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  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Celebrates 110 Years

    Date 25/05/2006

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average marks its 110th anniversary on May 26th. Created by Charles Dow in 1896 to gauge the new industrial economy, it has grown to represent the pillars of the U.S. economy. More than a century later, the Dow stands as the world’s most widely cited U.S. market indicator.

  • CME To Host European Inflation Summit June 28 In London

    Date 25/05/2006

    CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it will host its first Inflation Summit in Europe on Wednesday, June 28, from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at The Captain's Room, Lloyds. The CME Inflation Summit will bring together buy and sellside market participants and sovereign issuers to discuss the approximately euro 500 billion ($638 billion) European inflation-linked market.

  • CME Sets Trading Volume Records In Key Equity Index Contracts - Total Volume Of 7.9 Million Fifth Highest Day Ever

    Date 25/05/2006

    CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, today reported record trading volume of 1,921,351 contracts in its benchmark CME® E-mini® S&P 500® futures contract, overtaking the previous record of 1,874,814 contracts set on May 17, 2006. The CME E-mini Russell 2000® futures reached a trading volume record of 289,016 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 255,528 traded on December 12, 2005, as well as a new open interest record of 418,648 contracts.

  • CBOT® Mini-Sized Dow<SUP>sm</SUP> Futures Set Daily Volume Record As Total Surpasses 200,000 Contracts For The First Time - Exchange Also Sets Volume Records In Equity Futures Complex As Total Exchange Open Interest Reaches New High Mark

    Date 25/05/2006

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its $5 mini-sized Dow Jonessm futures contract set a record on Wednesday, as volume climbed to 218,495 contracts at the close of trading. The previous record, 195,084 contracts, was set on May 17, 2006. The Exchange also set a record for total Exchange-wide open interest. The new open interest record, 17,230,667 contracts, tops the previous record of 17,188,794 contracts set the day before.

  • Capitalia Joins EuroGlobalMTS As Volumes Reach Record Levels

    Date 25/05/2006

    EuroGlobalMTS, the market dedicated to the euro-denominated government securities of non-EU member States, is pleased to announce that Capitalia S.p.A. has become a Market Maker, increasing the total number of dealers supporting liquidity in the EuroGlobalMTS market to 18. In addition, volumes continue to grow and reached a daily record of €69 million this week.