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  • CBOE Lists TARGETS on MCI Worldcom, Inc. (WCOM)

    Date 24/06/1999

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today began trading a new three year issue of Targeted Growth Enhanced Terms Securities (TARGETS®), a hybrid security whose value is linked to MCI Worldcom common stock (WCOM). Trading under the symbol TWL, the securities were priced at $11.7656, equal to 1/8th of yesterday's closing price of WCOM. Total proceeds of the offering, which was underwritten by Salomon Smith Barney, amounted to $65,887,500. "TWL is another example of the growing demand for s

  • Bloomberg and ASX Build Global Order Routing Network

    Date 24/06/1999

    ASX and Bloomberg Financial Markets Commodities News today unveiled plans for a global order routing interface designed to enhance the ease and speed with which international market practitioners can access the market. In practical terms, participants in ASX's markets will begin to see Bloomberg information screens with the functionality of a SEATS screen (Stock Exchange Automated Trading System). The SEATS-equivalent "Enquiry" and "Trading" functionality will be authorised to users at ASX brok

  • Amex Lists Dow Jones Industrial Average MITTS - New $52 Million Issue Offers Investors Exposure to Thirty Blue Chip Stocks Through Single Shares With Downside Protection

    Date 24/06/1999

    The American Stock Exchange ON June 23 began trading Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Dow Jones Industrial Average Market Index Target-Term Securities® , or MITTS® . Trading under the ticker symbol MDJ, the new seven-year securities were issued at $10 each. Dow Jones Industrial Average MITTS offer upside participation in the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, along with the assurance that 100% of the principal amount will be returned at maturity on June 26, 2006. If upon maturity the Dow

  • HKFE's Position Limit Rule Approved by SFC

    Date 23/06/1999

    The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) said on June 21 that the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved a new Exchange rule which imposes a client level delta position limit of 10,000 for Hang Seng Index Futures and Options combined. The Exchange will now confer with the SFC to determine the effective date for the new rule. "The Exchange believes a client level position limit is the most effective and direct method to avoid potentially destabilising market conditions that may be rela

  • Osaka Mercantile Exchange - Rubber Weekly

    Date 22/06/1999

    Both OME RSS3 futures and index futures edged down toward the weekend amid growing concerns about ample supplies both in Japan and abroad. RSS3 Futures: Distant month: opening 81.5 yen, a high 81.9 yen (Jun.14), low 80.3 yen (Jun.18), closing 80.3 yen. Rubber Index Futures: Distant month: opening 74.50, a high 74.50 (Jun.14), a low 73.20 (June.18), closing 73.20 points. Despite the start of a new round of Thai government intervention on June 16, the offer prices in the Thai rubber market weakene

  • Osaka Mercantile Exchange - Aluminium Weekly

    Date 22/06/1999

    OME aluminium futures failed to gain toward the weekend in the absence of other bullish factors after the rise in the prices at the beginning of the week following firmer tone in LME. Distant month : opening 168.7 yen, a high 170.6 yen (Jun. 15), a low 167.4 yen (Jun. 17), closing 168.0 yen. On June 15, all contract months rebounded to the 170 yen level reflecting the price-gains in LME and the weaker yen in response to the intervention in the currency market by the Bank Japan. The volume of tra

  • OM Stockholm Exchange - extended opening this autumn

    Date 22/06/1999

    The Board of the OM Stockholm Exchange has decided to extend the hours of Swedish equity trading. From this autumn onwards, the OM Stockholm Exchange will be open for equity and derivatives trading from CET 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., implying a one-hour extension from the current hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This extension is due to several factors, including a rapid increase in retail interest for trading the stock market and a growing non-Swedish interest in the Swedish market.

  • Nasdaq-Amex and Credit Suisse First Boston Lists New Technology Index - New Index Options Designed to Reflect the Way Technology Funds Invest

    Date 22/06/1999

    The Nasdaq-Amex Market GroupSM today began trading options on The CSFB Technology Index (Amex:CTN). Listed on the American Stock Exchange®, the new equity index consists of 75 actively traded companies that include 50 of the largest U.S.-listed technology stocks and 25 other technology stocks selected by the Technology Research Group at Credit Suisse First Boston to add diversification by sector.

  • Montreal Exchange Members Vote in Favour of the Restructuring Program

    Date 22/06/1999

    At a Special Meeting of Members held today, representatives of the Montreal Exchange's member brokerage firms in a majority vote endorsed the market specialisation plan described in the Memorandum of Agreement proposed on March 15 of this year.

  • MEFF Launches New European Debt Contract

    Date 22/06/1999

    On July 1, MEFF Renta Fija will launch the first futures and options contracts on European Government Debt, with innovative characteristics designed for the Euro-zone. The new contracts, called DEBS, enable better risk management for investors trading debt of the distinct European countries.

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