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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets Trading Volume And Open Interest Record Levels

Date 01/11/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) established several records during the month of October. Record levels in monthly canola volume, total futures and total futures and options volumes were set.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Announces Board Of Governors' Resolutions October 2000

Date 01/11/2000

Mr. Vicharat Vichit-Vadakan, President, the Stock Exchange of Thailand, announced the resolutions of the SET Board of Governors following the Board's monthly meeting as follows:
Kansas City Board Of Trade: October Trading Volume Breaks All Previous October Records

Date 01/11/2000

During the month of October more contracts were traded at the Kansas City Board of Trade than in any previous October. The increase in activity was generated by sharp jumps in Hard Red Winter Wheat futures and options volume. In October, 250,300 contracts were traded, compared to 196,037 contracts traded in October 1998, a 27.7 percent increase.
Euronext Indices B.V. Announces: EPRA Real-estate Index-series Extended With USD/GBP Versions

Date 01/11/2000

Following market demand from United States based investors, the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) in co-operation with Euronext Indices BV announce the introduction of a new series of US Dollar based indices. The new indices broaden and compliment the current Euro based indices, enabling United States based investors to benchmark effectively in the European Real Estate sector. The new US Dollar indices are calculated in both capital (price only) and total return (dividend reinvested
Eurex Already Ahead Of 1999 World Record Volume In October - About 382 Million Contracts Traded In 10 Months - 37.8 Million Contracts In October

Date 01/11/2000

Eurex, the European derivatives market, achieved outstanding results again in October with 37.8 million contracts traded, an increase of about 11 percent over the number traded in October last year. A total of some 382 million contracts have already been traded this year, exceeding the volume posted for all of 1999 (379 million contracts) after only 10 months and also beating the world record for turnover posted by any derivatives exchange to date.

Deutsche Börse: Record Month For Exchange Traded Funds - 408 Million Euro Turnover In October - Further Products Ready To Go

Date 01/11/2000

Turnover in the XTF market segment for Exchange Traded Funds, which was launched by Deutsche Börse in April, rose to a new record high in October: Trading volume in the so-called index shares came to 408 million euros, roughly 135 percent above the previous month’s figure. Volume has nearly tripled on a daily basis, from 6.8 million euros to 18.5 million euros, since the market was launched on April 11 this year. Deutsche Börse, the first exchange in Europe to set up a segment for exchange-trad
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New KFX Portfolio As From 18 December 2000

Date 01/11/2000

The future base and active portfolios of the KFX Index have now been selected. Navision will leave the KFX index and i-data international A/S and Jyske Bank A/S will join the Index. The new portfolios take effect on Monday 18 December 2000, i.e. on the first trading day following the KFX expiration date, Friday 15 December 2000.
CME Trading Volume In October Rises 23 Percent As Globex®2 Volume Surpasses 4 Million, A 128 Percent Increase - Equity Index Products Set New All-Time Record

Date 01/11/2000

Volume of trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in October rose 23.1 percent above year-ago levels to nearly 20 million contracts, while electronically traded volume on the CME’s GLOBEX®2 system reached 4,050,332, representing a 128 percent increase over October 1999.
CBOT Nominating Committee Slates Brennan For 2-Yr. Chairman Term

Date 01/11/2000

David P. Brennan was nominated by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) Nominating Committee as a candidate in the exchange’s annual election to serve as Chairman of the Board. The election will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2000. Mr. Brennan, a full member and independent trader, currently is finishing a two-year term as Chairman.
410 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In October - New Xetra Record In MDAX, SDAX And Neuer Markt Stocks

Date 01/11/2000

A total volume of 410.5 billion euros was traded in equities, warrants and fixed-income securities on the German stock exchanges in October. This corresponds to an increase of about 22 percent over the previous year’s figure (336.75 billion euros in October 1999). The total comprises about 320 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds, and 90.7 billion euros in fixed-income securities. Frankfurt turnover in equities for the first 10 months of the year amounted to 3.48 trilli