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London Stock Exchange Plc Raises New Questions About OM Gruppen

Date 05/10/2000

London Stock Exchange plc today publishes a further circular in response to the offer by OM Gruppen AB to acquire the Company.
KFX Index Reaches New All-Time High For The 35th Time This Year

Date 05/10/2000

The KFX Index closed the day at 353.10 – 60.2 per cent higher than the corresponding day last year. The previous high of 350.78 was reached on 3 October 2000.
CBOE Trading Schedule For Columbus Day Holiday

Date 05/10/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Columbus Day holiday:
Board Of Directors Appoints Ferscha Eurex CEO - Fischer: "Franke Stands For The Creation Of Eurex And

Date 05/10/2000

On Wednesday, the Eurex Board of Directors appointed Rudolf Ferscha to the Executive Board of Eurex AG, Zurich, and designated him chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2001. Ferscha will succeed Dr. Jörg Franke. Franke has managed the company since it was founded in 1998, and was previously head of DTB Deutsche Terminbörse, the German options and futures exchange, which, in addition to the Swiss derivatives exchange SOFFEX, was the predecessor of Eurex.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Flaxseed Futures Volume Up On Production Concerns And Export Demand

Date 04/10/2000

Concerns about crop quality have played a large role in the Nov 00 flaxseed contract's price movement. Stress from the summer's mixture of wet and warm weather conditions, and then cool and dry conditions, is expected to have lowered this year's crop yield potential according to trade and industry sources.

Total Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Futures Volume 14% Higher Than Year-Ago Levels

Date 04/10/2000

Total futures volume for September 2000 was 13.7% (203,053 contracts) higher than the 178,664 contracts recorded for the same period a year ago. Monthly volume in canola, feed wheat, and flaxseed showed substantial increases over year-ago levels and was partially offset by a decline in western barley trade and a lack of trade in field peas. With the Exchange for Physicals (EFPs) included, September 2000 futures trading volume totaled 224,101 contracts. Calendar year-to-date total volume in futur
Singapore Exchange And Korea Stock Exchange Sign Agreement To Facilitate Development Of Markets

Date 04/10/2000

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen information-sharing links that will lead to the further development of both exchanges’ derivatives and securities markets.
Nasdaq Preliminary Third Quarter 2000 Results - Daily Share Volume Averaged $1.58 Billion - Total Dollar Volume Exceeded 4.7 Trillion

Date 04/10/2000

The Nasdaq Composite® Index finished the third quarter of 2000 significantly higher than it was the same period one year ago, while trading activity continued to ascend. On September 29th, the Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 3672.82, a gain of 33.74 percent from the end of the third quarter the year before. The Composite declined 7.39 percent, however, from the second quarter of this year and was 9.74 percent lower for the year.
GSCC And CME Announce Cross-Margining Of Government Securities And Eurodollar Futures, Options

Date 04/10/2000

The Government Securities Clearing Corporation (GSCC) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today announced plans to implement an arrangement that will enable certain members of both entities to cross-margin their buy-sell and repo activity in U.S. Government securities against Eurodollar futures and options traded at the CME.
Delayed Introduction Of S&P/TOPIX 150 Futures And Options

Date 04/10/2000

Although originally expected to debut in November, TSE has decided to delay the introduction of S&P/TOPIX 150 Futures and Options. This decision has been taken to allow TSE and S&P to establish S&P/TOPIX 150 more securely in the marketplace before launching related derivatives products. An announcement will be made as soon as the new launch date has been decided.