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CME May Volume Up Nearly 60 Percent As Open Interest Surpasses 13 Million - GLOBEX®2 Volume Increases 133 Percent

Date 01/06/2001

Trading volume on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in May marked the second-busiest month in the exchange's 103-year history, with 33.3 million contracts traded, a 59.4 percent increase over May 2000. Year-to-date, CME volume of 157.8 million represents an increase of 58.4 percent over 2000.
CBOT: 95.79 Is Final May Fed Funds Settlement Price

Date 01/06/2001

The final May Thirty Day Fed Funds settlement price was 95.79, for an effective average overnight rate of 4.21 percent during the delivery month.
CBOE: Ishares SM S&P 100® Index Fund Trading Volume Sets New Record

Date 01/06/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that as of 1:00 p.m. CDT, trading volume in the iShares SM S&P 100® Index Fund (ticker symbol OEF) was 205,100 shares, exceeding the previous single-day record of 174,600 shares, set on March 22, 2001.
Amex To Trade Options On Instinet Group Incorporated

Date 01/06/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Monday, June 4, 2001on the Nasdaq Stock Market listed stock of Instinet Group Incorporated (Option Symbol: UAU / Stock Symbol: INET).
386 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In May - Xetra Record In MDAX Stocks

Date 01/06/2001

A total volume of 386 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in May, about five percent higher than the previous month’s figure (369 billion euros in April). The total comprises roughly 289 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds, and about 98 billion euros in fixed-income securities. About 89.5 percent of the total equities turnover nationwide is posted through Xetra and on the floor of FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Delists Oats Futures Contract

Date 31/05/2001

The Board of Governors of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) announced today that the oats futures contract is being delisted, effective immediately.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Board Of Governors Approves Revised Field Pea Contract Design

Date 31/05/2001

The Board of Governors of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) has approved a revised field pea contract, which is similar in design to the recently revised feed wheat contract.
virt-x Confirms Intention To Launch Pan-European Blue Chip Trading On 25 June 2001

Date 31/05/2001

virt-x plc ("virt-x"), the operator of a new pan-European blue chip equities exchange, is pleased to announce the successful completion of market testing and member readiness checks. virt-x therefore confirmed today that it intends to launch its pan-European platform trading European blue chip equities on 25 June 2001.
SEC Headquarters Lease

Date 31/05/2001

On May 29, 2001 the Securities and Exchange Commission selected a new location for its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The new site will be on the corner of F and 2nd Streets, NE, adjacent to Union Station and the Thurgood Marshall Building. Under the lease agreement, Louis Dreyfus Properties, LLC, of New York will develop and construct the building, referred to as Station Place. The architecture firm of Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, also of New York, designed Station Place. The lease
Program Trading Averaged 25.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 21-25, 2001.

Date 31/05/2001

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 May 21-25.