FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

LME To Stage Inaugural Plastics Seminar On 24 May 2005

Date 01/02/2005

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today confirmed that it will stage an inaugural plastics industry seminar, ‘A Perspective on Plastics’, on 24 May 2005 in London. The event will mark the LME launch of futures contracts for polypropylene (PP) and linear low density polyethylene (LL) on 27 May 2005.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Starts Year With 26.3 Percent Gain Over December Volume

Date 01/02/2005

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade started out the year with healthy volume levels. The exchange traded 26.3 percent more during the month of January than in December 2004, while the wheat futures contract posted a 30 percent gain compared to the same time period.
January 2005 Volume - CME Reports Average Daily Volume Of 3.7 Million Contracts In January, Up 30 Percent from Prior Year And Marking All-Time Record Month - CME® Globex® Volume Represents 69 Percent Of Total Exchange Volume

Date 01/02/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, marked a new record-volume month in January with average daily volume for the month of more than 3.7 million contracts per day, up 30 percent from the same period a year ago. Average daily volume on its CME® Globex® electronic trading platform was nearly 2.6 million contracts, a 109 percent increase from January 2004 average daily volume of 1.2 million. Electronic trading represented 69 percent of total CME volume during the month, compared with 43 perce
January 2005 - Euronext Key Indicators: Euronext.liffe’s Interest Rate Products Trade Record January; 12.9 Million Cash Transactions Completed In January, Up 9.7% On 2004 Monthly Average

Date 01/02/2005

Cash products
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For January 2005

Date 01/02/2005

The International Securities Exchange (ISE), the world's largest equity options exchange, today reported an increase in January trading volume. Average daily trading volume increased 22.6% compared to the prior month and 8.4% compared to the same period in the prior year.

FTSE Xinhua Index Launches New Index Series For QDIIs

Date 01/02/2005

FTSE Xinhua Index Ltd (FXI), the leading China index specialist, today announced the launch of a new index series for Chinese investors who are looking to make overseas investments.
First 3-Year U.S. Treasury Note Derivatives Begin Trading Today On Eurex US - Nandapurkar: We Have Responded To The Demands Of Our Clients For Innovative Treasury Products

Date 01/02/2005

The world's first derivative products based on 3-year U.S. Treasury Notes began trading today on Eurex US, the fully-electronic U.S.-based futures and options exchange. As previously announced, Eurex US expanded its product suite of benchmark USD-denominated fixed income derivatives to include 3-year U.S. Treasury futures and options on futures, meeting customer demand for derivatives on shorter term U.S. Treasury Notes and further increasing the attractiveness of its U.S. fixed income
Financial Services: European Commission Sets Up Expert Group On Legal Certainty Issues In Clearing And Settlement

Date 01/02/2005

The European Commission’s EU Clearing and Settlement: Legal Certainty Group has held its first meeting in Brussels on 31st January. The Group will analyse issues of legal uncertainty relating to the integration of EU securities clearing and settlement systems, and advise the Commission accordingly. The Group is chaired by the Commission. It is composed of around 30 legal experts drawn from academia, the public and the private sectors, whose membership is personal, and no
Eurex Turns Over More Than 95 Million Contracts In January - Record Turnover For Euro-Bund-Future And Option On The Euro-Bund-Future

Date 01/02/2005

The international derivatives exchange Eurex has enjoyed a positive start to 2005. The world’s largest derivatives exchange turned over 95.2 million contracts in January, with trading volume up by over 18 percent on the previous month, and more than 4 percent year on year. Approximately 4.5 million contracts per day were traded and settled in January. Open interest on Eurex, which is the number of open positions, continued to grow – totaling around 69 million contracts at the end of the month, a
CME To Launch Electronic European-Style Euro FX And Japanese Yen Options - New FX Options Contracts To Commence Side-By-Side Trading In April

Date 01/02/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX), today announced it will launch new Euro FX and Japanese yen options contracts, with European-style expiration, on its electronic CME® Globex® platform in April. CME already offers these contracts with American-style expiration via open outcry and during a limited CME Globex trading period. The new electronically traded FX options contracts, which will be available nearly 24 hours a day, will