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Short-Term Interest Rate Futures To Trade Exclusively On LIFFE CONNECT™ As From Monday 22 November

Date 25/10/1999

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) announces that its Board has decided that, from Monday 22 November, all of LIFFE's short-term interest rate futures contracts will trade exclusively on the Exchange's electronic trading system. The Board's decision was taken in response to customer demand following a period of parallel trading on floor and screen. As a consequence, floor-based trading of LIFFE's benchmark Euroswiss, Short Sterling and Euribor futures will b
News From The Central Bank Of Iceland - Revised 1999 Inflation Forecast

Date 25/10/1999

The Central Bank of Iceland has revised its inflation forecast for 1999 in the light of recent information about the development of consumer prices and underlying factors. The Central Bank now projects that consumer prices will rise by 3.3 percent between the averages of 1998 and 1999 and by 4.6 percent within the year 1999. Between the averages of 1999 and 2000 the Central Bank projects a 4.1 percent rise in consumer prices and a 3.7 percent rise within the year 2000.
Lonza Group To Be Added To SMI

Date 25/10/1999

The SWX Swiss Exchange has elected to include the shares of Lonza Group AG Zurich (security no. 949365, symbol LONN) in the Swiss Market Index due to Lonza's indicated market capitalisation lying above the prescribed threshold of 0.5% of the total SPI market cap. Its inclusion in the SMI will take effect on the first trading day, Monday, 1 November 1999.
Complet-e Holding AG Opens At CHF 177.50

Date 25/10/1999

The shares of Complete-e Holding AG, a producer of business software for small- and medium-sized companies, were traded today for the first time on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The offering price was set Sunday evening at CHF 180.00. The opening price in SWX dealings stood at CHF 177.50, representing a total market capitalisation for the company of CHF 88.75 mio.
ASX Disclosure Of Market Activity And Operating Revenue For The Three Months Ended 30 September 1999

Date 25/10/1999

The primary driver of ASX's revenues is market activity levels, in particular the levels of equity trading volumes. Market activity levels are inherently unpredictable. These volumes can increase both when the market is rising or falling, as measured by movements in the ASX All Ordinaries Index. Historically, however, it has been shown that when there is a flat market, trading volumes decline.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Launches the Investment Game in Traded Options & Stocks

Date 22/10/1999

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today announced the launch of the Investment Game in Traded Options & Stocks on the Exchange's website, winners will receive valuable prizes.
Program Trading Averaged 20.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 11-15

Date 22/10/1999

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 Oct. 11-15. The data indicated that during Oct. 11-15, program trading amounted to 20.2 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 812.0 million shares, or 163.9 million shares a day. This included program trading associated with the Oct. 15 monthly expiration of stock-index options and futures.
PHLX To Begin Trading Two New Options

Date 22/10/1999

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) is pleased to announce that it will begin trading put and call options on Genetech, Inc. (option/stock symbol: DNA), upon the opening of business on Wednesday, October 27, 1999. The PHLX will also begin trading put and call options on MP3.com, Inc. (option/stock symbol: PUM/MPPP), upon the opening of business Thursday, October 28, 1999.
PHLX To Begin Trading Options On Ariba, Inc. (IRU/ARBA)

Date 22/10/1999

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) is pleased to announce that it will begin trading put and call options on Ariba, Inc. (option/stock symbol: IRU/ARBA), upon the opening of business on Friday, October 29, 1999.
NYSE Announces Nine-Month Results

Date 22/10/1999

The New York Stock Exchange reported revenues of $551.2 million and net income of $76.0 million in the first nine months of 1999, as compared with $540.9 million and $93.9 million in the same period a year ago.