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Eurex Founds Operating Company For Energy Exchange

Date 03/11/1999

Eurex, the derivatives exchange, has founded the stock corporation European Energy Exchange AG as the operating company for EEX, the European Energy Exchange. The company made the announcement in Frankfurt today. The newly founded operating company marks another step in the establishment of a derivatives and spot market foe electricity, Eurex said.
Enel Begins Trading On The New York And Milan Stock Exchanges

Date 03/11/1999

Enel SpA, Italy's principal electricity company and the largest publicly listed electric utility worldwide, will begin trading on the New York and Milan Stock Exchanges today. Enel ordinary shares will trade in Milan under the ticker symbol "ENEL". Enel American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each equivalent to 10 ordinary shares, will trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "EN". Citibank will act as the depositary bank for Enel ADSs.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Unveils For-Profit Plan - First Major U.S. Financial Exchange To Produce Blueprint For Converting From Member-Owned Organization To For-Profit Corporation

Date 03/11/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on November 2 unveiled a comprehensive plan to transform itself from a member-owned institution into a for-profit corporation. While many exchanges are considering a similar move, the CME's demutualization plan, presented to its members at their annual meeting late this afternoon, marks the first such blueprint for a major U.S. financial exchange.
CBOT'S October Volume At 18,880,893 Contracts

Date 03/11/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today trading volume of 18,880,893 contracts for October 1999, up 2.8% from September 1999.
CBOE Continues To Shatter Volume Records, Market Share Continues To Increase

Date 03/11/1999

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced on November 2 that total option volume during the month of October set a new record. A total of 25,716,989 option contracts (15,688,078 calls, 10,028,911 puts) traded during the month of October at CBOE, surpassing the previous monthly record of 22,117,963 contracts set in September, 1999. Volume year-to-date is also at record levels. Year-to-date option volume reached a record high of 199,314,638 contracts (125,118,442 calls, 74,196,196 puts).

NYMEX After-Hours Electronic Trading Sets Annual And Monthly Volume Records In October

Date 02/11/1999

New annual and monthly volume records were established on the New York Mercantile Exchange ACCESS® after-hours electronic trading system during October.
KCBT Open Interest Swells In Many Contracts

Date 02/11/1999

During the month of October, many contracts at the Kansas City Board of Trade saw increases in open interest when compared to September 1999. Wheat options open interest increased by 7.7 percent; Value Line® stock index futures open interest grew 15.6 percent; Mini Value Line® open interest increased 3.6 percent; and Mini Value Line options open interest increased 107.1 percent. Wheat futures open interest grew 30.2 percent when compared to October 1998. Wheat options volume traded in October
Eurex Sets New Standards - Over 300 Million Contracts Traded In 10 Months

Date 02/11/1999

Eurex, the European derivatives market, is posting further increases in turnover, with over 34 rnillion contracts traded again in October, about 8.6 million more than in the same month of last year. Total trading volume for the first 10 months of 1999 exceeded 315 million contracts, which means that the derivatives market has broken through a "sound barrier" after 10 months of trading this year: Never before have rnore than 300 million derivatives contracts been traded on an exchange in a single
CME Posts October Record Equity Volume

Date 02/11/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) posted its best October ever in equity and index products with volume up 13.9 percent, as trading was fuelled by all-time monthly records in several individual products.
CBOT Leaders Say Alliance With Eurex Will Expand Customer Base In Europe And Bring More Orders To CBOT Members

Date 02/11/1999

Chicago Board of Trade leaders today said their alliance with Eurex will bring significant new European business to the CBOT with stronger technology for electronic and open outcry trading. Speaking to a group of 45 international business journalists at a Eurex media seminar, CBOT President and CEO Thomas R. Donovan and CBOT Director Joel R. Riechers highlighted the many benefits the alliance will bring to CBOT members and customers around the world.