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Oslo Stock Exchange Share Trading Reaches The 1,000,000 Mark

Date 22/11/1999

The Oslo Stock Exchange´s new trading system has now handled one million share transactions. The one-millionth transaction took place today. The broker for the purchase was Garde, whilst Christiania Markets acted for the seller.
NYMEX To Increases Position Limits On Crude And Natural Gas Futures And Options Contracts

Date 22/11/1999

The New York Mercantile Exchange has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to increase the speculative position limits on its light, sweet crude oil and Henry Hub natural gas futures and option contracts as of December 1.
Israeli Prime Minister Barak Opens The Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 22/11/1999

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), announced that Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak opened The Nasdaq Stock Market® today during a visit to the Nasdaq MarketSiteSM in New York City.
Faultless First Week For Electronic SFE

Date 22/11/1999

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) has had a faultless start to its first week as a fully electronic exchange.
Dual ASX / NASDAQ Listing

Date 22/11/1999

The Australian incentive marketing program software specialist, Chip Application Technologies Limited, will today complete the restructuring to a new holding company incorporated in Delaware USA and will list shares in its new holding company, Catuity Inc. ("Catuity") on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).

CRESTCo, APACS And LSE Announce Plans To Reduce The Standard Settlement Period For Equities And Corporate Debt

Date 22/11/1999

During 1999, the Bank of England, CRESTCo and the London Stock Exchange - together with the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) - have been reviewing the standard settlement period for equities and corporate debt and the market's preparedness for adoption of a shorter settlement cycle. Currently, the standard settlement period for such securities is T+5 (i.e. settlement five business days after trade).
CBOE Membership Votes In Public Directors And Lessor Director Under New Election Process

Date 22/11/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) elected four new public directors to serve on the Exchange's expanded 23 person board of directors. Under the new structure, the number of public directors is doubled from four to eight, and the board now includes one lessor director. The new directors will take office when the board holds its first meeting of 2000 in January.
Amsterdam Exchanges Asks Sun Development For Explanation

Date 22/11/1999

Amsterdam Exchanges has asked Sun Development (formerly Satcom Holding) for an explanation following an advertisement in Aruba Today offering Sun Development shares for sale. It is unclear whether these shares are shares in Sun Development Holding or Sun Development Company and whether a new issue of shares is involved. Amsterdam Exchanges has also received indications that a much larger number of Satcom Holding depositary receipts are in circulation than have been admitted to official listing.
Volume At Kansas City Board Of Trade Surpasses Annual Record

Date 19/11/1999

Thursday's activity at the Kansas City Board of Trade pushed 1999 year-to-date trading volume past the previous annual record, putting an exclamation point on the exchange's outstanding growth in the '90s.
Tehran Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics August 1999

Date 19/11/1999

During the twenty three trading days in August the volume of transactions and turnover were 34.6 million and IRR 120,494.9 million respectively. Meanwhile, the TSE All Share Price index (TEPIX) closed at 1,730.98 at the end of August.