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Eurex World's First Exchange To Break Through 400 Million Contract Mark

Date 17/11/2000

Trading volume on Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, broke through the 400 million contract mark on Thursday. With 400,423,702 contracts traded, Eurex is the world's first derivatives exchange to top 400 million contracts. Eurex volume is now already more than 21 million contracts, or roughly 6 percent, ahead of the total volume traded in 1999.
CME Thanksgiving Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 17/11/2000

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Thanksgiving Day holiday:
The Warsaw Stock Exchange Bids Farewell To Its Trading Floor

Date 16/11/2000

On November 16, 2000, the Warsaw Stock Exchange trading floor was used for the last time by specialist brokers. The function of specialist (in the single-price auction system) was introduced in the year 1991 when the Exchange was opened.
SHL TeleMedicine Ltd. Opens 18% Above Issue Price

Date 16/11/2000

The shares of SHL TeleMedicine Ltd., a medtech company, were traded yesteday for the first time on the SWX New Market. The offering price was set Monday night at CHF 34. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 18% above that level at CHF 39.95, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 426 million.
Program Trading Averaged 20.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 6-Nov. 10

Date 16/11/2000

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Nov. 6-Nov. 10.

One Petition Candidate For Chairman Added To CBOT Election Ballot

Date 16/11/2000

Nickolas J. Neubauer, an independent trader and member of the Chicago Board of Trade since 1978, has been added by petition to the ballot for CBOT Chairman for the December 6, 2000, Chicago Board of Trade annual election.
Nymex To Increase Natural Gas Margins

Date 16/11/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will raise the margins on its Henry Hub natural gas contract at the close of business tomorrow to $5,500 from $4,200 for clearing members; $6,050 from $4,620 for members; and $7,425 from $5,670 for customers.
London Stock Exchange: AIM Has 500 Companies As Market Value Reaches £16 Billion

Date 16/11/2000

AIM, London's market for growing and fledgling companies, today has 500 companies for the first time, with the admission of three newcomers: Advance Visual Communications plc, ReNeuron Holdings plc, and Hansard plc.
Euronext Amsterdam: Labinal Deleted From Next 150 Index

Date 16/11/2000

Euronext Indices B.V. today announced that following the official result of the takeover bid by SNECMA for French company Labinal, Labinal will be deleted from the Next 150 index with effect from 20 November 2000, in accordance with rule 6.3.3 of the index ground rules.
Deutsche Börse Expands XTF Segment: Actively Managed Funds Listed As Of November 20 - Exchange Further Reinforces Market Leadership In Exchange Traded Funds

Date 16/11/2000

Deutsche Börse is expanding its XTF market segment for exchange-traded funds: Starting November 20, actively managed funds will also be listed in this segment. The exchange is thus offering another innovation in XTF, the first segment of its kind to be launched by a European exchange about seven months ago. The first issuer for the new products is DWS Investment GmbH, which will list 11 Trading Funds for the launch. At a press conference in Frankfurt on Thursday, Volker Potthoff, member of the