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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Revised Field Pea Futures Contract Launch Date Set For July 25/01

Date 03/07/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) announced today that Wednesday July 25, 2001 has been set as the launch date for the Exchange's revised field pea futures contract; trading will commence with the Oct 01 contract.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 30.9 Billion Krónur

Date 03/07/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on July 3 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.9 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 30.9 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
SGX Derivatives Trade Record Volume For First Half Year, Several Other Records Broken In June

Date 03/07/2001

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that total trading volume for derivatives has reached its highest peak for any January-June period, with 15,128,829 contracts traded. This is an increase of 3.31%, compared to the previous record of 14,644,006 contracts set last year.
RTS: Share Of EAC Processed Trades Grew By 21% In The 1st Half Of The Year

Date 03/07/2001

In the first 6 months of the year 98% of all the trades executed in the RTS Trading System were processed through the RTS Electronic Agreements Center. If compared to 77% in the 2nd half of 2000, the share of trades processed through the RTS EAC increased by 21%. All in all 38 507 P&S agreements out of the total 39 312 agreements made by the RTS participants were processed in the RTS Electronic Agreements Center (RTS EAC).
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Continues To Set Record Volume

Date 03/07/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it set record high equity options volume for June 2001 when a reported 7,374,506 contracts traded. This represents a 52 % increase over the same month last year when 4,856,628 contracts traded.

Nymex Announces Brent Launch Date - Trading Hours - Permit Program

Date 03/07/2001

The board of directors of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last night voted to introduce its Brent crude oil futures contract for trading on Wednesday, September 5, and also approved trading hours and the framework for a permit program.
MidAm's June Volume At 72,884, Up 44.3% From May 2001

Date 03/07/2001

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, a wholly-owned affiliate of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced June 2001 trading volume of 72,884 contracts, up 44.3% from May 2001.
In June RTS Total Turnover Amounted To $517 Mln, Up 21.6% From $425 Mln In May

Date 03/07/2001

Trade value of the traditional RTS market totaled $509 mln and grew by 22%, if compared to May figure ($417.5mln).
HKFE Revises Margins For Stock, Stock Index And Interest Rate Futures

Date 03/07/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Tuesday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 4 July the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are the result of a regular review of market conditions and are based on the clearing comp
CBOT'S June Volume At 20,105,520 Contracts

Date 03/07/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced trading volume of 20,105,520 contracts for June 2001, up 2.7% from June 2000.