CME: E-Mini Nasdaq futures volume on CME totals 2,136 on opening day June 21, 1999.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 1999-CME: E-Mini Nasdaq futures volume on CME totals 2,136 on opening day June 21, 1999 (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:210699 * Trading volume in E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) totaled 2,136 contracts on its first day.

"We are highly encouraged by opening day volume in E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures," CME Chairman Scott Gordon said. "We are confident that as customers become more and more familiar with the convenience and cost-effectiveness of this contract, volume will grow accordingly." E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures contracts trade electronically on the Merc's GLOBEX2 system virtually 24 hours per day, from 3:45 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. the following day. The new product builds on the success of...