Derivatives: Extended Opening Hours and Removal of Block Order Book (19/08)


Extended opening hours:

Oslo Børs will extend trading hours for trading in derivatives and equities by 1 hour starting September 1st 2008. Following the change, the opening hours for trading in the various classes of securities will be as follows:

- Derivatives: 09.00 to 17.20
- Equities: 09.00 to 17.30
- Bonds and short-term fixed income securities: 09.00 to 16.00


From block to single market:

Related exchange notice(s): 12/08 Removal of the block order book
Starting September 1st 2008, Oslo Børs will remove the block order book for Norwegian stock options and forwards. The result of this change is that all trading in Norwegian derivatives will occur in the single market.

Please see the attached file for further information. 

Attachments

wkr0003.pdf