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CBOE Volume Tops 1 Million Contracts Per Day For Ninth Consecutive Month

Date 02/06/2000

Trading volume at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, continued at a record setting pace, with average daily volume of more than 1.16 million contracts per day during the month of May. Year-to-date average daily volume is at a record 1.41 million contracts, 52.3% ahead of the year-ago record level of 924,954 contracts per day.
462 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In May - Warrants Trading On Xetra Successfully Launched - Deutsche Börse Gives Positive Assessment Of Additional Trading Day On June 1st

Date 02/06/2000

A total of 462.3 billion euros in volume was traded in equities, warrants and fixed-income securities on the German stock exchanges in May, about 33 percent higher than the volume traded in May one year ago. The total comprises 331 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds, and 132 billion euros in fixed-income securities. Trading at FWB, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, accounted for about 84 percent of the total.
Tradepoint Confirms Launch Of First Integrated Pan-European Stock Exchange For Blue Chip Stocks On 10 July

Date 01/06/2000

Tradepoint Financial Networks plc ("Tradepoint") - the electronic market for equities trading - yesterday confirmed 10 July as the launch date for its pan- European exchange. This follows the completion of readiness assessments with key Members regarding their in-house systems and operational procedures.
Program Trading Averaged 21.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 22-May 26

Date 01/06/2000

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 22-May 26.
Nymex Sets Unleaded Gasoline Futures Record Volume

Date 01/06/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange established a daily volume record yesterday when 73,383 gasoline futures contracts were traded, exceeding the 66,539 contracts traded on March 31, 1999.

LIFFE Trading Volume For May 2000 Shows A 35 Percent Rise Over Previous Year

Date 01/06/2000

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) traded an average daily nominal value of £277 billion (?418 billion) and a total nominal value of £6,095 billion (?9,203 billion) during May 2000. This represents a rise in total value of 54% over May last year and is up 50% on last month.
KCBT Sets New Exchange Volume Records For Month Of May

Date 01/06/2000

Total exchange volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade in May broke all previous volume records for the month of May. Total volume at the exchange for the month was 219,011 contracts. The previous May record was 186,224 contracts, set in 1997.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

Date 01/06/2000

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange wishes to announce that the offices of the Exchange and its subsidiaries will be closed on Saturday, 3 June 2000 in conjunction with the Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. The Exchange and its subsidiaries will commence operations on Monday, 5 June 2000.
CBOT Members Set New 10-Year Agency Note Futures Daily Volume Record

Date 01/06/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that CBOT members set a new 10-Year Agency Note futures contract daily volume record, trading 15,007 contracts on Tuesday, May 30, 2000.
ASX And Reuters Chip In For Charity

Date 01/06/2000

The ASX Reuters Charity Foundation today donated $600,000 to six Sydney-based charities, with most of the funds being used for medical research.