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Amsterdam Exchanges Gets Domain Name On Appeal

Date 28/07/2000

On 27 July 2000, the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam overturned the judgment issued by the Amsterdam District Court on 4 November 1999, in which the District Court ruled that Blue 7 did not have to surrender the domain name Beursplein5.nl to Amsterdam Exchanges.
The Election Of New Chairman Of The Taiwan Futures Exchange

Date 27/07/2000

Kenneth Kao, former chairman of the Taiwan Securities Depository Company (TSDC), has been elected chairman of the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) at the board meeting on July 25. The term of office is 3 years.
Robert R. Glauber Named CEO And President of NASD - Richard G. Ketchum Named President Of Nasdaq - Frank G. Zarb Continues As NASD Chairman And Nasdaq Chairman And CEO During Transition Period

Date 27/07/2000

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), today announced that its Board of Governors met and made the following executive management appointments:
Program Trading Averaged 18.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 17 - July 21

Date 27/07/2000

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 July 17 - July 21.
Nasdaq Recommends Extension Of Limit Order Protections To Pre-Market Period

Date 27/07/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced that its Board of Directors today approved for member comment a proposal to extend limit order protections to investors who place limit orders for Nasdaq securities prior to the market open. From 8:40 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, for customers electing protection of their orders, Market Makers will be prohibited from executing trades for their own accounts at prices superior or equal to a customer's limit order without providing contemporaneous executio

EURONEXT Announces First Half Year Results And Supervisory Board

Date 27/07/2000

EURONEXT, the European exchange, to be created by the merger between Amsterdam Exchanges (AEX) Brussels Exchanges (BXS) and ParisBourse today announces its financial results for the six months ending at June 30, 2000, and the composition of its supervisory board.
Securities And Exchange Commission Notice: Decimals Implementation Plan For The Equities And Options Markets

Date 26/07/2000

The Exchanges' Decimalization Phase-In Plan Section I - Introduction On January 28, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") ordered the American Stock Exchange LLC ("AMEX"), the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. ("BSE"), the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. ("CBOE"), the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. ("CHX"), the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc. ("CSE"), the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"), the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"),
SEC Approves Options Intermarket Linkage Plan - Commission Also Issues Two Rule Proposals on Market Fragmentation

Date 26/07/2000

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday approved an options intermarket linkage plan that was jointly submitted by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, International Securities Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. The Commission also approved a rule proposal regarding the quotation obligations of options exchanges and market makers, and disclosure by broker-dealers of executions of customer options orders at prices inferior to the quote.
Premier Event For The Private Futures Trader - Sydney Conference

Date 26/07/2000

Australia's premier 'how-to-trade' forum for the private futures trader is being staged in Sydney next Monday, 31 July.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Chairman Frucher Applauds SEC Options Action

Date 26/07/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's (PHLX) Chairman, Meyer S. ("Sandy") Frucher applauded today the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") option market linkage proposal.