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KCBT Awarded The Cornerstone Award

Date 19/10/1999

The Kansas City Board of Trade has been awarded the EDC Cornerstone Award on October 8 for its building renovation and dedication of "Heartland Harvest" in April 1999.
Tehran Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics July

Date 18/10/1999

In the 21 days of trading in July, a total of 90.7 million shares and rights issues were traded against a total turnover of IRR167.9 billion. Compared with June, these figures indicate an increase of 82.83 percent in volume and a decrease of 33.42 percent in value of trading.
National Bank Of Greece Becomes First Greek Bank To List On NYSE

Date 18/10/1999

The shares of National Bank of Greece S.A. began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange as American Depositary Receipts under the ticker symbol NBG. National Bank of Greece (NBG) is the first Greek bank to be listed on the NYSE.
London - New York Share Settlement Pact To Reduce Costs Of Trading In US Equities For UK Investors

Date 18/10/1999

Private investors in the UK and Ireland looking to invest in Nasdaq®-listed stocks and other US equities will now be able to do so at much more attractive costs.
CBOE Lists 5.5 Million Warrants On Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.

Date 18/10/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today began trading two year Call Warrants on the Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. 1999 TEN+SM Index under the symbol TEP (TEP.WS) which were priced on October 11, 1999. The offering, underwritten by Salomon Smith Barney, consisted of 5.5 million Warrants priced at $3.50 per Warrant for an aggregate amount of $19,250,000.

4M Technologies Holding Opens 5,3 % Above Initial Offering Price

Date 18/10/1999

The shares of the information technology firm 4M Technologies Holding were traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time today. The issuance price was set Sunday evening at CHF 300.00. The opening price in SWX dealings stood 5,3 % above that level at CHF 316.00, representing a total market capitalisation for the company of CHF 230 million.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) - Five New Open Interest Records

Date 15/10/1999

Five more new records were set in open interest this week for futures and options contracts traded on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE).
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Market Statistics September

Date 15/10/1999

The average daily turnover for the 21 trading days in September was HKD8,664 million, an increase of 49 percent compared with the previous month. Total turnover value for the month was HKD181,937 million compared with HKD128,209 in August.
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure Statement

Date 15/10/1999

The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) is pleased to disclose its readiness to meet the challenges posed by the coming of the new millenium. The PSE assures all market participants of its commitment to ensure the reliability of its trading system and continued service to all its Member Brokers even beyond the year 2000.
SWX And Private Investors Get Closer Together - Starting October 18, Also Small Orders Can Be Entered With A Price Limit On The SWX Swiss Exchange.

Date 15/10/1999

Good news for private investors. As of October 18, the same conditions will apply for small trades as they do for the orders of large institutional investors. Up until now, shares were traded on SWX only in what are known as round lots. Depending on the price of the stock, a prescribed minimum number of shares constituted an official round lot. The tradability of smaller-sized tickets, so-called fractional orders or odd lots, at times was impeded to a certain extent. Specifically, no odd lots c