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IDEM, The Italian Derivatives Market, Celebrates 10 Years - Daily Average Contracts Are Up From 4,600 In 1995 To Over 70,000 In 2004 - Record Levels Achieved For Open Interest, With 2,562,838 Contracts Open

Date 01/12/2004

IDEM (the Derivatives Market of the Italian Stock Exchange) celebrates its first 10 years of activity. In fact, the beginning of this market dates back to 28 November 1994, when futures trading on the Mib30 first began. In addition to being its anniversary, this month signifies record levels for IDEM in terms of both average daily volumes as well as open interest: daily average trading during the month has reached 90,131 contracts and open interest is recording a series of peaks in these la
Deutsche Boerse: Total Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In November Rises 7 Percent To €268 Billion - Xetra Transactions Increase 8 Percent To 6.2 Million

Date 01/12/2004

Based on the aggregate statistics, a total volume of € 268.5 billion was traded on the German stock exchanges in November, up seven percent m-o-m (October 2004: € 251 billion). This total includes €216.7 billion in equities, warrants, and exchange traded funds, as well as €51.8 billion in fixed-income securities.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New KFX Portfolio Selected

Date 01/12/2004

The future active and base portfolios of the KFX Index, which become effective on 20 December 2004, have just been selected.
CME Reports Average Daily Volume Of More Than 3.2 Million Contracts In November, Up 40 Percent From Prior-Year Period - CME Globex® Volume Represents 68 Percent Of Total Exchange Volume,Equalling October 2004 Record

Date 01/12/2004

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today reported that total volume for November averaged more than 3.2 million contracts per day, up 40 percent from the same period a year ago. This includes the Thanksgiving Day and Veterans Day holidays, when many CME markets were closed for certain periods. Average daily volume on CME Globex®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform, approached 2.2 million contracts, a 112 percent increase from November 2003. Electronic trading represented 68 perce
CIC Group Chooses FTSEurofirst 80 Index For New Fund

Date 01/12/2004

CIC Asset Management, a subsidiary of the CIC group, has chosen the FTSEurofirst 80 index to represent the euro zone for its new retail structured fund, CIC Optimum Monde Décembre 2010 1.

CBOT November Exchange-Wide Volume Soars To New Record - Electronic Trading Volume Rises To New All-Time Monthly High

Date 01/12/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that the exchange experienced its highest monthly volume ever in November, with turnover for the month increasing 58 percent from the prior year to 59,467,507 contracts. The CBOT’s electronic trading platform also reached a new volume record, rising 93 percent from November 2003 to 37,226,789 contracts traded.
CBOE Volume Rises 51% In November; Monthly Volume In S&P 500 Index Options Breaks All-Time Record

Date 01/12/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that November volume totaled 34,767,192 contracts traded, an increase of 51% over the November 2003 volume of 23,084,363 contracts, while CBOE's year-to-date volume of over 330 million contracts traded is up 29% over 2003. Options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) were the most-actively traded index options at CBOE during November as volume totaled 5,115,322 contracts, an increase of 74% over 2003. This total also represents a new all-time reco
CanDeal Deals $10 Billion Month

Date 01/12/2004

CanDeal, Canada’s leader in online debt securities trading, today announced that it achieved record trading volume for the month of November. Over $10 Billion in debt securities were traded on the CanDeal network, up 43% from the same period last year. Over $130 Billion in fixed income securities have been traded by Institutional Investors on the platform. In November, bond trading accounted for 70% of total trading while money market securities made up the remainder.
Bursa Securities Reviews PN4 And PN10 Framework To Enhance Quality Of Companies Listed On Bursa Securities

Date 01/12/2004

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) has reviewed the framework for Practice Note No 4/2001 (“PN4”) and Practice Note No 10/2001 (“PN10”) by amending the Listing Requirements (“LR”) and Practice Notes (“said Amendments”). The said Amendments are a key effort by Bursa Securities to further improve and strengthen the quality of companies listed on the exchange. They are aimed at expediting the time taken by listed companies with unsatisfactory financial condition and level of oper
BME: Trading Volumes In Corporate Debt Trading Hit Record Highs, Reaching € 60.872 BN - Accumulated Share Trading Volume Up To November Exceeded By 19% That Posted All Through 2003.

Date 01/12/2004

In November trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached € 56.50 bn, 44% up on the same month last year.