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Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Record Year On The Equity Market On The Cards

Date 01/10/2004

Share trading in the first nine months of the year totalled DKK 432 billion, which means that 2004 has already reached the second highest trading volume on an annual basis in the history of the Exchange. Some time during the next month the trading in shares will also top the record from the year 2000 when the turnover reached DKK 455 billion.
CME To launch X-Funds 1 & 2 On Globex

Date 01/10/2004

Effective Monday, October 4, 2004, the CME will launch X-Funds 1 & 2 on Globex. To view the contract specifications on the CME web site, please see http://www.cme.com/clr/contract_specifications_cl.html?product=X1 and http://www.cme.com/clr/contract_specifications_cl.html?product=X2
CME Third Quarter Average Daily Volume* Of More Than 3.2 Million Contracts, Up 29 Percent From Last Year; All Time Monthly Volume Record Of Nearly 3.6 Million Contracts Per Day In September - GLOBEX® Third Quarter Volume Up 87 Percent From 2003; September

Date 01/10/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, today reported that its total volume for the third quarter averaged more than 3.2 million contracts per day, up 29% from the same period one year ago. Total CME volume was above 206 million contracts for the quarter. Average daily volume (ADV) on GLOBEX, CME’s electronic trading platform was approximately 2 million contracts, an 87 percent increase from Q3 2003 and a 15 percent increase from Q2 2004. Du
Clearstream Announces Modular Pricing Concept For Vestima+

Date 01/10/2004

Clearstream announced a new modular pricing policy for its innovative investment fund processing service named Vestima+ that will bring significant opportunities for cost reductions to market participants. The reductions are made possible through the unique Vestima+ solution enabling customers to select different elements of the service that they need rather than paying a 'bundled' price. Cost reductions will be maximized through enabling customers to combine domestic services from loca
CBOT® Announces Market Maker Program For Electronically Traded Full-Sized Gold And Silver Futures Contracts; Contracts To Launch On October 6

Date 01/10/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today the approval of six firms to act as Electronic Market Makers (EMM) for CBOT full-sized Gold and Silver futures contracts. The objective of the EMM program is to provide liquidity in the exchange's new 100 percent electronic metals contracts, effective on the October 6, 2004, launch date.

CBOT Quarterly Volume Up 17.9 Percent

Date 01/10/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that total exchange quarterly volume expanded sharply over the same period in 2003, reaching its second-highest level ever. For the quarter ended September 30, 2004, volume totalled 151,469,797 contracts, up 17.9 percent from the same quarter last year. Volume in September also reached its second-highest level at 55,007,285 contracts, up 34.1 percent from September 2003. Year-to-date (YTD) volume through September was up 31.6 percent from the
CBOT Fed Funds September Settlement

Date 01/10/2004

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for September 2004 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 98.395, for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 1.605 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOE Volume Up 6% In September - Volume, Open Interest At CBOE Futures Exchange Reach New Highs

Date 01/10/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that September volume totaled 26,458,879 contracts traded, an increase of 6% over the September 2003 volume of 24,886,367 contracts. This was the thirteenth consecutive month that CBOEs volume posted gains over the year-ago levels.Through the end of September, CBOEs year-to-date volume of over 262 million contracts traded is 28% ahead of 2003s pace.
Capita Joins The Channel Islands Stock Exchange As A Member

Date 01/10/2004

Capita Financial (CI) Limited, which is part of the Capita Group, a FTSE 100 Company is one of the latest companies to become a Listing Member of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX).
Boston Options Exchange Will List 25 New Options Classes On October 4

Date 01/10/2004

An additional 25 options classes will commence trading on BOX at the opening on Monday, October 4, 2004, bringing the total listed on BOX to 309 classes. There is an average of over ten market makers for these classes. For a list of 25 listed on October 4, click here. For a complete list of all classes traded on BOX, click here.