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CBOE Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 30/11/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following holiday trading schedule. (All times are Chicago times, CST).
Vivendi's Acquisition Of Seagram Co. Ltd. Triggers Changes In Standard & Poor's Indices

Date 29/11/2000

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P 500, S&P Global 100, S&P Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, TSE 100, Toronto 35 and TSE 200 pending the completion of the acquisition of Seagram Co. Ltd. by Vivendi. The transaction is still subject to shareholder's approval.
Tokyo Stock Exchange And Osaka Securities Exchange Become Newest Users Of CME's SPAN® System

Date 29/11/2000

The two largest exchanges in Japan, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE), have just successfully launched the Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk (SPAN®) system for calculating performance bond (margin) requirements.
Tokyo Stock Exchange & Taiwan Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding (Mou) For General Cooperation

Date 29/11/2000

Tokyo Stock Exchange and Taiwan Stock Exchange today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining general cooperation.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Announces First Batch MWS Rollout

Date 29/11/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong will introduce the first batch of Multi-workstation Systems (MWS) of AMS/3, the Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System, over a two-week period starting 4 December, following the successful launch of the eight pilot MWS. The rollout is part of the Stock Exchange’s plan to progressively introduce MWS and additional Broker Supplied Systems to the market over the next few months.

SWX Swiss Exchange New Organizational Structure

Date 29/11/2000

The Board of Directors of SWX Swiss Exchange passed a resolution to realign the company's organizational structure with effect from 1. 12. 2000: In order to coordinate the activities and strategic focus of SWX and its associated companies, a Group Coordination Committee is to be established.
SEC Amends OPRA Plan To Allocate OPRA Systems Capacity Among Options Markets During Peak Usage Periods

Date 29/11/2000

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday (November 27) issued an order that amends the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA) Plan for Reporting of Consolidated Options Last Sale Reports and Quotation Information (OPRA Plan) by allocating OPRA systems capacity during peak usage periods pursuant to a formula.
Preliminary Rules Governing Future Indices On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 29/11/2000

Last Monday, the Exchange published the guidelines for the coming industry classification of the equity market and for the coming benchmark index.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange to Begin Trading Five New Options

Date 29/11/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading put and call options on Alcatel SA -ADR (option /stock symbol: ALA); Bear Stearns Companies Inc.; (option/stock symbol BSC), Sybase Inc.; (option/stock symbol: SBQ/SYBS); Valence Technology Inc. (option/stock symbol VHQ/VLNC) and Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (option/stock symbol VSH) upon the opening of business on Friday, December 1, 2000.
NYSE Announces Third-Quarter 2000 Financial Results

Date 29/11/2000

The New York Stock Exchange reported revenues of $606.6 million and net income of $73.1 million in the first nine months of 2000, as compared with $551.2 million and $76.0 million in the same period a year ago.