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  • CBOT January Exchange-Wide Volume Rises 9.6 Percent From Last Year - Open Interest Increases 21.8 Percent To 11,767,002 Contracts

    Date 01/02/2005

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that Exchange-wide volume in January was 45,158,094 contracts, up 9.6 percent from 2004. Exchange-wide average daily volume in January increased 9.6 percent to 2,257,905 contracts from levels seen in the prior year. In addition, total Exchange open interest at the end of January rose 21.8 percent from last year to 11,767,002 contracts.

  • CBOT Fed Watch - February 1 Market Close

    Date 01/02/2005

    In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on February 1-2, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

  • CBOE Index Options Volume Sets New Monthly Record, SPDR (SPY) Options Volume Adds To Increase

    Date 01/02/2005

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that January volume, led by active trading in index options, including the newly listed SPDR options (SPY), totaled 34,883,759 contracts. Index options volume of 13.3 million contracts set a new monthly record, surpassing the longstanding previous monthly record of 12,450,979 contracts set in January 1987.

  • Boston Options Exchange January Records

    Date 01/02/2005

    Average daily trading volume for January 2005 on BOX was 235,897 contracts, a 40.5% increase over the previous month, and a new record for BOX. With only four days until BOX's first anniversary, cumulative volume traded since the BOX launch is 25,459,215 contracts. BOX captured 5.6% of the market for the 347 classes it lists, also a new record, and the first time BOX market share for a month has topped 5%.

  • American Stock Exchange Announces 2004 Year-End Results - Accomplishments Set The Stage For A Promising New Era Ahead

    Date 01/02/2005

    The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today released a review of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2004.