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Date 02/02/2000

Record Turnover On the German Stock Exchanges In January - Xetra Shows Record Turnover

The German stock exchanges posted a new turnover record in January with a total volume of 601 billion EURO traded, more than in any month before. Total volume for the month was 21 percent higher than the January 1999 figure, and about 24 percent higher than the December volume. The total comprises 449 billion euros in equities and warrants, and 152 billion euros in fixed-income securities.
Date 02/02/2000

Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures And Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Distant month: opening 75.20 yen, a high 82.50 (Jan. 28), low 75.20 yen (Jan. 24), closing 82.20 yen.
Date 02/02/2000

Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Distant month: opening 181.3 yen, a high 183.5 yen (Jan. 26), a low 176.2 yen (Jan. 28), closing 177.5 yen
Date 02/02/2000

Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Trading Hours Change

There will be no after-the-close session of OME Aluminium futures from February 29, 2000 and a new session at 9:00 am will be added from March 1, 2000.
Date 02/02/2000

Nymex to Introduce Interexchange Margins for Copper, Aluminum, Platinum

The New York Mercantile Exchange will implement interexchange spread margin credits at the close of business on Friday, February 4, in its copper, aluminum, and platinum futures markets similar to the credits available to crude oil spreaders.

Date 02/02/2000

London Stock Exchange Announces Proposed Changes To Ownership Structure - Vote On Demutualisation Set For 15 March

The London Stock Exchange is today issuing a circular and Information Memorandum to B shareholders seeking their approval to become a public company with transferable shares, enabling the Exchange to operate on a fully commercial basis.
Date 02/02/2000

Eurex Sets New Worldwide Record In Trading Volume In January

40.2 million contracts were traded at Eurex during first month of the year. Records were also posted in Bobl, Shaz and derivatives on Euro STOXX.
Date 02/02/2000

CBOT To Expand Project A Trading Hours For Agricultural Contracts

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that trading hours for agricultural contracts on Project A, the CBOT's electronic trading platform, will change to 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (Chicago Time), beginning Monday, February 21, 2000. The current hours are 9:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. (Chicago Time)
Date 02/02/2000

CBOT Posts Highest January Volume Ever At 22,820,812 Contracts, Up 63.7% From December 1999

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today trading volume of 22,820,812 contracts for January 2000, up 12.1% from January 1999 and up 63.7% from December 1999, the highest ever for the month of January.
Date 02/02/2000

CBOE Average Daily Volume Continues To Soar In 2000

The new millennium started with a bang at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) as overall average daily volume reached 1,505,578 contracts during the month of January, surpassing the previous average daily volume record for one month of 1,226,110 contracts which was set in December 1999. On January 21st a new daily volume record was set when 2.3 million contracts traded. Stock option volume at CBOE totaled 25,576,107 contracts (18,358,042 calls and 7,218,065 puts) for the month of Janu