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  • The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Seven New Options On Wednesday, January 3

    Date 29/12/2006

    The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade seven new options on January 3, 2007 that were previously set to begin on Thursday, December 28. The following options were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (option/stock symbol: EEM) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, March and June. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 cont

  • CBOT Rings In New Year With Confetti Shower - CBOT Celebrates Fifth Consecutive Annual Volume Record

    Date 29/12/2006

    Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) members will once again celebrate a record-setting year on the final day of trading for 2006. In 2006, the CBOT set an all-time volume record, as the total surpassed 801 million contracts traded. The previous record, 674,651,393 contracts, was set in 2005.

  • The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Six New Options On Friday, January 5

    Date 29/12/2006

    The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade six new options on January 5, 2007. The following option was allocated to Citigroup Derivatives Markets, Inc.: Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (option/stock symbol: GDX) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, March and June. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts. The next two options were allocated to McGowan Investors

  • CHX Will Be Closed On Tuesday, January 2 To Honor Former President Gerald R. Ford

    Date 29/12/2006

    The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) will be closed on January 2, 2007 in conjunction with other stock and equity options markets in remembrance of former President Gerald R. Ford.

  • SEC Supports Decision Of Securities Markets To Observe National Day Of Mourning For Former President Gerald R. Ford

    Date 29/12/2006

    The Securities and Exchange Commission strongly supports the markets' decision to honor the memory and historic contributions of former President Gerald R. Ford in observance of the national day of mourning. The decision that provides for closure of the equities markets and the early close of the bond markets on Jan. 2, 2007, was made by the markets in coordination with Commission staff.