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Nymex Sets Eurotop 300® Weekly Volume Record

Date 20/06/2000

A weekly volume record was set for the week of June 12, when 9,030 contracts were traded, exceeding the record of 8,244 contracts traded for the week of March 13, 2000.

Exchange President R. Patrick Thompson said, "This record, set less than a year after the Eurotop 300® futures contract was launched, is evidence of the growth of our contracts as we strive to continue to provide tools for price discovery and risk management in the global market."

FTSE® and Footsie® are trade and service marks of the London Stock Exchange Limited and The Financial Times Limited and are used by FTSE International Limited ("FTSE") under license. "Eurotop," is a registered trademark of Amsterdam Exchanges N.V. ("AEX") or its subsidiaries and is used by FTSE under license.