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ParisBourse Derivatives Trading Up In The First Half Despite Slackening In June

Date 06/07/2000

Despite a modest decline of 4.8% from May to June, trading on ParisBourse SBF SA derivative markets during the first half was up 31% from the same period of 1999. A total of 127,185,368 futures and options were traded over the six months, while the figure for June was 21,307,565 after 22,379,347 in May.
Nasdaq Preliminary 2000 First Half Results - Total Dollar Volume Increased 125 Percent Over The First Half Of 1999

Date 06/07/2000

The dollar value of shares traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® increased dramatically in the first half of 2000. Total dollar volume in the first six months of this year climbed 125 percent to $10.8 trillion from $4.8 trillion in the same period in 1999. Nasdaq finished the second quarter and the first half with average daily share volumes of 1.59 billion and 1.70 billion shares, respectively. Nasdaq's heaviest ever trading day occurred in the second quarter, when volume totaled 2.88 billion
FTSE Shareholder Value Awards Dinner

Date 06/07/2000

The annual FTSE European Shareholder Value Awards were presented at a dinner hosted by Mark Makepeace, FTSE Managing Director, on 22 June 2000. The guest speaker was Sir Howard Davies from the FSA, and Olivier Fleurot, Chairman FTSE, and Geoff Lindley, Chairman FTSE Steering Committee, presented the awards.
CME Contract Specifications Changes: Class IV Milk Futures And Options

Date 06/07/2000

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following:
CBOT's June Volume At 19,572,384 Contracts - Financial Products Boom During Second Quarter

Date 06/07/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today trading volume of 19,572,384 contracts for June 2000, marking the fifth busiest June in exchange history. Volume in 10-Year Agency Debt futures and options and Treasury Flex options contracts soared during the second quarter 2000, with Agency options up 2,803% from first quarter 2000, and Treasury Flex options up 21,720% from second quarter 1999.

NYSE Announces Stocks For Decimal-Pricing Pilot

Date 05/07/2000

The New York Stock Exchange today announced the names of the seven stock issues that will participate in a decimal-pricing pilot program later this summer:
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: CDP Authorised Nominee Status Extended To 2003

Date 05/07/2000

The authorised nominee status for the Central Depository (Pte) Ltd (CDP) which expired on 30 June 2000 has been extended until 30 September 2003 under the rules of the Malaysian Central Depository Sdn Bhd.
Indicative Selection Constituents Euronext 100 Index

Date 05/07/2000

This is the ranking of the index should it have been launched as at the end of May 2000.
EEX: Trading Fees Waived For The Spot Market - Small And Medium-Size Companies Will Gain Access To Attractive Platform For Electricity Trading - More Than 30 Companies Prepare For The EEX Spot Market

Date 05/07/2000

EEX, the European Energy Exchange, is waiving a large part of the fees for trading on the spot market for the year 2000, as the company announced at the general meeting on Wednesday. The fee waiver includes the annual fee for the spot market, the transaction fees for trading as well as the costs for the basic technical equipment and the connection to the Xetra trading system. The one-time admission fee at EEX is not affected by the fee waiver.
CME Equity Index Products Set New All-Time Monthly Volume Record As Overall Volume Rises 15 Percent In First Half of 2000 - GLOBEX®2 Volume Increases 115 Percent Year-To-Date

Date 05/07/2000

Volume of trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the first half of 2000 rose 15 percent above 1999 levels to more than 120 million contracts. June volume of 20.5 million contracts set a new record for any June in CME history, while equity index products set a new all-time volume record of 5.6 million.