The Paris Financial Futures Market,MATIF, will shortly name 12 new members, bringing its total
membership to 100 from 88, market officials said.
    The 12 new members will be selected from a list of 28
candidates and priority will be given to foreign applicants
with the aim of internationalising the market, they said.
    The MATIF was set up in February 1986 with a founding
membership of 44 brokers and 40 banks. Turnover currently
averages about 20,000 contracts a day.
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