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London Metal Exchange August 2001 Volume

Date 05/09/2001

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 4,502,042 lots in August 2001. This figure was made up of 4,321,216 lots of futures, 176,487 lots of options and 7,339 lots of TAPOs.
International Securities Exchange Moves Up In Industry Ranking - Strong Growth Pattern Continues

Date 05/09/2001

After only fifteen months of trading, the International Securities Exchange (ISE) has grown to become the fourth largest of the five U.S. options exchanges in terms of total equity options volume transacted and, for the second consecutive month, the third largest U.S. options exchange in the 400 issues that it currently lists. This exceptional expansion is due to the benefits of electronic trading that have been realized by the broker-dealer community since the ISE launched trading on May 26, 2
CME-Chematch Benzene Futures & Mixed Xylenes Futures Begin Trading September 21, 2001 On Globex2

Date 05/09/2001

CME will launch the CME-CheMatch Benzene and CME-CheMatch Mixed Xylenes futures contracts on Friday, September 21, 2001 at 10:00 AM, with trading conducted exclusively on the Globex2 trading platform. Trading will end at 2:15 PM. Options will not be listed at this time.
CME Breaks Single-Day Volume And Open Interest Records

Date 05/09/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) experienced the busiest day in its 103-year history yesterday, Sept. 4, as a record 2,914,719 contracts changed hands, surpassing the previous record of 2,834,016 set on April 18. In addition, CME has posted 11 consecutive days of exchangewide open interest records, beginning on Aug. 17 with 14,533,564 positions and reaching a new all-time high yesterday of 15,385,930 positions. The previous open interest record was set on Aug. 31 with 15,358,100 positions.
CBOT®'s August Volume At 22,996,924 Contracts, Up 23.0% From August 2000, Up 17.4% From July 2001; Volume On A/C/E Soared With Three Daily Volume Records In A Row

Date 05/09/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced trading volume of 22,996,924 contracts for August 2001, up 17.4% from July 2001 and up 23.0% from August 2000, and up 3.7% for the year-to-date.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Fiscal Year Ends With Record Volume Levels

Date 04/09/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) attained several records during the 2000/2001 fiscal year. Record fiscal year performance levels in total futures and options volume, total futures volume, as well as new highs in canola futures volume were achieved.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited: Amendments To The Main Board Listing Rules 15a.87, 19a.12 And Practice Note 17, Paragraph 2.4

Date 04/09/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd (the Exchange) has amended rules 15A.87, 19A.12 and Practice Note 17, paragraph 2.4 of the Main Board Listing Rules as a consequence of the rule amendments to Chapter 6 in February 2000.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: Top Ten Most Active Stocks And Brokers In August 2001

Date 04/09/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Executive Vice President, Acting SET President, Mr. Surat Palalikit, disclosed that SET secutrities trading in August recorded a total market turnover of 17,910.21 million shares in volume and 172,408.80 million baht in value, increased by 81,336.44 million baht from July. The SET Index closed on August 31 at 335.57, up by 37.88 points or 12.72 % from the previous month."
Shareholder Lists Of Tallinn Stock Exchange Listed Companies Are Available On Internet Homepage From September 4

Date 04/09/2001

Shareholder lists, compiled at the beginning of every working day by the Estonian Central Depository for Securities, can be obtained on TSE Internet homepage at www.tse.ee, under Statistics/TSE Shareholder Lists section.
SGX Derivatives Trade Enjoys Strong Trading Volume For August - Several Other Records Set In August

Date 04/09/2001

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that total derivatives volume traded from January to August this year, has grown 4.63% to 19,457,816 contracts from 18,339,639 contracts for the same duration last year. The total volume traded for derivatives contracts in August 2001 saw an increase of 8%, to 2,476,105 contracts, from 2,292,919 contracts traded in the same month last year.