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EUR 433 Billion in Turnover on the German Stock Exchanges in July

Date 03/08/1999

Volume of 432.91 billion Euro was traded in equities, fixed income securities and warrants on the German Stock Exchanges in July. Of this amount, 246.76 billion Euro was traded in equities. Trading in Frankfurt accounted for about 84.8 percent of the total turnover in equities.
CME Volume Sets New July Record

Date 03/08/1999

Trading activity at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) last month enjoyed its best July ever, with total volume of 15,786,660 representing a 16 percent increase over year-ago levels. Record July futures volume of 13,398,079 fuelled the increase.
ASX & SFE Merger

Date 03/08/1999

ASX announced today that it would not revise its proposal to merge the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) with ASX, following the SFE Board's decision to proceed with the alternative proposal from Computershare Limited ("CPU").
Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly and Market Survey

Date 02/08/1999

Last week was much better for the GCC markets compared to the previous week when all the markets declined. Kuwait was the only market to register a decline (down 0.3%). Saudi was up 2%, UAE 0.4%, Oman 2.5% and Bahrain up slightly 0.2%. The advance decline ratio on the BSE improved this week 11 to 4.
ASX and SFE Merger

Date 02/08/1999

In an announcement on July 29, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reiterated its concerns about the proposed merger between ASX and the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) and would appear to have deferred making a final decision on an informal clearance to allow the merger proposal to proceed.

NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Set Electronic Trading Volume Record

Date 01/08/1999

Henry Hub natural gas futures set a record on Wednesday night on the New York Mercantile Exchange ACCESS(SM) electronic trading system when 16,038 contracts were traded, surpassing the previous record of 12,530 contracts, traded during the April 29, 1999, session.
NASD Board Approves Steps Toward a Broader Stock-Based Restructuring of The Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 01/08/1999

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), have announced that its Board of Governors continued its consideration of restructuring The Nasdaq Stock Market® into a more broad stock-based ownership structure. NASD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank G. Zarb said, "The overriding reason for considering this move is to better serve investors and to protect the interests of investors, NASD members, and issuers by fostering the continued growth and strength of The Nasdaq Stoc
NASD Appoints John L. Hilley As Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Of Nasdaq-Amex International And John T. Wall As Chief Operating Officer Of Nasdaq-Amex International

Date 01/08/1999

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), have announced the promotion of John L. Hilley to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq-Amex International, Inc., a subsidiary of the NASD, effective immediately. Prior to this promotion, Hilley was Executive Vice President for Strategic Development at the NASD. He will retain this position as well. Additionally, the NASD announced that John T. Wall was been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the same entity and will remain
London Stock Exchange to Adopt New Structure

Date 30/07/1999

The Board of the London Stock Exchange today announced the intention to move from its current mutual ownership to a new basis of owning its shares, designed to equip the Exchange's business more appropriately to meet the competitive demands of the electronic marketplace.
LIFFE to list Freeserve plc Individual Equity Options.

Date 30/07/1999

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) announced that it will be adding Freeserve plc equity options to its current suite for trading on and from Monday 2nd August 1999. Freeserve plc, the UK's largest internet service provider, has already demonstrated the considerable demand for this type of company. By the end of its first day of trading, the share price had risen to a premium of 37% on the initial offer price as large and small investors actively sought to ob