Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has formed two new indices: the CBOE Euro 25 Index and the CBOE Asia 25 Index began trading last Monday. Both indices were created to measure the performance of large market-capitalisation companies in their regions, giving stock index investors more international choices. The indices are composed of 25 actively traded American depository receipts (ADRs), New York registered shares (NYSs) or NYSE Global Shares (NGSs) traded on US securities exchanges. CBOE will calculate and disseminate the index values continuously throughout the trading day and the options will trade during regular US trading hours only.
New York Board of Trade set a new open interest record on its coffee "C" futures market at 79,607, on 28 March. The previous record was achieved three days earlier at 78,853 contracts. Each contract is for roughly 250 bags (or 37,500 pounds) of washed arabica coffee produced in several Central and...