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Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning July 31, 2000

Date 25/07/2000

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:HCBK) of Paramus, New Jersey, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index®, effective at the beginning of trading Monday, July 31, 2000. Hudson City Bancorp will replace Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A., which is being acquired by Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.
CME E-mini Lean Hog Contract Opens

Date 25/07/2000

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) officials today rang a ceremonial bell initiating trading in "E-mini" lean hog futures contracts-the first traditional agricultural commodity to be traded exclusively on the CME's GLOBEX®2 electronic trading system.
Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction 25/7 2000

Date 25/07/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on July 25, of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.6 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 20 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
CBOT Promotes Two New Officers

Date 25/07/2000

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday announced the appointment of two new officers. Mary McDonnell has been promoted to the position of Vice President and Managing Director, CBOT/Eurex Alliance, and Thomas S. Cargie has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Market Data Services.
Brennan Letter Updates CBOT Members On Restructuring

Date 25/07/2000

July 25, 2000 Dear Fellow Members: Several weeks ago, the membership overwhelmingly approved the implementation of the initial step of our overall restructuring strategy, which will enable the CBOT to reincorporate in Delaware as a Delaware nonstock, not-for-profit corporation. In addition, shortly after the membership vote, we filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration that the CBOT's reincorporation in Delaware would not extinguish the Exercise Right and asked the Court to pr

Amsterdam Exchanges Fair Value Method

Date 25/07/2000

Amsterdam Exchanges announces the following further to AEX-Announcement 2000-061 and Press Release 2000-040. With the settlement of open option positions by means of the fair value method, the theoretical price for option series with a remaining time to maturity of 12 months and longer will be determined by means of the Black & Scholes formula. Amsterdam Exchanges will of course take the intrinsic value into account when determining the value of the open option series. If the Black & Scholes for
Amsterdam Exchanges Achieves Better Result - Total Revenues Up 27% - Net Profit Up 45%

Date 25/07/2000

During the first six months of 2000, Amsterdam Exchanges reported volumes and net profits that are higher than those achieved in the same period in 1999.
Tokyo Stock Exchange - Amendment Of TOPIX New Index Series Selection Method

Date 24/07/2000

As of the end of July 2000, Tokyo Stock Exchange will amend the selection method of TOPIX New Index Series component stocks.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong - Amendments To The Main Board Listing Rules And The GEM Listing Rules

Date 24/07/2000

Amendments have been made in the Main Board Listing Rules and the GEM Listing Rules in connection with the appointment of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited as an ex officio member of the Listing Committee of the Exchange and the GEM Listing Committee. The rule changes will come into effect on 24 July 2000.
Resounding 'Yes' Vote To Sydney Futures Exchange Demutualisation

Date 24/07/2000

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) took a significant step towards demutualisation today when its Members voted resoundingly in favour of the proposal to demutualise and exchange their membership rights for SFE shares.