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  • House Urged: Tax Single Stock Futures Same As Stock Options

    Date 19/09/2000

    The Honorable Dennis Hastert Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: We live in a world of global competition. Last week, one of our foreign competitors--the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange--issued the attached announcement of its intention to begin trading futures contracts on U.S. stocks, just four months from now. We have wanted to offer that product ourselves for decades. But U.S. law prohibits us fro

  • E-Mini Nasdaq 100, E-Mini S&P Futures Continue To Soar

    Date 19/09/2000

    Trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in E-Mini Nasdaq 100 and E-mini S&P 500 futures reached an all-time high again yesterday.

  • CME Launches E-Mini Feeder Cattle Futures

    Date 19/09/2000

    The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today began trading "E-mini" feeder cattle futures - the second traditional agricultural commodity to be traded exclusively on the CME's GLOBEX®2 electronic trading system.

  • Clearing 21® Gets Off To A Smooth Start In Paris

    Date 19/09/2000

    Clearing 21®, developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), is the recognized international standard for clearing systems. It is now operational on French derivatives markets Matif and Monep.

  • ASX Strategic Alliance With Bridge DFS

    Date 19/09/2000

    Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) announced today that it has agreed to take a 15% stake in Bridge DFS Limited, Australia's leading provider of trading and order management services to professional financial market participants. ASX will purchase the interest in Bridge DFS following its intended IPO and listing in November this year and will be invited to nominate a person to join the board of the newly listed company.

  • Amsterdam Exchanges Confirms Management Share N.V.'s Listing Status Re: Press Release 2000-066, 12 July 2000

    Date 19/09/2000

    Reference is made to our press release 2000-066, dated 12 July 2000, by which we have informed the market on the issue regarding the financial position of Management Share N.V.. As announced by Management Share N.V., a second Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders was held on 8 September 2000. In this meeting, the amendments of the articles of association, involving the restructuring of the shareholders' equity, were approved by the shareholders. Following the meeting and confirmation from Manage

  • TSE Increases The Number Of Stocks Underlying Equity Options To 170

    Date 18/09/2000

    TSE will add 4 new stocks underlying equity options as of 29 September 2000, to make a total of 170 underlying stocks.

  • Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) On The SWX Swiss Exchange

    Date 18/09/2000

    The SWX Swiss Exchange is expanding its main trading segment with the introduction of exchange-traded funds. ETFs, as they are called, offer a cost-efficient alternative to index funds / index certificates and combine the advantages of such instruments with those associated with shares. These index-based securities can be traded easily, quickly and at any time during the trading day. They are adjusted continuously to reflect the individual weightings of the underlying index and feature an unlimi

  • Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

    Date 18/09/2000

    The market was unusually quiet once again with the index lower by 1.1%.

  • Three Companies Join Roster of NYSE-Listed Stocks

    Date 16/09/2000

    In the week ended September 15, three companies joined the ranks of New York Stock Exchange-listed companies.