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The Oslo Stock Exchange commences negotiations regarding common Nordic market

Date 24/08/1999

Today, the Oslo Stock Exchange announced that it has decided to commence negotiations regarding a future co-operation with the Swedish-Danish exchange alliance Norex. At present Norex comprises the OM Stockholm Exchange and the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The objective is to sign a letter of intent within the next few weeks.
Smooth Start for Eurex Release 3.0

Date 24/08/1999

Eurex, the German-Swiss derivatives market, successfully introduced the first step in its new Release 3.0. This means that the third Eurex release has now also been launched right on schedule. After the last joint simulations with participants over the weekend, active trading on the newly installed software was operative on Monday for the first time. About 370 participants from 16 countries implemented the new software roll-out together with Eurex. This was reported by the world's largest deriva
Margin Rules Changed at CBOE Effective Immediately

Date 24/08/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) with approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced extensive margin rule changes which went into effect on Monday, August 23, 1999. The changes represent another step in CBOE's efforts to improve margin rules to more accurately reflect market risk and are based on recommendations of an industry committee. The Committee was comprised of representatives from options self-regulatory organizations and from a number of member firms. The
LIFFE launches Short Term Interest Rate products on world leading automated trading system, LIFFE CONNECT™

Date 24/08/1999

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) on August 23 listed the first of its STIR (Short Term Interest Rate) contracts on LIFFE CONNECT™. The first STIR contract to be launched was the Three Month Euroswiss Interest Rate futures contract. The contract will trade electronically in parallel with open outcry trading.
Extended opening hours on the OM Stockholm Exchange and the OM London Exchange

Date 24/08/1999

With effect from Friday, October 1 1999 both the OM Stockholm Exchange and the OM London Exchange will be open from CET 09.30 to 17.30. This will extend current trading hours by one hour.

CME Labor Day Holiday Schedule

Date 24/08/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Labor Day holiday:
Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures/Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Date 23/08/1999

This week, amid the lack of encouraging factors, players in OME took a wait-and-see attitude due to the post-holiday mood after 'Bon' summer holidays in Japan. The volume of trading remained thin.
Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Date 23/08/1999

This week, OME aluminium futures went sharply lower due to the yen's surge.
CME Announces Start-Up For Exchange-Traded Weather Temperature Futures

Date 23/08/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has announced a launch date of Wednesday, Sept. 22, for the world's first exchange traded temperature-related weather derivatives. At startup, the CME will offer Heating Degree Day (HDD) index futures for four U.S. cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati and New York. The contracts are designed to provide a risk management tool to help businesses protect their revenue during times of depressed demand or excessive costs resulting from unexpected or unfavorable weathe
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 23/08/1999

The BSE achieved its largest ever point gain rising over 114.68 points (9.04%) on the week. The surge in the market means that the market capitalisation of the Botswana Stock Exchange has broken US$1bn for the first time ever.