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Nymex To Increase Oil Margins As Of Close Of Business Today

Date 13/10/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will raise the margins on its crude oil, heating oil and unleaded gasoline futures contracts as of the close of business today.
NYMEX Sets NYMEX Division Daily Records

Date 13/10/2000

Daily records were set yesterday on the NYMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange for Division-wide volume; futures volume; options volume; energy futures volume; and crude oil futures volume.
LSE Board Continues To Reject OM Bid

Date 13/10/2000

The Board of the London Stock Exchange plc has considered the increased bid from OM Gruppen. The Board believes that OM's revised offer continues to represent inadequate value for shareholders and offers no proven benefits for customers. It urges shareholders to reject the offer from OM.
Charles H. Falk Named NYBOT Chairman

Date 13/10/2000

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) has announced that Charles H. (“Harry”) Falk has been selected as the company’s new Chairman. At its October 11 meeting, the NYBOT Board of Directors named him to replace Albert M. Weis who is retiring after serving in the post since June 1998.
CBOT: Reminder:Trading Hours Added On Oct. 15 To The a/c/e Platform

Date 13/10/2000

Responding to customer demand for more trading opportunities in the Asian time zone, the Chicago Board of Trade will implement its expanded trading hours for its electronic trading platform a/c/e, alliance/cbot/eurex on Sunday, October 15, 2000.

CBOT: Dutterer Letter Addresses Order Routing System Problems

Date 13/10/2000

Dear CBOT® Member: On October 11 and 12, we experienced failures with the Exchange’s Order Routing System. One cause of these failures has been identified as data base locks on the Sybase data base
CBOT Members Pass Proposition To Reduce Size Of Board

Date 13/10/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade membership today voted to amend the CBOT®’s Charter allowing for a reduction in the size of the CBOT®’s Board of Directors and Nominating Committee.
Program Trading Averaged 21.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 2-Oct. 6

Date 12/10/2000

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. 2-Oct. 6.
NYSE Launches FIX Service - Exchange Adopts Industry Standard Financial Information Exchange (FIX) Protocol For Orders And Reports Via Its NYSE Common Access Point Network

Date 12/10/2000

The New York Stock Exchange has launched a new service via its NYSE Common Access Point (NYSE CAP) network that allows orders and reports to be transmitted to and from the Exchange using the industry-standard Financial Information Exchange (FIX) protocol, marking the first large-scale deployment of the FIX protocol by an Exchange.
NASD Board Approves Creation Of New Order Delivery System For OTC Bulletin Board

Date 12/10/2000

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) today announced that the NASD Board of Governors has approved a proposal to create an automated order delivery system for the OTC Bulletin Board® (OTCBB). The need for an automated system arose because of a significant increase in trading activity in the over-the-counter market. The system-which will promote a more efficient market and enhance investor protection-requires approval from the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).