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CBOT Feb. Volume 20,853; a/c/e Sets Monthly High Over 3 Million

Date 02/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced trading volume of 20,853,886 contracts for February 2001. a/c/e electronic trading platform set a monthly volume record of 3,027,262 contracts.
CBOE To Launch CBOEdirect TM Screen-Based Trading System June 1, 2001

Date 02/03/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) yesterday announced that on June 1, 2001 it will launch CBOEdirectTM, the exchange's much anticipated screen-based trading platform.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Reaches New Monthly Volumes in February 2001

Date 01/03/2001

February 2001 set a new monthly Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) volume record for total futures and options combined.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Summary of Securities Trading in February 2001

Date 01/03/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand today released the official figures of securities trading for the month of February 2001, which recorded the total market turnover of 17,211.29 million shares in volume and 139,387.11 million baht in value. The SET Index closed on February 28 at 325.20, down by 7.57 points or 2.27 % from the previous month. Derivative Warrants - Thai Military Bank (TMB-C1) was the most active stock with total trading volume of 3,477,770,000 shares, representing 8,746.64 million bat
Program Trading Averaged 27.6 Percent of NYSE Volume During Feb. 20-Feb. 23, 2001

Date 01/03/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 20-Feb. 23, 2001.

Futures Trading in Electricity At EEX Off To A Good Start - 25.000 Megawatt Hours Of Electricity Traded Within First 2 Hours - 20 Market Participants From Five Countries On Board For The Launch - E.on, HEW And RWE Active As Market Makers

Date 01/03/2001

"Today we're electrifying the German market," were the words used by the two EEX Executive Board members Christian Geyer and Hans E. Schweickardt today to kick off the first German derivatives market for electricity at 10.00 a.m. Within the first two hours from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. 20 participants from three countries traded 25.000 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity via the Eurex trading system. The volumes on the derivatives market in the first two hours allready exceded the averag
February KCBT Volume Shows Gains Compared To January

Date 01/03/2001

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade climbed 18.4 percent when compared to total volume traded during the month of January. Wheat futures volume increased 23.1 percent, while Value Line® volume grew 14.8 percent in the same time period.
Eurex Turns Over 102 Million Contracts In January and February - Second-Highest Turnover On Monthly Basis: Over 48.9 Million Contracts In February - New Record Results In Options On Nokia, Philips And Dow Jones Euro-STOXX

Date 01/03/2001

In February, Eurex, the international derivatives market, posted its second-highest monthly volume to date: With 48.9 million contracts traded, the world market leader again surpassed all expectations, even in the short month of February. Compared with February 2000, Eurex volume for the month grew by more than 25 percent. Eurex is thus continuing into the new year on the extremely positive trend in trading volume set in January: More than 100 million contracts have already changed hands at the
CME Volume Rises 41 Percent in February, Averaging 1.4 Million Contracts Daily - GLOBEX®2 Volume Up 119 Percent

Date 01/03/2001

Monthly trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in February rose 41 percent, averaging 1.4 million contracts daily and marking the busiest February in CME history. Total volume reached 26.7 million contracts, an increase of more than 41 percent above year-ago levels. February’s volume represented $19.1 trillion in underlying value of trading. Year-to-date, CME volume rose 58 percent to 58.4 million contracts.
CBOT: Fed Funds Settle At 94.505

Date 01/03/2001

The 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for February settled March 1 at a price of 94.505 for an effective average overnight rate of 5.495 percent during the delivery month.