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PHLX to Begin Trading On John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (JHF)

Date 04/05/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading put and call options on John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (option/stock symbol: JHF), upon the opening of business on Thursday, May 4, 2000.
PHLX Continues To Post Record-Breaking Options And Equity Volume

Date 04/05/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that volume in PHLX's 825 equity options for the month of April 2000 reached 4,641,911 contracts traded, a 12% increase over April 1999 when 4,147,980 contracts changed hands. In addition, during the first four months of 2000, PHLX traded a record 18,938,750 equity option contracts, an increase of 22% in comparison to the same period last year.
Philippine Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 04/05/2000

The sober Good Friday mood extended its clutch on the equities market this week as unfavorable developments, underscored by the weakening of the peso and heavy speculations about the condition of some banks, intensified the tone of uncertainties created by the lingering political and peace and order situation in the country. These further alarmed investors, pushing them to sell off and leave the market at its lowest in 18 months on Friday. Hence, the PSE Composite Index dropped by 3.92% week-on-
OM Stockholm Exchange Launches Attract40 And Revises Its lLsts

Date 04/05/2000

OM Stockholm Exchange will introduce a new segment within the O-list - Attract40. The companies in this segment will be chosen according to objective criterion. At the same time, the O-list and the OTC-list will be combined and be named the O-list. These changes will take effect on 3rd July this year.
NYMEX Board Schedules Demutualization Vote

Date 04/05/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange board of directors yesterday scheduled Tuesday, June 20, for a vote by the Exchange membership on a demutualization plan which will convert the Exchange from a not-for-profit membership structure to a for-profit organization, pending approval of the plan by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

New York Mercantile Exchange Announces E-Commerce Venture

Date 04/05/2000

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange last night approved the formation of eNYMEX, an e-commerce venture that is intended to become the premier, global exchange for over-the-counter (OTC) forward trading and clearing of a wide range of standardized physical commodity contracts.
Deutsche Börse AG: Annual General Meeting Approves Record-High Dividend - Supervisory Board Newly Elected

Date 04/05/2000

At the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, the shareholders of Deutsche Börse AG approved the payment of a dividend of 8 euros per share. Unappropriated profit for the year in business year 1999, amounting to 58.72 million euros, will be distributed. The shareholders also released the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG from their responsibilities for business year 1999.
CME Announces New Cash Options On Lean Hog, Feeder Cattle Indexes

Date 04/05/2000

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) yesterday approved listing cash index options on the CME Lean Hog Index™ and the CME Feeder Cattle Index™. The options would be listed with expirations in months for which no futures contracts are listed on the CME, providing producers the opportunity to more finely tune their risk management during all 12 months of the year.
Sydney Futures Exchange Appoints New CEO

Date 03/05/2000

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) announced today that Mr Robert Elstone is to be the Exchange's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr Elstone, 46, will begin work at SFE within the next few weeks as soon as he has fulfilled his current commitments.
Singapore Exchange To Launch STI Futures

Date 03/05/2000

The Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT) and SPH Data Services Pte Ltd (SPHDS) announced today that SGX-DT has been granted a licence by SPHDS to create and trade futures and options contracts based on the Straits Times Index (STI). The SGX STI futures contract will be launched on 28 June 2000, while the STI options contract may be listed later in the year.