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HKEx Will Sign MOU with ASX on 11 December

Date 08/12/2000

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on exchange of information with the Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney on Monday, 11 December 2000.
Hardwick Simmons Named CEO Of Nasdaq

Date 08/12/2000

The Board of Governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), announced today its decision to name Hardwick Simmons as chief executive officer of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®). Simmons, the former president and chief executive officer of Prudential Securities Incorporated, will assume this position on February 1, 2001. The NASD Board also named Richard G. Ketchum as deputy chairman of Nasdaq, in addition to his continuing role of Nasdaq’s president. Frank G. Z
Eurex Bonds: Leading Platform For Bond Trading Continuing Rise In Turnover: Peak Daily Volume Of 1 Billion Euros

Date 08/12/2000

Eurex Bonds, the electronic communications network (ECN) for bond trading, which is operated jointly by Eurex and leading market participants in bond-trading houses, has advanced to become the market leader in bond trading. Volume of some 2.6 billion euros was traded during the last week of trading; the record high on a daily basis amounted to 1 billion euros in German government bonds.
CBOT/MidAm Christmas And New Year's Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 08/12/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday trading schedules:
Canadian Venture Exchange Opens Winnipeg Office

Date 08/12/2000

The Canadian Venture Exchange is pleased to announce the opening of the Winnipeg office of the CDNX, that will be located in the old Winnipeg Stock Exchange office. The mailing address will still be the same at: 600 – One Lombard Place (Richardson Building), Winnipeg, MB R3B OX3, Canada. The phone number is +1 204 927 2369 and the fax number is +1 204 927 2368.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Western Barley Futures Prices In Upward Trend

Date 07/12/2000

Over the past few months, WCE’s western barley futures prices have been trending upward. The nearby futures price has ranged from a low of $109.90/tonne on September 28, 2000 to a recent high of $132.70/tonne on November 22, 2000.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Feed Wheat Futures 73.6% Higher Than One Year Earlier

Date 07/12/2000

Activity in feed wheat futures pit trade was substantially higher for November 2000, up 73.6% to 19,745 contracts compared to November 1999. Crop and calendar year-to-date volumes were up 84.1% and 51.5% respectively, over the same period a year ago. Open interest levels in feed wheat on November 30, 2000 were 34.9% higher than the same date in 1999.
Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited Introduces New Facility For Otc Trades

Date 07/12/2000

Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT) announced today that it would introduce a Negotiated Large Trade (NLT) facility for trades normally concluded in the over-the-counter (OTC) markets. This facility will be introduced for certain designated contracts with effect from 11 December 2000.
Program Trading Averaged 25.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 27-Dec. 1

Date 07/12/2000

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 Nov. 27-Dec. l.
Postponement Of The Opening Of New Issue Sub-Market On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 07/12/2000

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange regrets to inform you that the opening of the new issue sub-market, scheduled for 7 December 2000, has been postponed. The reason is that the supplier of the SAXESS system, OM-Technology, wishes to test some special combinations in the functionality in SAXESS before the launch. The test is conducted today.