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Copenhagen Stock Exchange Announces Changes In Information Feed In Connection With The Transfer Of Bonds And Derivatives To SAXESS/CLICK

Date 05/04/2000

On 21 June 1999, Danish equities were transferred to the SAXESS trading system as an element of the realisation of the NOREX Alliance between the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and the OM Stockholm Exchange. The migration of the Danish equities to SAXESS has been a success. Please see the press release of 24 January 2000, which is available at the Exchange's web site www.xcse.dk. Carsten Tanggaard's report corroborates the Exchange's and the exchange members' positive reception of the new tradi
CME Announces New Board Member, Treasurer To Replace Kloet

Date 05/04/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today announced that Patrick B. Lynch has filled the vacancy on its Board created by the departure of Thomas A. Kloet and that the Board of Directors this afternoon elected Robert L. "Buck" Haworth to replace Kloet as its Treasurer.
CHX POSTS RECORD-BREAKING FIRST QUARTER - Trade Volume Up 172 Percent Over First Quarter '99 - Seat Prices Hit Record Levels - New Monthly Trade And Share Volume Records In March

Date 05/04/2000

Driven by record monthly volume in March, the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) recorded its best first quarter ever. For the quarter ended March 31, 2000, total trade volume finished at 17,295,874, up 172 percent from the first quarter of 1999, while share volume reached 6,624,289,504, an increase of 123 percent. The CHX also established new monthly trade and share volume records in March. Total trade volume concluded at 7,232,663, up 208 percent over March 1999. Total share volume finished up 149
CBOT/MIDAM Good Friday Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 05/04/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following trading schedules in observance of Good Friday:
CBOE Leads The Way In Chicago Setting Volume Records In March

Date 05/04/2000

For the seventh consecutive month, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) was the busiest exchange in Chicago. Total volume at the CBOE reached a record setting 35,176,764 contracts (24,363,302 calls and 10,813,462 puts) in March, a 76% increase over year-ago levels and more than 5 million contracts higher than the previous record volume set in January 2000. Average daily volume was a record setting 1,529,425 contracts, beating the previous record of 1,505,578 contracts set in January 2000. C

As Electronic Trading Volume on CME Soars, E-mini Equity Index Contracts Set New Volume Records

Date 05/04/2000

On the most volatile day in U.S. stock market history, trading volume on the CME's GLOBEX®2 electronic trading system surged to record levels yesterday, April 4, to 162,994 contracts. Fueling the climb were the CME's equity and index products, with a record 141,678 contracts traded electronically.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Opens Up For High Technology Stocks - 10 Point Program

Date 04/04/2000

The Warsaw Stock Exchange undertakes a number of steps to promote high technology companies, providing them with better access to capital
TSE Regulation Services Launched

Date 04/04/2000

As announced in Notice to Members No. 2000-119 on March 31, 2000, the TSE has become a shareholder owned, for-profit corporation named The Toronto Stock Exchange Inc. ("TSE Inc."). The TSE announced last year that it would structurally separate market regulation from its for-profit business operations.
TSE Creates Independent Regulation Services Unit

Date 04/04/2000

The Toronto Stock Exchange announced a significant change in the organization of its market regulation functions today. Last year, the TSE announced its intention to separate market regulation from its for-profit business operations. TSE Regulation Services ("TSE RS") will be created as a separate division of TSE Inc.
Third Consecutive Month Of Record Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges - Total Of 2.16 Trillion Euros In First Quarter - Xetra® Record In DAX, MDAX, Neuer Markt And SMAX

Date 04/04/2000

The German stock exchanges posted record turnover in March for the third month in a row: With 844 billion euros in turnover, the March total was about 19 percent (133 billion euros) higher than the record set in February and about 77 percent (367 billion euros) higher than the March 1999 figure. The total comprises 689 billion euros in equities and warrants and about 155 billion euros in fixed-income securities. FWB, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, accounted for about 87 percent of the total trade