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LMEX - Futures And Traded Options

Date 06/04/2000

The following member firms have confirmed to the Exchange that they are prepared to make markets in contracts derived from the LMEX index which commences trading on 10 April 2000.
Deutsche Börse Launches Segment For Exchange-Traded Index Funds - Fund Shares Tradable Continuously On The Exchange For The First Time - Funds Can Be Launched On Any Index - Additional Data Provide For Transparency - Designated Sponsors For Liquidity

Date 06/04/2000

On April 11, Deutsche Börse is launching XTF Exchange Traded Funds, a new market segment for exchange-traded index funds. Several products referring to the STOXX indexes will be listed for the launch. Deutsche Börse will thus be the first stock exchange in Europe to initiate trading in exchange-traded index funds in a segment of their own. The exchange is not an issuer itself but is making an attractive framework available with the necessary data in a new market segment.
CBOT 10-Year Agency Contracts Surpass Key Open Interest Milestone

Date 06/04/2000

Open interest for Agency futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade has surpassed 20,000 - a key liquidity milestone for a new product.
CBOE Appoints Edward J. Joyce As President And Chief Operating Officer

Date 06/04/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Edward J. Joyce as president and chief operating officer of CBOE, succeeding Charles J. (Chuck) Henry, effective July 1, 2000. Henry, who had announced plans for retirement several months ago, will serve in an advisory capacity until the end of the current calendar year.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets Futures And Options Total Open Interest Record

Date 05/04/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) established a new record total open interest in futures and options on April 3, 2000 at 126,733 contracts. The previous record for total open interest of 126,711 contracts was set October 14, 1999.

TSE Closes Market At 3:58PM Because Of System Failure

Date 05/04/2000

The Toronto Stock Exchange closed trading at 3:58pm because of a system software failure on the technology running the Computer Assisted Trading System.
Trading Edge Announces Strategic Partnership With The Chicago Board Options Exchange -World's Largest Options Marketplace To Implement And Co-Market Trading Edge's Leading Bondlink TM Technology, Enabling Investors To Trade FLEX Options Online

Date 05/04/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options marketplace, and Trading Edge, Inc., a fixed-income securities broker and creator of BondLinkTM , the first anonymous, secure, real-time service for fixed income trading over the Internet, today announced a strategic partnership. The CBOE will implement and co-market a customized online trading system, based on Trading Edge's leading BondLink technology, which will enable investors to trade FLexible EXchange (FLEX®) options
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, At Istanbul FIBV Conference, Highlights Israel As Attractive For International Investors

Date 05/04/2000

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's top officials, highlighting the advantages of investing in Israel for international investors, will deliver a presentation on Thursday, April 6, to the Global Emerging Markets Conference and Exhibition of the International Federation of Stock Exchanges (FIBV) in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Equity Market Buzzes With Activity

Date 05/04/2000

In March 2000, share trading amounted to a record DKK 85 billion, up 32 per cent on February, which was the previous peak month. The average daily value of trading was DKK 3.5 billion, a 21 per cent rise on February 2000 and a 108 per cent rise on the same month last year.
SGX Derivatives Up 8½% In 1st Quarter - Taiwan Index Futures Break Monthly Record

Date 05/04/2000

Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT) is pleased to announce that its trading volume has grown by a robust 8.5% in the 1st quarter. A total of 6,994,621 futures and options on futures contracts were traded from January to March 2000, compared to 6,447,336 contracts during the same period last year.