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  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Share Trading Increased And The Derivatives Trading Volume Reached New Highs In A Very Volatile Market

    Date 06/11/2002

    In October, share trading amounted to DKK 31.3 billion - which was 16 per cent higher than in September, but 9 per cent lower than in October 2001. The value of average daily trading totalled DKK 1.4 billion, a 6 per cent rise on September. The increase in turnover occurred in a very volatile market - the KFX Index, for instance, recorded day-to-day drops and rises as sharp as 4.3 per cent and 4.9 per cent, respectively, during October 2002. Over the month, the KFX Index gained 4.2 per cent; a f

  • Chairman Of The US Securities And Exchange Commission Resigns

    Date 06/11/2002

    Harvey Pitt, Chairmanm of the Securities and Exchange Commission has resigned.

  • CFTC Allows Greater Access To Security Futures Markets

    Date 06/11/2002

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is providing relief from its registration requirements to permit certain operators and advisors of pooled investment vehicles to utilize single-stock futures and other futures contracts in their investment and risk management strategies without having to register with the Commission.

  • CBOT Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

    Date 06/11/2002

    The Chicago Board of Trade established the following trading schedule in connection with the Thanksgiving Day holiday:

  • Brokertec Futures Exchange Sets New Records For Screen Traded Volume

    Date 06/11/2002

    BrokerTec Futures Exchange (BTEX), the nation's only fully-electronic financial futures exchange, announced today that it set consecutive daily screen- traded volume records on Monday and Tuesday with 25,171 and 27,570 contracts traded, respectively. These are the highest daily screen traded volumes on the exchange since its launch last year on November 30, 2001. Yesterday's daily record of 27,570 contracts represents a 50% increase from the earlier record of 18,296 contracts. These important m