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KOFEX Weekly Bulletin No.200 - August 27, 2004

Date 01/09/2004

Please click here to view the KOFEX Weekly Bulletin No.200 – August 27, 2004.
KCBT Wheat Margin Change - KCBT Lowers Wheat Margins

Date 01/09/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts.
Kansas City Board of Trade Year-To-Date Volume Ahead Of 2003 By 6.6 Percent

Date 01/09/2004

Kansas City Board of Trade year-to-date volume continues to post gains compared to year-to-date 2003 for the exchange as a whole and for the wheat futures contract in particular.
International Securities Exchange Reports Monthly Volume For August 2004

Date 01/09/2004

The International Securities Exchange (ISE), the world's largest equity options exchange, reported an increase in August trading volume compared to the same year-ago period.
Index Adjustments At The SWX Swiss Exchange As Of 1 October 2004

Date 01/09/2004

Pursuant to the provisions of the SWX Swiss Exchange index rules (SMI® and SPI® Rules), free float values and the number of shares will be adjusted ordinarily as of 1 October 2004. The list of changes can be found on the Internet at the following address: http://www.swx.com/products/indexreview01102004.xls Amendments to the list may still be made up to 23 September 2004 should any notices of changes to sha

FIM Securities And RTS Offer Direct Market Access To The Helsinki And Stockholm Stock Exchanges Without Exchange Membership

Date 01/09/2004

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global Independent Software Vendor, today announces that FIM Securities, one of the leading Finnish independent Brokers, offers other RTS customers Direct Market Access to the Helsinki and Stockholm Stock Exchanges through RTD Connect and RTD Net.
Eurex US Trades Over One Million Contracts In A Month For The First Time - Record Trading Day On August 31 With 74,280 Contracts - Second Consecutive Month Of Growth In Trading Volume On Eurex US

Date 01/09/2004

Trading volume on Eurex US, the fully-electronic U.S. futures and options exchange, continues to grow, with monthly trading volume in August reaching over one million contracts for the first time. In August, trading volume on Eurex US rose 56 percent to total 1,047,283 contracts, up from 673,180 contracts In July and up 1,800 percent from 58,134 contracts in June. This is the second consecutive growth in monthly volume since the launch of the exchange’s initiative to further enhance trading ac
Eurex Turnover Up To 76 Million Contracts In August - Trading Volumes In The First Eight Months Top The Prior-Year Period

Date 01/09/2004

Trading volume at Eurex increased substantially in August, with the world's largest derivatives exchange exceeding the August 2003 volume by 8 percent, up to 75.7 million contracts. At 704.4 million contracts, turnover for the first eight months of the current year represents a year-on-year increase of around 3 percent.
Deutsche Boerse Group: Total Turnover Of EUR226 Billion On German Stock Exchanges In August - More Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/09/2004

Based on the aggregate statistics, a total volume of € 226.3 billion was traded on the German stock exchanges in August. This total includes €174.4 billion in equities, warrants and exchange traded funds, as well as €51.9 billion in fixed-income securities.
CME Reports Average Daily Volume Of Over 2.9 Million Contracts In August, Up 28 Percent From Prior Year - GLOBEX® Volume Represents A Record 62 Percent Of Total Exchange Volume, Up More Than 100 Percent From August 2003

Date 01/09/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced its average daily volume during the month of August was over 2.9 million contracts per day, an increase of 28 percent from the same period one year ago. Trading activity on CME’s GLOBEX® electronic trading platform grew 107 percent in August compared to August 2003, marking the highest percentage of GLOBEX at CME trading ever. As a percentage of CME’s total business, an average of 62 percent of CME volu