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Exchange-Wide Daily Volume Records Set At NYMEX

Date 30/09/1999

An overall daily volume record was set on the New York Mercantile Exchange yesterday in addition to records for futures, options, metals futures, the COMEX Division overall, COMEX Division futures, COMEX Division options, gold futures and options, and electronic trading records on NYMEX ACCESS® for COMEX Division futures and gold futures.
eBay Inc. To Join Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning October 6, 1999

Date 30/09/1999

eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY), of San Jose, California, will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Wednesday, October 6, 1999. Shares of eBay will also be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index SharesSM (Amex:QQQ), the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM, which are securities that represent ownership in the Nasdaq-100 Trust. The Trust holds a portfolio of equity securities that compose the Nasdaq-100 Index and aims to provide investment results that generall
CBOE Lists TARGETS On Amgen Inc.

Date 30/09/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today (September 28) began trading a new three year issue of Targeted Growth Enhanced Terms Securities (TARGETS®), a hybrid security whose value is linked to Amgen common stock (AMGN).
CBOE Announces Early Closing On December 31, 1999

Date 30/09/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will close trading corresponding to the early closing of the underlying products on December 31, 1999. Interest rate products will stop trading at 12:00 Noon Central Time, equity options and other CBOE products that normally stop trading at 3:02 p.m. will end at 12:02 p.m. OEX, SPX, DJX and other CBOE products that normally stop at 3:15 p.m. will end trading at 12:15 p.m. Central Time.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 30/09/1999

The market closed the short trading week down 48.74 points from last week. Barclays continued to move down, this time losing P1.00 to close at P7.50 on relatively heavy volume of 210 900 shares with both local and foreign participation. Chobe saw 253 000 shares change hands at P1.45 immediately upon listing, representing a 21% gain on its issue price of P1.20. MRIB moved down 15t to P1.85 on 370 600. Sechaba and RDCP each lost 5t to P4.90 and P2.00 respectively on thin volume. All other counters

CME's E-Mini S&P 500 Trades Over 75,000 Contracts

Date 30/09/1999

For the first time, over 75,000 E-mini Standard & Poor's 500 equity index futures contracts traded during Tuesday's trading session at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Tuesday's total E-mini S&P 500 volume of 75,270 positions was 11 percent higher than the previous record volume of 67,823 contracts traded August 10.
Latest HKFE Educational Article Scrutinises Put/Call Volume Ratio

Date 29/09/1999

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) published an educational article today (September 28) that examines the put/call volume ratio and warns that investors should exercise caution when using the ratio as a trading tool. The article, "Put/Call Volume Ratio in Perspective," was written by Dr. Kin Lam, Head, Department of Finance and Decision Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University and Kevin Cheng, the HKFE's Head of Economic Research.
ASX Announces Return Of Capital And Special Dividend

Date 29/09/1999

Australian Stock Exchange Limited ("ASX") today (September 28) announced its intention to return $30m to shareholders. The return will implemented by a reduction in capital of approximately $20m and a special dividend of approximately $10m which will be fully franked.
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Reference for Disclosures in Annual Reports

Date 28/09/1999

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today (Monday September 27) published Reference for Disclosures in Annual Reports
Record Breaking Day at the Toronto Stock Exchange

Date 28/09/1999

Today (September 28) the Toronto Stock Exchange traded just over 212 million shares (as of 4:05pm) -- that's a new one day record. The previous records are: December 17, 1997, 208,251,245; April 16, 1999, 195,704,021; April 15, 1999, 190,873,550.