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Regret At Deutsche Börse

Date 12/09/2000

The decision taken by LSE to end talks leading to a merger between Deutsche Börse and the London Stock Exchange was received with regret by Deutsche Börse on Tuesday. Deutsche Börse emphasized that a merger would have marked an important step in the consolidation of European capital markets and would have enhanced shareholder value of both organizations. Issuers, investors, intermediaries and the two financial centers Frankfurt and London would have benefited from the market consolidation.
New Iceland Statistical Bureau Index Values, Effective 01.October 2000.

Date 12/09/2000

New values of indices calculated by Iceland Statistical Bureau become effective 01.Oct.2000. CPI for month of October is 199,5 (now 199,1) and CTI for month of October is 3939 (now 3931). Intra-month daily adjustment used by Iceland Stock Exchange will be 2,438% p.a. for the CPI and 2,47% p.a. for the CTI until the end of the month.
London Stock Exchange To Focus On Defeating OM Bid - iX Merger Proposal Withdrawn

Date 12/09/2000

The Board of the London Stock Exchange plc (LSE) announces that it has today decided to withdraw its merger plan with Deutsche Borse, in order to focus attention wholly on the inadequacies for shareholders and customers of the hostile bid from OM Gruppen (OM).
London Stock Exchange plc Response To Posting Of OM Gruppen's Offer Document

Date 12/09/2000

The Board of the London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE") notes today's (September 11) announcement by OM Gruppen regarding the posting of its offer document to LSE shareholders.
E-MINI Nasdaq 100, E-MINI S&P 500 Futures Break Volume And Open Interest Records

Date 12/09/2000

Trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in E-mini Nasdaq 100 and E-mini S&P 500 futures set new volume and open interest records yesterday.

BBC Report: London Stock Exchange In German Merger Pullout

Date 12/09/2000

The BBC reported today that the London Stock Exchange was withdrawing a merger plan with Deutsche Boerse to concentrate on fighting off a hostile takeover bid from OM Gruppen.
SEC And Department Of Justice Sanction Four Options Exchanges For Anticompetitive Conduct - Amex, CBOE, Pacific, And Philadelphia Censured And Ordered To Spend $77 Million On Surveillance And Enforcement

Date 11/09/2000

The Securities and Exchange Commission today censured the four floor-based options exchanges for engaging in anticompetitive activities - in particular, for refraining from listing options already listed on another exchange - and for failing adequately to enforce compliance with their own rules. The Commission ordered them to collectively spend $77 million on surveillance and enforcement. In the civil administrative proceeding, the American Stock Exchange LLC, the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
PHLX To Begin Trading ONI Systems Corp

Date 11/09/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading put and call options on ONI Systems Corp. (option/stock symbol EUI/ONIS), upon the opening of business on Monday, September 11, 2000.
PHLX Settles Government Investigations

Date 11/09/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that is has entered into agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice as part of a global settlement that will end both agencies' investigations of the options market.
Paris Bourse Trading Steady In August - Eight-Month Total Of 66.14 Million Trades Beats Record Full-Year Figure For 1999

Date 11/09/2000

The Paris Bourse was on a steady track in August with trading at much the same level as in the previous month, but total trades in the first eight months already exceeded the recordfull-year figure for 1999.