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Four Weeks Of Futures Trading In Electricity: EEX Gives Positive Assessment - 75 Percent Of Exchange-Based Electricity Trading In Germany Posted Through EEX Spot And Futures Market - Development Of Trading Know-How Among Participants Promotes Further Libe

Date 02/04/2001

Four weeks after the launch of electricity futures trading, EEX has given a positive assessment of the activity in this market. Since the launch on March 1, roughly 1.32 million megawatt hours (MWh) have been traded in the futures market, that is 3,445 contracts. Of this total, about 75 percent (2,539 contracts) were traded on peak-load blocks and 25 percent (906 contracts) on base-load blocks. The average daily volume traded in the futures market is about 60,000 MWh, or roughly 160 contracts.
CME’S First Quarter 2001 Is Busiest In Exchange History As All-Time Record Volume In March Boosts Trading Volume 56 Percent - First Quarter GLOBEX®2 Volume Rises 136 Percent

Date 02/04/2001

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in the first quarter was the highest in exchange history, as 92.7 million contracts changed hands. March was CME’s busiest single volume month ever, with 34.3 million contracts traded—besting the previous record of 31.7 million contracts set in January 2001. Year-to-date, volume has risen 56.3 percent, with the first quarter topping the previous quarterly record of 62.8 million contracts traded in the third quarter of 1998 by nearly 30 mil
CME Good Friday Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 02/04/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Good Friday holiday:
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 02/04/2001

The market paused for breadth after weeks of heady gains and retreated 0.8% after a week of moderate activity.
483 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In March - Xetra Record In DAX And MDAX Stocks

Date 02/04/2001

A total volume of 483.1 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in March, about 26 percent higher than in February. The March total comprises some 365.3 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds and about 118 billion euros in fixed-income securities. Roughly 89 percent of the volume traded in equities nationwide was posted in trading on Xetra and the floor of FWB, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Appointment To The Board Of HKEx

Date 31/03/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the appointment by the Financial Secretary of Rodney Gordon Ward as a Director of HKEx.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Revision Of Rules For Equity Options

Date 30/03/2001

Margin is not required for margin transactions arising from the exercise of equity options which are offset with transactions with the same settlement date. Effective date: April 1, 2001
NYSE Announces Second-Quarter 2001 Circuit-breaker And Trading-Collar Levels

Date 30/03/2001

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2001, effective Monday, April 2.
Moorfield Group Plc Will Be Deleted From The EPRA Indices

Date 30/03/2001

Following the unconditional offer for Moorfield Group Plc by Stessa Ltd, Moorfield will be deleted from the EPRA Index with effect from Monday 2 April 2001, in accordance with rule 5.3.3. of the index ground rules.
Joint Letter From CBOT And CBOE To Members

Date 30/03/2001

March 28, 2001 Dear CBOT® and CBOE Members: Resolving the exercise right issue is a major priority for our two exchanges. We believe this issue can best be resolved through negotiation as opposed to litigation and we are pursuing this path. We have held several meetings thus far and we are committed to continuing a fixed schedule of meetings that can lead to a successful outcome.