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Alfred Fung And Robert Sze Join HKFE Board

Date 07/10/1999

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) announced today that Mr. Alfred Fung Kwok Chor and Mr. Robert Sze Tsai To have been appointed to its Board as Independent Directors.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Total Futures & Options Volume Up 17% Over Last Crop Year

Date 06/10/1999

During September 1999, total futures and options volume increased 16% compared to the same month a year ago, and rose 28% over August 1999. This contributed to a 17% increase in total futures and options volume for the first two months of the 1999/00 crop year over the same period in 1998/99. When Exchange for Physicals (EFPs) are included, the month's futures volume totals 199,763 contracts, compared to September 1998 (186,568 contracts).
NYMEX To List Additional Strike Prices For Platinum Options

Date 06/10/1999

The New York Mercantile Exchange will list additional options strike prices today of 480, 490, and 500 for the January 2000 platinum options contract.
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Records

Date 06/10/1999

Daily volume records were established on the New York Mercantile Exchange yesterday for NYMEX Division futures and total energy futures.
Nasdaq Software Upgrade Affects Three ECNs

Date 06/10/1999

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that it experienced a general slowdown in its SelectNet system for several hours due to software changes implemented Tuesday night that were designed to accommodate the extension of its trade reporting and quotation systems for after-hours trading. Three electronic communication networks (ECNs) were affected and their quotations were temporarily withdrawn.

Derivatives Trading Up 37% In Paris

Date 06/10/1999

More than 18 million lots (18,238,920) changed hands on ParisBourse SBF SA derivatives markets in September, 37% more than in August. This makes September the year's second most active month after January, when 20.4 million lots were traded. The total for the nine months to September 30 was 140 million lots compared with 90 million for the whole of 1998.
CBOT Fed Funds Contract Sets New Volume Record, Year-To-Date Volume Up 22% From Last Year

Date 06/10/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that CBOT members set a new daily volume record in the 30-day Federal Funds futures contract yesterday, trading 16,253 contracts. The record was set on the same day the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, at which the target Federal Funds interest rate is determined for the cash market.
CBOE Sets New All Time Total Volume Record In September Average Daily Volume At Record Level

Date 06/10/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that total option volume during the month of September set a new record for monthly volume. Volume year-to-date is also at record levels. A total of 22,117,963 option contracts (13,387,680 calls, 8,730,283 puts) traded during the month of September at CBOE, surpassing the previous monthly record of 21,465,249 contracts set in April, 1999. Year-to-date option volume reached a record high of 173,597,649 contracts (109,430,364 calls, 64,167
ASX Year 2000 Disclosures

Date 06/10/1999

In August 1999 ASX wrote to listed entities regarding each entity's potential exposure to Year 2000 computer problems. Information was requested so that ASX could be satisfied that entities were meeting their continuous disclosure obligations under ASX listing rule 3.1. Listed entities were requested to provide that information by 30 September 1999. As at 31 August 1999 there were 1261 listed entities (note that exempt foreign issuers and debt issuers were not required to comply) on the Official
Osaka Mercantile Exchange Weekly Aluminium Futures Report

Date 05/10/1999

This week, the spot month in OME aluminium futures expired lower. The other contract months, however, firmed slightly on short-covering. Distant month : opening 166.8 yen, a high 168.0 yen (Sep. 29), a low 162.9 yen (Oct. 1), closing 62.9 yen.