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CBOE Announces Good Friday Holiday Schedule

Date 11/04/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Good Friday, April 21, 2000:
Amendments To The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Rules and Regulations

Date 11/04/2000

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange has amended the following rules: Guidelines for the publication of real-time trading information and calculation of prices etc for the trading system SAXESS.
10th IPO On The SWX New Market - Oridion Systems Ltd. Opens 22% Above Issue Price

Date 11/04/2000

The shares of Oridion Systems Ltd., medical-technical company, were traded today for the first time on the SWX New Market. The offering price was set Tuesday night at CHF 29.00. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 22% above that level at CHF 35.30, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 406,8 million.
The Majority Of LIFFE's Pan-European Stock Index Futures Now Available To Trade By US Investors

Date 10/04/2000

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) has received "No Action" letters from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the government agency that oversees futures trading in the US, authorising a further five of its pan-European stock index futures for offer and sale in the US.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Expiring April Option Contracts - Early Expiration Due To Good Friday Holiday

Date 10/04/2000

Please be advised that the Exchange will be closed on April 21, 2000 in observance of Good Friday. As a result, OCC will advance processing for April options from Saturday, April 22, 2000 to Friday, April 21, 2000.

Palestine Securities Exchange First Quarter Statistics

Date 10/04/2000

The Palestine Securities Exchange is pleased to announce that: The trading value for the first quarter of the year 2000 reached (76) Million US$ an increase of 522% for the same period in 1999, and the number of shares traded reached 40 million shares, an increase of 943% for the same period in 1999. The number of transactions reached 7,054 an increase in 488% for the same period in 1999. Also market capitalization increased by a 61% to reach 1 billion $US..
Palestine Securities Exchange Board Meeting

Date 10/04/2000

On Wednesday, April 5th, 2000 the Members of the Palestine Securities Exchange's Board held its second meeting for this year headed by Mr. Sabieh Masri, chairman of the board. The board of directors discussed the schedule matters, and appropriate decisions were taken, most significantly: Amortization of the establishment expenses; adjusting of the listing requirement pertaining to the minimum number of shareholders to 100 instead of 250 shareholders; the selling of 10% of the Exchange's share t
Eurex Launches Trading In STOXX Futures In The U.S. - CFTC Issues No-action Letter - Eurex Spectrum Expanded In U.S.

Date 10/04/2000

Effective immediately, Eurex, the European derivatives exchange, will also offer futures on the Dow Jones STOXX 50 and Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 indices in the United States. The American supervisory authority, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), gave Eurex the corresponding approval as of 06 April. This means that all U.S. Eurex participants can now trade these contracts directly from the U.S. and thus have access to the highest-volume and most liquid market for European stock index
Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction 11/4/2000

Date 10/04/2000

The Central Bank offers a 10,1% rate on a 14 day repo of government securities, in its weekly repo auction, deadline Tue. 11. April at 11:00.
CBOE Selects Wasserstein Perella & Co. As Investment Banker

Date 10/04/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it selected Wasserstein Perella & Co. to serve as its advisor during the CBOE's current discussions with the Chicago Board of Trade.