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European Energy Exchange: 305,952 Megawatt Hours Traded In August - Highest Daily Turnover 25,950 MWh On Thursday

Date 31/08/2000

The European Energy Exchange EEX published ist first turnover figures for the month of August on Thursday. 305,952 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity have been traded at EEX since the exchange was launched on August 8. Of this total, 68,472 MWh were traded in individual hours and 237,480 MWh in blocks. In block trading 97,848 MWh were peak-load and 139,632 MWh base-load hours. The highest daily volume at EEX to date was achieved on Thursday, August 31, with 25,950 MWh traded.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: For The First Time Ever, The KFX Index Closed Above 330 - The Most Traded Share Was GN Store Nord Reaching A Turnover Of DKK 1.3bn.

Date 31/08/2000

Today, the KFX Index and the KFMX Index set a new record. The 29th record of the year for the KFX. The increase in the KFX index was mainly due to today's steep rise in GN Store Nord. The turnover in GN Store Nord amounted to more than DKK 1.3bn with a total turnover in the market of DKK 3.5bn.
CME Increases Customer Access And Trading Choices, Streamlines Governance, Focuses On Profitability

Date 31/08/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Board of Directors last night approved a series of significant measures and business initiatives to increase access and customer trading choices in its markets. The Board also approved sweeping changes designed to further streamline the exchange’s governance and contribute to the profitability of the organization.
CBOT Members Approve 3 Propositions in August 30 Ballot - CBOT® Members Approve 3 Propositions in August 30 Ballot Increasing Transaction Fee Rates and Establishing a Licensed Contract Fee and Block Trading Surcharge

Date 31/08/2000

Members of the Chicago Board of Trade in a vote conducted yesterday approved three propositions amending exchange rules that will increase member transaction fee rates, establish a new Licensed Contract Fee for non-member transactions in stock index and Municipal Bond Index contracts, and establish a new block trading surcharge.
CBOT - E-Trading Disclosure - Electronic Trading And Order Routing Systems

Date 31/08/2000

Electronic trading and order routing systems differ from traditional open outcry pit trading and manual order routing methods. Transactions using an electronic system are subject to the rules and regulations of the exchange(s) offering the system and/or listing the contract. Before you engage in transactions using an electronic system, you should carefully review the rules and regulations of the exchange(s) offering the system and/or listing contracts you intend to trade.

VerticalNet CEO Joseph Galli To Ring Opening Bell Sept. 5 At CME On FORTUNE e-50™ Index Futures

Date 30/08/2000

oseph Galli, Jr., president and CEO of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet's leading network of business-to-business communities of commerce, will ring the bell opening trading in FORTUNE e-50™ Index futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 10:30 a.m., the CME has announced. FORTUNE e-50 Index futures will provide a risk management and investment tool specifically designed to track the performance of companies shaping the Internet economy.
Seifert: "iX-International Exchanges Is The Right Concept" - Opening Ceremony For The New Corporate Headquarters Of Deutsche Börse

Date 30/08/2000

"iX-international exchanges is the right concept for shareholders, market participants and financial centers in London and Frankfurt." This was the point emphasized by Deutsche Börse's chief executive officer, Dr. Werner G. Seifert, at the official opening ceremony for the company's new corporate headquarters in Frankfurt on Wednesday. Seifert said the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse was sorry to see the process of establishing iX-international exchanges disturbed by the hostile takeover bid b
Pacific Exchange To Trade Options On DigitalThink, Inc.

Date 30/08/2000

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) will begin trading options on DigitalThink, Inc. (DTHK/DTU) on Thursday, August 31, 2000. For expiration cycles and strike prices, visit the PCX Web site at www.pacificex.com.
NYBOT® Continues to Report Open Interest Records In Cocoa Futures & Sugar Option Puts

Date 30/08/2000

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) cocoa futures market established a new open interest record of 120,094 for the fifth consecutive day, surpassing the previous record of 119,384 on August 28, 2000. NYBOT also reported an open interest record of 124,125 in sugar option puts, eclipsing the previous record of 123,538 on August 28, 2000.
New York Stock Exchange Announces Second-Quarter 2000 Financial Results

Date 30/08/2000

The New York Stock Exchange reported revenues of $394.9 million and net income of $47.3 million in the first six months of 2000, as compared with $370.9 million and $58.4 million in the same period a year ago.