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Foreign Agricultural Representatives To Visit KCBT

Date 01/06/2001

The Foreign Agricultural Service division of the USDA has developed an annual field trip for the agricultural representatives at the embassies in Washington, D.C. and will be bringing participants in this tour to the Kansas City Board of Trade on Monday, June 4. This year's trip focuses on Kansas and Iowa, and will include visits to farms, grain storage facilities, and meetings with agribusiness officials and government officials. Participants in the tour include agricultural representatives
Eurex Turns Over 53.8 Million Contracts In May - Third-Highest Total In Monthly Volume - New Record In Stock Options Segment

Date 01/06/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives market, posted its third-highest monthly total to date with 53.8 million contracts traded in May. This represents an increase of 20 percent over the volume traded in May last year. Eurex is thus continuing its highly favorable trend this year. Over 271 million contracts have already been traded at Eurex during the first five months of trading this year.
EEX Turns Over 1.6 Twh In Integrated Spot And Futures Market In May - Record Turnover In Spot Market - New Trading Participant

Date 01/06/2001

EEX European Energy Exchange reported its turnover figures for the month of May on Friday, showing that 1.64 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity were traded on the integrated spot and futures market. EEX is thus continuing to expand its position as the largest and most liquid electricity exchange in Continental Europe. A record volume of 1.04 TWh was posted in the spot market in May, roughly 600.000 MWh were traded in the futures market.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Parallel Transmission Of Basic Share Information In Stock Information.

Date 01/06/2001

After postponing the live date of SAXESS release 3.0 (see Briefing No. 139) the Stock Exchange has decided to continue the transmission of the current versions of CK00/01/02 - information transaction and information classes parallel with the transmission of the new versions of the same.
CME May Volume Up Nearly 60 Percent As Open Interest Surpasses 13 Million - GLOBEX®2 Volume Increases 133 Percent

Date 01/06/2001

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in May marked the second-busiest month in the exchange's 103-year history, with 33.3 million contracts traded, a 59.4 percent increase over May 2000. Year-to-date, CME volume of 157.8 million represents an increase of 58.4 percent over 2000.

CBOT: 95.79 Is Final May Fed Funds Settlement Price

Date 01/06/2001

The final May Thirty Day Fed Funds settlement price was 95.79, for an effective average overnight rate of 4.21 percent during the delivery month.
CBOE: Ishares SM S&P 100® Index Fund Trading Volume Sets New Record

Date 01/06/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that as of 1:00 p.m. CDT, trading volume in the iShares SM S&P 100® Index Fund (ticker symbol OEF) was 205,100 shares, exceeding the previous single-day record of 174,600 shares, set on March 22, 2001.
Amex To Trade Options On Instinet Group Incorporated

Date 01/06/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Monday, June 4, 2001on the Nasdaq Stock Market listed stock of Instinet Group Incorporated (Option Symbol: UAU / Stock Symbol: INET).
386 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In May - Xetra Record In MDAX Stocks

Date 01/06/2001

A total volume of 386 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in May, about five percent higher than the previous month’s figure (369 billion euros in April). The total comprises roughly 289 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds, and about 98 billion euros in fixed-income securities. About 89.5 percent of the total equities turnover nationwide is posted through Xetra and on the floor of FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Delists Oats Futures Contract

Date 31/05/2001

The Board of Governors of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) announced today that the oats futures contract is being delisted, effective immediately.