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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets Open Interest Records In Western Barley And Canola Futures, And Total Options

Date 02/06/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) established a new record open interest in October western barley futures on May 15, 2000 at 9,337 contracts up 24.7%. The previous record for open interest in western barley of 7,489 contracts was set July 27, 1999.
VeriSign, Inc. To Join The Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning June 9, 2000

Date 02/06/2000

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSN), of Mountain View, California, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Friday, June 9, 2000. Shares of VeriSign will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (Amex:QQQ). VeriSign will replace Network Solutions, Inc., (NSOL) subject to approval of the merger agreement by VeriSign and Network Solutions shareholders. The meeting is scheduled for June 8, 2000.
Singapore Exchange Announces Plans For Joint Venture With The American Stock Exchange - Joint Venture To Trade Etfs Across North American-Asian Continents

Date 02/06/2000

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and The American Stock Exchange® (Amex) yesterday announced their plans to establish a joint venture to list and trade Amex-listed exchange-traded funds (ETF) and structured products on SGX Securities Trading (SGX-ST).
Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures And Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Date 02/06/2000

On May 22, in OME RSS3 futures, all contract months except current month opened lower on long-liquidation due to the yen’s rise to the 106 yen level against US dollar. Distant month fell to 77.00 yen, down 0.90 yen from the previous close.
Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Date 02/06/2000

On May 22, OME Aluminium futures opened lower on long-liquidation as the yen soared up to the 106 yen level against US dollar amid the easier tone in LME Aluminium in line with the fall in its copper market. Distant March contract dropped to 164.5 yen, down 2.2 yen from the last Friday’s close.

NYSE Sets Holiday Schedule

Date 02/06/2000

The New York Stock Exchange announced that trading hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, July 3 and Friday, Nov. 24, as approved yesterday by the NYSE's board of directors. These are pre- and post-holiday sessions generally associated with light trading volume.
NYSE Elects 12 To Board of Directors

Date 02/06/2000

The New York Stock Exchange membership at their annual meeting yesterday elected three new and nine current directors to the Exchange's board of directors.
NYSE Announces Officer Promotions

Date 02/06/2000

The New York Stock Exchange board of directors yesterday approved several officer promotions and organizational changes, effective immediately.
New Worldwide Record In Trading Volume At Eurex - 45 Million Contracts Traded - Record Volumes In Schatz Future, Options On Schatz And In Equity Options As A Whole

Date 02/06/2000

Eurex, the European derivatives market, achieved another worldwide record with 45 million contracts traded in May, beating its previous record of 42.1 million contracts as the world market leader in March 2000. This represents an increase of 56 percent over the Eurex total for May 1999. On the whole, over 197million contracts have already been traded this year.
NASD Forms Insurance Agencies To Serve Nasdaq And Amex- Listed Companies - The Nasdaq Issuer Insurance Agency And The American Stock Exchange Insurance Agency Will Provide Exclusive, State-Of-The-Art Access To Insurance Products And Professional Insurance

Date 02/06/2000

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), announced today that it has established the NASD Insurance Agency LLC, an e-driven insurance agency designed to provide Nasdaq® - and Amex® -listed companies with exclusive, one-on-one and online access to custom-designed insurance products and professional risk management consulting services. The NASD Insurance Agency will be doing business as The Nasdaq Issuer Insurance Agency for Nasdaq-listed companies and The American Stock Excha