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Nymex To Move Aluminum Trading To Copper Ring

Date 28/01/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange announced today that aluminum futures trading will be relocated to the copper ring as of Monday, January 31, 2000. Exchange President R. Patrick Thompson said, "This move will provide the aluminum market with experienced base metals traders who will, hopefully, enhance the liquidity in this new contract."
Nymex To List Additional Strike Prices For Silver Options

Date 28/01/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will list additional silver options strike prices, on Monday, January 31.
Nasdaq Set New Records In 1999 - Composite Index Shatters 4000, Share Volume Reaches All-Time Record - 484 Initial Public Offerings And 63 New Non-U.S. Listings

Date 28/01/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® ended 1999 in record territory, continuing its fifth consecutive year of record gains. The Nasdaq Composite Index® experienced the greatest point and percentage gain in its 28 year history, closing at 4069.31. The Index gained 1876.62 points and 85.59 percent for the year. The Nasdaq Composite Index also eclipsed the 3000 and 4000 point milestones during the last quarter of 1999. Final figures demonstrate that share volume for the year reached 272.6 billion, up 35 perc
Broker-To-Broker Networks Selects OM Technology To Provide Core Technology For New Global Equity Service

Date 28/01/2000

Broker-to-Broker Networks selects OM Technology to provide core technology for new global equity service.
Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Updates TA 25 And TA 100 Indexes

Date 27/01/2000

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange announced that as of February 1, 2000, it will update the composition of the TA 25 and TA 100 Indexes, the bourse's two major stock indexes. Elron will be added to the TA 25 Index, replacing Industrial Building Corp.

Program Trading Averaged 21.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 18-21

Date 27/01/2000

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 Jan. 18-21. This included program trading associated with the Jan. 21 monthly expiration of stock-index options and futures.
NASD Board Approves Limit Order Pilot Protection Program For the OTC Bulletin Board

Date 27/01/2000

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), today announced that its Board has approved a pilot program that will provide protection to investors who place limit orders for some OTC Bulletin Board® (OTCBB) securities. If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the program will require Market Makers in a select group of OTCBB securities to execute customer limit orders before trading for their own accounts.
MEFF RV Stock Options Notice

Date 27/01/2000

Due to the merger of BBV and ARGENTARIA, that will take effect on January 31, 2000, MEFF RV will proceed to adjust the Stock Option contracts on BBV and ARGENTARIA .For more information, please check at http://www.meffrv.es/ing/ajuopci.htm.
Liechtensteinische Landesbank, Vaduz, To Trade On SWX

Date 27/01/2000

Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, Vaduz, will start trading on the SWX Swiss Exchange on 28 January 2000.
KLSE Appoints Two Committee Members

Date 27/01/2000

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has appointed two members to its committee. The two members are: Encik Abang Zainal Abidin bin Abang Ahmad, Executive Director, UPEN Securities Sdn Bhd and Encik Johari bin Hassan, Executive Director, PJB Pacific Sdn Bhd. The appointments are made to fill vacancies from amongst the elected committee members of the KLSE, and will take effect from 1 February 2000 and end on 31 December 2000.