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Warsaw Stock Exchange Change Of Address

Date 05/08/2000

The Warsaw Stock Exchange is pleased to announce that it is moving its offices to the new premises at: ul. Ksiaca 4, 00-498 Warsaw
Nymex Board Approves September 8 To Start Expanded Energy Hours

Date 05/08/2000

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange has approved the September 8 trading session for the start of its expanded energy trading hours.
Letter From Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Craig Donohue To All Members And Staff

Date 05/08/2000

August 4, 2000 To: All Members & Staff Yesterday, we learned that U.S. Representatives John Dingell, Edolphus Towns and Edward Markey sent a letter to the Chairmen of the SEC and CFTC inquiring about recent press reports based on unsubstantiated rurnors and allegations involving trading activity in the Nasdaq 100 lndexs futures contract. As you know, we are involved in a major legislative effort in Washington to repeal the 18-year-old Shad-Johnson Accord that prohibits
Equity Open Interest Reaches New Heights In July - Open Interest Record Set at 65,498,515 Contracts

Date 05/08/2000

Although the summer months are historically sleepy for the financial markets, The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that equity open interest reached a record high on July 21, with 65,498,515 contracts. This record surpasses the one recently set on April 20 with 63,292,614 contracts. At month-end, equity open interest stood at 54,368,497 contracts. Equity open interest is the total number of options contracts not yet exercised or allowed to expire and is one indication of longer-ter
CME Contract Specifications Changes: Boneless Beef, Beef Trimmings, Pork Cutout and Fresh Pork Bellies on Globex2©

Date 05/08/2000

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME’s Web site have been updated to reflect the following:

Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For July 2000.

Date 05/08/2000

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 17,042 contracts in July 2000 compared to a figure of 21,148 contracts in July 1999. Total volume for the first seven months of 2000 was 148,692 contracts, compared to 137,083 contracts in 1999. In July 2000 13,529 futures contracts were traded, compared to 15,842 in 1999. There were 3,513 option contracts traded in 2000, compared to 5,306 in 1999.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - July

Date 05/08/2000

Turnover for July was EUR 55,587.2 million. This compares to EUR 65,275.7 million in June. Domestic turnover in July was EUR 52,260.1 million, foreign turnover EUR 1,853.6 million, Nuovo Mercato EUR 1,396.9 million and on the Ristretto market EUR 76.6 million. Turnover for the period January to July 2000 was EUR 540,515.5million.
Swedish TeleTrade - New Member Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 04/08/2000

TeleTrade Solution AB is a new member of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and today the company starts trading on the Danish securities market.
Paris Bourse Trading Highlights Activity Slightly Slower In July On ParisBourse Markets

Date 04/08/2000

Activity on ParisBourse markets was slighly slower in July compared to June but remained much higher than in July 1999 :
Nymex To Increase Palladium Futures Margins

Date 04/08/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will increase the margins on palladium futures on August 4, 8, and 11.