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Turnover On SWX Eurobonds Surpasses One Billion Level

Date 02/12/1999

By the first day of December 1999, bonds worth a total of CHF 1 billion in principal value had changed hands via the SWX Eurobonds trading platform. Ever since foreign investors were freed in March of this year from paying Swiss stamp tax on foreign bonds, turnover on SWX Eurobonds has risen continuously. In November, Eurobonds involving more than USD 71 million were traded; in euro-denominated bonds, turnover surpassed EUR 94 million.
Singapore Exchange Launched As The First Demutualised, Integrated Exchange In Asia-Pacific

Date 02/12/1999

Singapore Exchange was officially launched yesterday as the first demutualised, integrated securities and derivatives exchange in Asia-Pacific. It is the result of the successful merger of the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX).
Singapore Exchange Announces Schedules For Opening Access And Liberalising Commissions

Date 02/12/1999

Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday announced the schedules for opening access and liberalising commissions for securities trading. These schedules have been arrived at following close consultation with the Financial Center Advisory Group ("FCAG"), an international panel of prominent industry practitioners appointed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
NYMEX Western Electricity Margins To Be Split Along With Contract Unit

Date 02/12/1999

The New York Mercantile Exchange has announced that it would halve the margins on its California-Oregon border and Palo Verde electricity futures contracts when the contract unit is split at the close of business on Monday, December 6.
NYMEX To Change Intra-Commodity Straddle Margins And Spread Credits On Western Electricity Contracts

Date 02/12/1999

The New York Mercantile Exchange will adjust the intra-commodity straddle margins and spread credit rates on its western electricity futures contracts at the close of business on Monday, December 6, to coincide with the splitting of the contract unit earlier that day.

November Is A Record-Breaking Month At The KCBT

Date 02/12/1999

The month of November brought a spate of new volume records to the Kansas City Board of Trade. Overall exchange volume for the month set a new record at 246,433 contracts, blasting the previous November record of 194,043 contracts set in 1998 by nearly 27 percent. Total exchange volume was up 50 percent compared to last month.
French and Singapore Derivatives Markets Sign Cross Exchange Agreement

Date 02/12/1999

ParisBourse SBF SA and the Singapore Exchange's Derivatives Trading division yesterday signed, in Singapore, a Cross Membership and Cross Access Trading Agreement to allow its trading members to obtain membership in each other's Exchange for the purpose of cross-exchange trading in all electronically-listed products on both markets, via a single access.
CBOE Lists Callable Index Linked Notes On The GSTI Internet Index (GIN)

Date 02/12/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) listed for trading two new issues of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Callable Index Linked Notes (the "Notes") under the symbols "GIA.A" and "GII.A." The four year Notes are linked to the Goldman Sachs Technology Indexes (GSTI?) Internet Index (ticker symbol GIN) and were originally issued at 99.50% of the face amount.
TIFFE Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier on December 13

Date 01/12/1999

Trading hours for all contracts of the Exchange will start from 8:45 a.m. on December 13, 1999, responding to the BOJ (the Bank of Japan)'s announcement that the "Tankan" will be released at 8:50a.m. on this day. Trading Hours on December 13, 1999 are: 8:45 - 11:30, 12:30 - 15:30, 15:40 - 18:00.
TIFEE Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier on December 6

Date 01/12/1999

Trading hours for all contracts of the Exchange will start from 8:45 a.m. on December 6, 1999, responding to the EPA (the Economic Planning Agency)'s announcement that the Quarterly GDP will be released at 8:50a.m. on this day. Trading Hours on December 6, 1999 are: 8:45 - 11:30, 12:30 - 15:30, 15:40 - 18:00.