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Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA): Importance Of MiFID Underscored

Date 01/11/2007

Karsten Moller, Senior Managing Director and Head of The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Europe and Asia, made the following statement today as the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive becomes law in Europe.
CHX Announces Record Volume And Increased Provide Rebate

Date 01/11/2007

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) today announced that October was a post Reg NMS record month for both share and trade volume. CHX daily volume averaged 40.7 million shares, a 45% increase over September. In addition, trade volume surged more than 100% over August's record breaking levels. Capitalizing on this momentum, the CHX has instituted the most aggressive Tape B rebate plan in the industry.
Program Trading Averaged 25.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 22-26

Date 01/11/2007

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 Oct. 22-26.
CBOE's Volume Rises 41% In October - Average Daily Volume Of 3.9 Million Contracts Is 35% Above Year Ago, New All-Time Record Set In Monthly Equity Options Volume

Date 01/11/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that average daily volume during October totaled 3,869,575 contracts, an increase of 35% over the average daily volume of 2,876,483 contracts from October 2006. For the month, a total of 89,000,228 contracts traded, which was 41% above the 63,282,628 contracts traded from a year ago.
Deutsche Börse: 55 Percent Rise In Turnover On Xetra In October - Total Volume Of €239 Billion Traded On All Stock Exchanges In Germany

Date 01/11/2007

In October €217 billion were turned over on Xetra and on the floor of Börse Frankfurt – a rise of 52 percent year-on-year (October 2006: €142 billion). Thereof €204 billion were traded on Xetra gaining 55 percent year-on-year (October 2006: €131.2 billion) and €13 billion on the floor (October 2006: €11,4 billion). German equities accounted for €203 billion, foreign equities comprising €10 billion. More than 97 percent of the transaction volume with German equities was executed at Börse Frankfur

Trading Volumes At Eurex Up By 22 Percent To 146 Million Contracts - Fixed income Derivatives Strongest Segment With 61 Million Contracts - Equity Index Derivatives Segment With Strongest Growth Year-On-Year (Y-O-Y)

Date 01/11/2007

A total of 146 million contracts were traded on the Eurex international derivatives exchange in October, a year-on-year increase of 22 percent (October 2006: 119 million contracts). Approximately 1.61 billion contracts were traded year-to-date, surpassing last years overall volume of 1.527 billion contracts. Open Interest remains stable and reached 133 million contracts at the end of October.
Osaka Securities Exchange Trading Overview - October 2007

Date 01/11/2007

OSE announced trading overview (preliminary estimates) in October 2007.
KCBT October Volume And Open Interest - Open Interest Posts Gains Over Past Month

Date 01/11/2007

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade during October exceeded last month’s volume by .3 percent, with open interest also increasing during the month of October, by 3.3 percent.
October Volume Shatters More MGEX Records

Date 01/11/2007

The records continue to fall at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange). October trading volume exceeded the previous October record volume by 48 percent (200,448 vs. 135,336 contracts). It also ranked as the second highest monthly volume in the history of the Exchange.
Ibovespa Closes October 31 At 65,317 Points

Date 01/11/2007

The Ibovespa Stock Index ended the day up 1.45% at 65,317 points, the highest close since October 29, when it reached 65,044 points.