Asx history

1988 - 3yr Commonwealth bond futures, launched by the Sydney Futures Exchange, were an immediate success, trading more than 3000 contracts a day.

1989 - SFE launched SYCOM, the world's first after-hours electronic trading platform in the world.

In 1990, the 6 capital city offices closed their floors.

1991 - Sydney Futures Exchange bought New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange (NZFOE).

1993: Fixed-interest securities were added (see Interest rate market below). Also in 1993, the FAST system of accelerated settlement was established, and the following year the CHESS system (see Settlement below) was introduced, superseding FAST.

1994 - First phase of the Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS), replacing manual settlement of trades commenced.

However, the court held they were options and so LEPOs were introduced in 1995.

1996 - Implementation of CHESS Phase 2 completed within budget and won the 1996 Australian Information Industry Association award for excellence through information technology.

The All Ordinaries index records its highest one-day points gain, rising 144 points (6%) on 29 October 1997.

Now known as AMP it became a publicly listed company on the ASX in 1998.

On 2 September 1999, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) announced that the S&P suite of indices (in particular the S&P/ASX 200) would become the new institutional benchmark for the Australian share market.

The S&P/ASX 200 was established in April 2000 and replaced the All Ordinaries.

2002 - ASX listed Australia's first ETFs, including funds tracking the S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT indices.

2003 - ASX released the first edition of its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.

2010 - From 1 August, the Australian Securities Exchange is now known as ASX Group.

In 2012 ASX adopted a Customer Charter that sets out how it balances the interests of its customers, shareholders and the broader financial markets.

2013 - ASX to offer enhanced global network connectivity, ASX Net Global.

2014 - Introduction of mFund, allowing investors to buy, hold and sell units in unlisted managed funds through a process similar to buying and selling shares.

2015 - Opening of the Customer Support Centre at the Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC).

2016 - ASX announced that it will work with Digital Asset Holdings to design a new post-trade solution for the Australian equity market to replace the 20 year old CHESS system.

2017 - New trading platform for ASX24, our derivatives market, is launched, supporting ASX customers’ needs by offering enhanced functionality and performance as well as ease of connectivity.

2018 - ASX partnered with Australian Technology Innovators, parent company of InfoTrack, to form a new company, Sympli, to enter the national electronic property settlement market.