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  • Korea Exchange (KRX): Equity Linked Warrant (ELW) Market Opens In The Fourth Quarter, 2005

    Date 01/08/2005

    The Stock Market Division of the Korea Exchange (KRX) will open the equity linked warrant market in the fourth quarter of this year to meet various investor demands and enhance the competitiveness of the local securities industry.

  • Korea Exchange (KRX): Changes In The Rules Governing The Futures Market: Introduction Of Cash Settlement For Stock Options

    Date 01/08/2005

    1. Changes in the Trading Rules for Stock Options Changes in the settlement method in the case of the right to sell being exercised: physical cash settlement delivery Cash settlement is absolutely superior in terms of improving liquidity for stock options Method: delisting all issues of physical delivery altogether and listing all issues of cash settlement simultaneously. Reduced trading hours at the last trading day: 15:15 - 14:50 The settlement deadline at th

  • KCBT Wheat Futures Increase In Volume And Open Interest For The Month Of July

    Date 01/08/2005

    The Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures contracts traded 12.3 percent more in the month of July compared to July of 2004 and showed a 16.1 percent increase in open interest compared to the end of July 2004. Open interest also showed a healthy gain of 18.2 percent compared to the end of June 2005, as wheat futures open interest was reported at 87,246 contracts as of July 29.

  • July 2005 Volume: CME Reports Average Daily Volume Of 3.7 Million Contracts In July, Up 15 Percent From Year-Ago Period - CME® Globex® Volume Increased 30 Percent Vs. July 2004

    Date 01/08/2005

    CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today said average daily volume for July was 3.7 million contracts, up 15 percent from the same period a year ago. Total monthly volume was more than 73 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform averaged 2.5 million contracts, a 30 percent increase from July 2004. Electronic trading represented 69 percent of total CME volume in July, compared with 61 percent in the prior-year period.

  • July 2005 Statistics For The Boston Options Exchange

    Date 01/08/2005

    BOX’s share of total OCC equity option volume was 6.6% for July 2005, a new record while the BOX share of total OCC option volume topped 6% for the first time. BOX market share for the 466 equity options listed on BOX also set a new record at 7.9%, a 38% increase over the previous month, and a 149% increase over July, 2004. BOX Sets Two Contract Volume Records Average daily volume for the month was 339,702 contracts, a 10.4% increase over the previous record of 307,702 set in April 2005 and an