchanges' markets. As in May, Euro.NM Amsterdam reported the largest increase, with the number of transactions jumping more than 50% compared with June 1999. The rise in turnover in shares and bonds was less substantial, but as a whole the number of transactions conducted on Amsterdam Exchanges' stock market grew 38% to almost 1.8 million.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Chairman Yair Orgler Elected Next President Of The International Options Markets Association

Date 09/07/2000

The International Options Markets Association (IOMA) announced that Professor Yair Orgler, chairman of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was selected as president-elect of the International Options Markets Association. Mr. Orgler will take office in 2003; following the term of Mr. Otto Naegeli of Eurex. Until then, he will serve as president-elect and as a member of the association's executive committee. Mr. Orgler, who is 60 years old, has been chairman of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange since 1996.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong - Solutions Found To Stock Exchange Trading System Slow-Down

Date 09/07/2000

Solutions have been found to the slow-downs that affected trading on the Stock Exchange on Friday 7 July.
The KFX Index Reaches All-Time High

Date 07/07/2000

Today, the KFX Index closed at 301.90, which is a new all-time high. The KFX Index went up 5.0 per cent during the week and is up 43.2 per cent compared to the index value at the corresponding day last year.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Automatic Order Matching and Execution System Experiences Slowdown

Date 07/07/2000

The Automatic Order Matching and Execution System, AMS/2, of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong experienced a slowdown between 10:12am and 10:24am. The Exchange is looking into the cause of the slowdown.