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CME E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq 100 Futures Set Volume Records
Feb. 15, 2001—Trading volume in E-mini S&P 500 and E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures
rose to new record levels on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. yesterday, as
138,187 E-mini S&P 500 futures and 126,045 E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures changed
hands.
The new records surpass those set on Oct. 10, 2000 and Jan. 10, 2001, when
132,063 E-mini S&P 500 and 117,021 E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures contracts were
traded.
Both E-mini equity index futures contracts—the fastest growing contracts in
the history of the exchange—are traded electronically on CME’s GLOBEX®2
trading system and are smaller-sized versions of contracts traded actively
via open outcry on the exchange’s trading floor. E-mini index trading occurs
virtually around the clock from 3:45 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. the following day.
http://www.cme.com/news/01-20volume.html
Schwab Trading Volume Down, May Hit Earnings
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010215/wr/financial_charlesschwab_dc_2.htm
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