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Nymex Lists An Additional Strike Price For Gold Options

Date 10/03/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange listed an additional gold options strike price today of 350 on the May 2000 contract.
Nasdaq Composite Index Tops 5000 - 15th Composite Index Record For The Year

Date 10/03/2000

The Nasdaq Composite® Index yesterday climbed above the 5000 mark for the first time in its 29-year history. Preliminary figures show the Index finished at 5046.86, a gain of 149.60 for the day. Today’s record close also marked the Nasdaq Composite’s fifth largest one-day point increase.
Montreal Exchange Signs An Agreement With Euronext To Use NSC System

Date 10/03/2000

In connection with its partnership in the GLOBEX® Alliance announced on September 14, 1999, the Montreal Exchange announces an agreement with Euronext, an affiliate of ParisBourse SBF SA, for the use of the NSC electronic trading platform starting next fall.
TSE And Barclays Complete Tips/Iunits Mergers

Date 09/03/2000

The mergers of the Toronto 35 Index Participation Fund (TIPS 35) and the TSE 100 Index Participation Fund (TIPS 100) with the iUnits S&P/TSE 60 Index Participation Fund (i60 Fund) were completed after the close of the market on March 6, 2000. The mergers had been approved by unitholders of the TIPS 35 and TIPS 100 Fund at special meetings held in Toronto on February 28, 2000.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) Implementation Of T+3 From 15 March 2000

Date 09/03/2000

With effect from 15 March 2000, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will shorten the settlement period for securities trading to T+3 market days which is in line with moves by major international stock markets to shorter settlement cycles. Trades done on or after 15 March will be subject to the new settlement requirements.

Program Trading Averaged 19.2 Percent of NYSE Volume During Feb. 28-Mar.3

Date 09/03/2000

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 28-Mar. 3. The data indicated that during Feb. 28-Mar. 3, program trading amounted to 19.2 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 1,170.6 million shares, or 224.4 million shares a day.
Policy Change Concerning Inclusion of New Companies In TOPIX

Date 09/03/2000

In response to earnest requests from equity portfolio managers and professional stock traders who use Tokyo Stock Price Index ("TOPIX") including its sub-indices for their investment strategy, the TSE has decided to put off the day of inclusion of certain newly listed stocks in TOPIX.
HKFE Seeks Exchange Participants' Comments On Proposal To Remove Fixed Minimum Commissions

Date 09/03/2000

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) is seeking Exchange Participants' comments on a proposal to remove fixed minimum commissions on all contracts traded on the Exchange effective 1 April 2002. This is consistent with the Budget Speech of Financial Secretary Donald Tsang today, which calls for the reduction of the rate of stamp duty and brokerage commissions to help maintain the competitiveness of Hong Kong in the global financial marketplace.
EEX Presents Integrated Concept For Spot Market And Futures Market - Spot Market For Electricity Will Be Launched This Summer - Futures Market Will Follow In Fourth Quarter - Xetra And Eurex As The Trading Systems - E-Commerce For Electricity Trading

Date 09/03/2000

"The European Energy Exchange is an exchange of the energy sector for the energy sector." This was how the Supervisory Board chairman of EEX AG, Otto E. Nägeli, described the new exchange at a press event presenting the integrated concept for the spot market and futures market for electricity in Frankfurt on Thursday. The spot market will be launched this summer on the Xetra trading system of Deutsche Börse. The futures market will be launched during the fourth quarter of this year.
CME's E-mini Equity Index Contracts Set New Volume Records

Date 09/03/2000

Trading volume in the CME's E-mini S&P 500 Stock Price Index and E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index futures contracts both rose to record levels yesterday, March 7. The new record for E-mini S&P 500 futures totaled 86,423, surpassing the 82,817 mark set on Feb. 28. For E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures, the new volume record now stands at 28,433 and bests the previous record of 28,265 on Feb. 24.