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Copenhagen Stock Exchange Equity Trading In August On Level With July 2001

Date 06/09/2001

Equity trading in August amounted to DKK 33.7 billion which is an increase of 4 per cent on the month of July. The average daily trading reached DKK 1.5 billion. Compared with the month of August 2000, this translates into a daily decline in trading of 57 per cent.
CME GLOBEX2 Record Volume Surpasses 500,000 Mark As Open Interest Continues Record-Setting Run

Date 06/09/2001

Trading volume on GLOBEX®2, the electronic trading system of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), continued to set new records with 517,910 contracts traded yesterday - the first time single-day volume surpassed the 500,000 level. The record bests the previous record set on Sept. 4 of 425,179 contracts. In addition, CME has posted 12 consecutive days of exchangewide open interest records, beginning on Aug. 17 with 14,533,564 positions and reaching a new all-time high yesterday of 15,406,108 p
Nymex Brent Crude Futures Set Record For First Day Volume

Date 05/09/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that the Brent crude oil futures contract launched this morning traded an estimated 13,293 lots, more than double the previous Exchange record for trading in a new contract.
MidAm's August Volume At 55,051 Contracts

Date 05/09/2001

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, a wholly-owned affiliate of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced today trading volume of 55,051 contracts for August 2001.
London Metal Exchange August 2001 Volume

Date 05/09/2001

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 4,502,042 lots in August 2001. This figure was made up of 4,321,216 lots of futures, 176,487 lots of options and 7,339 lots of TAPOs.

International Securities Exchange Moves Up In Industry Ranking - Strong Growth Pattern Continues

Date 05/09/2001

After only fifteen months of trading, the International Securities Exchange (ISE) has grown to become the fourth largest of the five U.S. options exchanges in terms of total equity options volume transacted and, for the second consecutive month, the third largest U.S. options exchange in the 400 issues that it currently lists. This exceptional expansion is due to the benefits of electronic trading that have been realized by the broker-dealer community since the ISE launched trading on May 26, 2
CME-Chematch Benzene Futures & Mixed Xylenes Futures Begin Trading September 21, 2001 On Globex2

Date 05/09/2001

CME will launch the CME-CheMatch Benzene and CME-CheMatch Mixed Xylenes futures contracts on Friday, September 21, 2001 at 10:00 AM, with trading conducted exclusively on the Globex2 trading platform. Trading will end at 2:15 PM. Options will not be listed at this time.
CME Breaks Single-Day Volume And Open Interest Records

Date 05/09/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) experienced the busiest day in its 103-year history yesterday, Sept. 4, as a record 2,914,719 contracts changed hands, surpassing the previous record of 2,834,016 set on April 18. In addition, CME has posted 11 consecutive days of exchangewide open interest records, beginning on Aug. 17 with 14,533,564 positions and reaching a new all-time high yesterday of 15,385,930 positions. The previous open interest record was set on Aug. 31 with 15,358,100 positions.
CBOT®'s August Volume At 22,996,924 Contracts, Up 23.0% From August 2000, Up 17.4% From July 2001; Volume On A/C/E Soared With Three Daily Volume Records In A Row

Date 05/09/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced trading volume of 22,996,924 contracts for August 2001, up 17.4% from July 2001 and up 23.0% from August 2000, and up 3.7% for the year-to-date.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Fiscal Year Ends With Record Volume Levels

Date 04/09/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) attained several records during the 2000/2001 fiscal year. Record fiscal year performance levels in total futures and options volume, total futures volume, as well as new highs in canola futures volume were achieved.