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U.S. Equity Options Volume For First Half Of 2000 Outpaces Record Year

Date 22/07/2000

The Options Industry Council (OIC) has announced that equity options volume for the first six months of 2000 has surpassed the same period in 1999, a record trading year for the options industry, by nearly 68 percent. During the first half of 2000, the nation's options exchanges traded a total of 329,610,902 equity option contracts, compared to 196,340,478 contracts during the first half of 1999.
Pacific Exchange To Pay For Options Order Flow - West Coast Mart Unveils Quality Of Execution Reports

Date 22/07/2000

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) has announced that it will be launching a program to pay brokerage firms for orders sent to its San Francisco options trading floor. The Exchange also unveiled a new "master execution report (or "quality of execution report")," that will provide firms the most comprehensive information available on every order sent to the PCX.
New York Board Of Trade Reports Total Options Volume Record

Date 22/07/2000

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) has reported a new total options volume record of 50,620 calls and puts on July 18, 2000. This eclipses the previous record of 47,909 on June 2, 2000.
New York Board Of Trade Appoints Matt Gordon Senior Vice President, Market Development

Date 22/07/2000

The Board of Directors of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) has appointed Matt Gordon to the position of Senior Vice President, Market Development effective July 10, 2000. As SVP, Market Development, Mr. Gordon will support the current NYBOT contract markets, as well as develop new contracts based on the existing and evolving market environment.
Computershare And Pacific Exchange To Develop Electronic Options Trading System

Date 22/07/2000

Computershare and the Pacific Exchange (PCX) have announced an agreement to develop an electronic, screen-based trading system for equity options and other derivatives. The new system is expected to be launched in the first half of 2001.

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 22/07/2000

The market rose slightly adding 0.3% in a short week of fairly quiet trading.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 22/07/2000

The AGM of BIHL will be held at the Gaborone Sun Conference Centre on Tuesday the 1st of August 2000 at 1600hrs.
Archipelago And The Pacific Exchange Close Transaction To Create National Stock Exchange

Date 22/07/2000

Archipelago, a leading U.S.-based electronic communications network (ECN), and the Pacific Exchange (PCX), the country's most innovative and automated stock exchange, last week announced the closing of their transaction that will create the first totally open, electronic stock market in the United States, subject to the approval of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Tradepoint Financial Networks plc Audited results For The Year Ended 31 March 2000

Date 21/07/2000

Tradepoint Financial Networks plc ("Tradepoint"), which operates the Tradepoint Stock Exchange, today announces its audited results for the year ended 31 March 2000.
The Hong Kong Futures Exchange Announces Trading In Futures On Pacific Century CyberWorks To Begin On 24 July

Date 21/07/2000

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) announced today that trading of a new stock futures contract on Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited (PCCW) will begin on Monday, 24 July 2000.