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Euronext.Liffe Volumes Up 27% Year-To-Date

Date 05/08/2002

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives business of Euronext, traded a total of 66.3 million futures and options contracts during the month of July.
Dutch Equity Options At Eurex In Demand - Sixfold Increase In Contract Volume And Twice The Level Of Open Interest - Eurex Provides Strongest European Equity Option Segment

Date 05/08/2002

Eurex, the international derivatives market, has further expanded its position as the leading equity options exchange in the trading of European securities. Trading in Dutch equity options was especially active in July, with high growth rates. A total of about 600,000 contracts were traded in these options. Trading volume rose from some 4,000 contracts per day in June to more than 25,000 contracts in July, increasing more than sixfold on a daily average. At its peak, as many as 45,000 c
CME Sets New Open Interest Record

Date 05/08/2002

Exchange-wide open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to a new high of 18,989,272 positions on Aug. 2, surpassing the previous record of 18,900,911 positions set on Dec. 13, 2001.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 05/08/2002

The market weakened further as Sechaba took a knock to end the week 10t lighter at P7.40 on 274,850 shares.
SWX Monthly Report July 2002

Date 03/08/2002

The SWX Monthly Report with statistics as at July 2002 can be accessed by clicking here.

Western Canadian Weather Playing Large Role In Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Commodity Price Trends

Date 02/08/2002

WCE's new-crop commodity values increased, setting numerous new contract highs during the month of July, as well as reaching price levels not seen in a number of years. Weather has played a key role in the up trend in Winnipeg commodity prices, as a heat wave swept across the prairies from late June through the first part of July.
Volume Shoots Up 24% At CBOE - Trading In Index Options Increases 101% - Five Volume Records Established

Date 02/08/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that total volume for the month of July 2002 shot up 24% over July 2001. Exchange-wide volume for July totaled 28,610,135 options contracts (15,495,655 calls and 13,114,480 puts), compared to 23,011,071 contracts traded in July 2001. Volume in July averaged 1,300,461 contracts daily, an increase of 19% over the average daily volume of 1,095,765 contracts for July, 2001. At the end of July 2002, open interest stood at 86,066,948 contracts,
United Arab Emirates Bourse Recovers Ground

Date 02/08/2002

The UAE bourse's Emnex index picked up 1.84 points to close at 2,066.52 points on Wednesday, recouping ground lost over the previous two days. Insurance shares were in demand. So far this year the UAE stock market has not enjoyed the steep rise in value seen in some other GCC bourses, and it remains dogged by poor liquidity and low trading volumes.
TRAF The Most Actively Traded MAI Stock In July

Date 02/08/2002

The Chairman of the Capital Market Opportunity Center (CMOC) Ms. Sopawadee Lertmanaschai, announced that "In July, the Daidomon Group Public Co., Ltd. began trading on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) on July 30, while Shun Thai Rubber Gloves Industry Public Co., Ltd. initiated trading on August 1. This resulted in a 1,006.70 million baht increase in the market capitalization of the MAI, which was recorded at 2,148.15 million baht (as at August 1, 2002).
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposed A Penalty On Mito Securities Co., Ltd.

Date 02/08/2002

TSE imposed a penalty on Mito Securities Co., Ltd. ("Mito Securities") of JPY 10 million fine for conclusion of a contract to manage a discretionary account.