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PARISBOURSE SBF SA Launches Europe's First Corn Futures

Date 04/10/1999

On Friday, October 1, ParisBourse SBF SA launched Europe's first corn future, rounding out the range of commodities already traded on markets operated by ParisBourseSBFSA. The new contract was created in response to demand from industry professionals and has received the support of AGPM, the French corn producers' trade body.
Introduction Of Inter-Month Spread Transaction For 10-Year JGB Futures And Evening Session For JGB Futures And Options On JGB Futures On The Tokyo Stock Exchange

Date 04/10/1999

To facilitate the simultaneous transaction of two contract months, the TSE will launch inter-month spread transactions of 10-year JGB Futures in August, 2000. By using this facility, investors can bid or ask, on the spread order book, the price differential (spread) itself of two different contract months. The following three combinations are available for the spread transaction: (i) the nearest-the second nearest; (ii) the nearest-the third nearest and (iii) the second nearest-the third nearest
Eurex On Continuing Upward Trend In September - Again Over 35 Million Contracts Traded - Record Results In Dow-Jones Euro STOXX And SHAZ

Date 04/10/1999

Eurex, the European derivatives, is posting further increases in turnover: About 36 million contracts were traded in September on the world's largest derivatives market. Eurex reports an increase of 7.6 million contracts traded as compared with the number posted in September 1998. Total turnover for the first nine months of 1999 came to about 281 million contracts, about 90 million contracts more than the number traded during the first nine months of 1998 and about 33 million contracts above the
Paris Markets Monthly Statistics

Date 02/10/1999

The month of August was the busiest ever on the Premier Marché and Second Marché as transaction volumes reached a daily average of EUR2.43 billion, showing increases of +43.6% compared to August 1998 and +17.29% to 1998 as a whole. July's daily average of EUR2.89 billion (+33.61% and +39.42%) was second only to June's record figure (EUR2.94 million). Total transaction volume for the first eight months was EUR437.46 billion, a 30.0% increase over the same period last year, with 34.9 million trad
Growth In Equity And Index Products Pushes CME September Volume Higher

Date 02/10/1999

Trading activity at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) was up in September over the preceding month, with equity and index futures posting their best single month ever.

CME Columbus Day Holiday Schedule

Date 02/10/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Columbus Day holiday:
TSE Raises Continued Listing Requirements

Date 01/10/1999

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) announced today it is raising continued listing standards to ensure these standards are in alignment with original listings requirements which were raised last fall.
Sun Development Holding N.V.

Date 01/10/1999

Sun development Holding N.V. (previously Satcom Holding N.V.) has submitted an appeal to the Securities Board of the Netherlands (Stichting Toezicht Effectenverkeer) against Amsterdam Exchanges’ decision to cease listing Satcom securities. Amsterdam Exchanges will not implement its decision until six weeks after the Securities Board of the Netherlands has decided on the appeal. This means that Satcom securities will continue to be listed in the "Fondsen met een noteringsmaatregel" section
SFE'S SPI® Contract Moves From Pit To Screen

Date 01/10/1999

From Monday, 4 October, trading of the Share Price Index (SPI®) futures and options contracts at the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) will take place on electronic screens rather than in open outcry pits, ending 16 years of Floor-based trading.
Program Trading Averaged 19.3 Percent of NYSE Volume During Sept. 20-24

Date 01/10/1999

The New York Stock Exchange today (September 30) released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Sept. 20-24.