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First American Primary Listing On The SWX New Market

Date 03/10/2000

The shares of e-centives, Inc. a e-business company, were traded today for the first time on the SWX New Market. The offering price was set at CHF 19. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 10% above that level at CHF 20.90, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 316,6 million.
Euronext Disseminates Its First Indices: Euronext 100 And Next 150

Date 03/10/2000

EURONEXT, the first European exchange, disseminates its first indices, EURONEXT 100 and NEXT 150.
CME Volume In September Rises 9.2 Percent Year-to-Date As Equity Index Volume Sets All-Time Record - Electronic GLOBEX®2 Volume Of 23.2 Million Increases 103.7 Year-to-Date

Date 03/10/2000

Trading volume on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) rose 9.2 percent year-to date through September, as trading volume in equity index products set a new all-time monthly volume record of 6.2 million contracts. September's total of 19.2 million contracts surpassed previous month figures by 22.8 percent and previous year volume by 6.3 percent.
CME Columbus Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 03/10/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Columbus Day holiday:
CBOT September Volume 16.6 Million - a/c/e 1st Month Trade 2 Million

Date 03/10/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade trading volume for September 2000 was 16,632,375 contracts. The new a/c/e electronic trading platform completed its first month with volume at 2,005,061 contracts, and average daily volume of 100,253.

CBOE's Record Year For Volume Continues In September

Date 03/10/2000

Trading volume at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, continued to surpass record levels established last year as 24,499,014 options contracts (15,483,740 calls and 9,015,274 puts) traded in September, an 11% increase over the year ago September volume of 22,117,972 contracts. Open interest in all CBOE listed options stood at 50,387,103 contracts at month's end, 45% higher than the close of September last year when open interest stood at 34,698,022 co
Xetra Release 5.0 Launched Successfully On October 2 - Enhanced Flexibility With Order Types

Date 02/10/2000

A new version of the Xetra electronic trading platform, so-called Release 5.0, was introduced on Monday. With the new Xetra version, Deutsche Börse AG is above all making additional functionalities available to market participants: So-called iceberg orders and market-to-limit orders further enhance trading flexibility. The iceberg order allows a trader to enter high-volume orders but only part of the volume is displayed to the market as a whole; new trading strategies are supported on X
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange To Implement Changes In Daily Price Limits And WCE Clearing Corporation Margins

Date 02/10/2000

The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange announces that, effective Tuesday, October 10, 2000, WCE daily price limits will increase ensuring that WCE product price limits are comparable to related commodities.
WCE Board Of Govenors Reviews Grain Storage Rates In Thunder Bay

Date 02/10/2000

The WCE’s Board of Governors reviewed the issue of export terminals in Thunder Bay, Ontario, changing grain storage rates.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Co-operates With eHuset On Facility Management

Date 02/10/2000

On 1 October 2000, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange began outsourcing the IT operation of its market information systems to eHuset. The Facility Management co-operation, which is divided into three stages, means that within one year eHuset will establish an operation support scheme covering preventive and proactive surveillance, systems support and IT preparedness.