Nymex’s gas futures soar
The New York Mercantile Exchange set a daily volume record in its natural gas futures contracts following trading on July 17.
Total natural gas futures totalled 327,942 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 270,987 contracts traded on June 19.
Nymex launched its physically settled futures contracts for trading on CME Globex on September 5, 2006, following its initial offering of financially settled, standard-sized and NYMEX mini energy futures contracts for trading on CME Globex on June 12, 2006.
Meff reports new trading record
Spanish exchange, Meff has recorded a new daily trading record in its equity index contract, IBEX 35, on July 17.
Trading totalled 135,860 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 133,338 contracts, set on January 17, 2007.
BOX records yet another all-time highBoston Options Exchange has recorded another exchange-wide trading record following trading on July 15.Trading totalled 1.45m option contracts,...