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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange Moves To Sandton New Address - Effective From 23 September 2000

Date 04/09/2000

In September 2000 the JSE is moving out of the Johannesburg city centre to a new building on the corner of Maude Street and Gwen Lane in Sandown. The building was designed by architect Guy Steenekamp and developed by Standard Bank Properties.
Swiss Prime Site And Sophia Included In EPRA Index

Date 04/09/2000

The European Public Real Estate Association in conjunction with Amsterdam Exchanges calculates and publish a new European index on real estate, the EPRA Index. Amsterdam Exchanges will announce on a quarterly basis the outcome of the periodic review of the index. Amsterdam Exchanges calculate the index every 15 seconds making the EPRA Index Europe’s first real time index focused on the European real estate sector.
SGX Derivatives Trading's Volume Up 5.5% In First Eight Months

Date 04/09/2000

Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading (SGX-DT) today announced strong growth in its trading volume and trading record for several contracts for the first eight months this year.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Stock Short Name Ready To Go On 4th September

Date 04/09/2000

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is implementing the new Stock Short Name (SSN) on Monday, 4 September 2000 having recorded full readiness from stockbroking companies.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - September 2000: The Equity Trading Volume Touched All-Time High In August

Date 04/09/2000

The trading volume on the equity market maintained the high level of July with an average daily value of trading of DKK 3.4 billion, a rise of 123 per cent on the corresponding month last year, and only DKK 0.2 billion less than the record set in March. The total value of equity trading in August amounted to DKK 78.1 billion in market value.

Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For August 2000.

Date 04/09/2000

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 23,506 contracts in August 2000 compared to a figure of 23,600 contracts in August 1999. Total volume for the first eight months of 2000 was 172,198 contracts, compared to 160,683 contracts in 1999.
BB HiTECH AG Is 35th Investment Company Listing On SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 04/09/2000

The shares of BB HiTECH, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, were traded for the first time today on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The public offering price was set on Sunday evening at CHF 160. The opening price in SWX trading today stood 3% above that level at CHF 165, representing a total market capitalisation of CHF 726 million.
Amsterdam Exchanges Statistics August 2000 - Trading In Equity Options Rises Sharply

Date 04/09/2000

The volume of trading in equity options at Amsterdam Exchanges’ options market in August 2000 was up 45% on the same month last year, while premium turnover rose by as much as 60% over the same period. In total, almost 38 million options and futures contracts have been traded so far this year. Turnover at Amsterdam Exchanges’ stock market also continues to rise sharply. Trading in shares in 2000 is up almost 70% compared to the figures for the first eight months of 1999. Moreover, a total of 17
HKFE Sets Margin Rates For Mini-HSI Futures And Margin Offset Between Mini-HSI Futures And HSI Futures

Date 03/09/2000

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, announced today (Tuesday) that margin rates for the Mini-Hang Seng Index (Mini-HSI) Futures contract will be one-fifth of the margin rates for the Hang Seng Index (HSI) Futures contract. HKFE also said it would allow a hundred per cent margin offset between Mini-HSI Futures contracts and HSI Futures contracts at a ratio of 5 to 1.
HKEx Introduces On-Line Access To CCASS For Investor Participants In The System

Date 03/09/2000

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is introducing Internet access to CCASS, the Central Clearing and Settlement System, for Investor Participants, as an alternative to access through the CCASS phone system. The IP Internet service will be introduced in two phases, beginning on 3 October.