International Business News - Nymex http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif CME Group Inc. said Friday it revised terms of its takeover of New York Mercantile Exchange operator Nymex Holdings Inc., boosting the amount it will pay out to the company's Class A members in an effort to placate critics and get the deal done. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/cme-group-revises-terms-of-nymex-holdings-deal.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:06:45 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc., the parent of the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Wednesday average daily trading volume increased 29 percent in June while contract rates increased. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/nymex-trading-volume-rises-29-percent-in-june.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:33:23 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc., the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Tuesday it is an investor in ConfirmHub LLC, a technology firm that provides a central, standardized platform for transaction confirmation delivery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/nymex-buys-25-percent-stake-in-confirmhub.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:41:23 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc., operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Tuesday daily average trading volume in May rose 38 percent. Average daily volume totaled 1.9 million contracts in May, compared with 1.4 million contracts per share during the same month last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/nymex-trading-volume-skyrockets-in-may.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:06:52 EDT Gold futures ended higher on Friday for the first time this week, up more than $22 an ounce for the month, but down 4 percent for the week after declining for three consecutive sessions. Silver gained more than 2 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/gold-oil-dollar-commodities-futures-trading-comex-nymex.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 15:58:34 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc., operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Friday average daily volume increased 22 percent in April. About 1.7 million contracts were traded each day in April, compared with 1.4 million contracts per day during the same month a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/nymex-average-daily-volume-rises-22-percent.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 08:25:44 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc.'s first-quarter profit jumped 27 percent as market volatility led to higher transaction and clearing fees, the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/nymex-1q-profit-jumps-27-percent-on-higher-trading-volumes.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 07:55:33 EDT The parent company of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade said Monday that it would buy the owner of the New York Mercantile Exchange in a cash-and-stock deal valued at almost $9.5 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/cme-to-buy-nymex-for-9-5-billion.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:22:23 EDT CME Group Inc., which runs the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, said Monday it will buy New York Mercantile Exchange parent Nymex Holdings for about $9.48 billion, including $3.4 billion in cash and $6.08 billion of stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/cme-buy-nymex-for-billion.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:48:11 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc., which operates the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Friday average daily trading volume in February rose 20 percent to 1.85 million contracts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/nymex-feb-trading-volume-up-20-percent.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:53:17 EDT Gold futures in New York surged above the historic $1,000 an ounce benchmark on Thursday, led by a combination of a weakening dollar, soaring crude oil prices and strong investment demand, prompting investors to enter the bullion market. Silver and platinum also gained. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080313/gold-futures-dollar-commodities-nymex.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:45:12 EDT Nymex Holdings Inc. is partnering with LCH.Clearnet Ltd. to offer trading of a wider range of oil and gas contracts, the exchange said Thursday. Nymex, which runs the New York Mercantile Exchange, plans to obtain regulatory approval to host trading of a slew of energy contracts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/nymex-to-offer-range-of-oil-contracts.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:24:10 EST The senior vice president of research of Nymex Holdings Inc., the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange, exercised options for 1,250 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080222/nymex-sr-vp-exercises-options.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:40:59 EST Nymex Holdings Inc.'s average trading volume in January rose 6 percent as electronic trading boomed, the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/nymex-jan-volume-rises-6-percent.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:46:16 EST The New York Mercantile Exchange Inc. said Monday it set daily volume records for natural gas and heating oil futures traded on the CME Globex electronic trading platform on Feb. 8. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/nymex-sets-new-daily-volume-records.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:00:16 EST Nymex Holdings, the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Friday its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of 10 cents. The dividend will be paid on March 28 to shareholders of record as of March 3. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080201/nymex-declares-quarterly-dividend.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:36:25 EST Nymex Holdings, the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Friday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 50 percent due to growth in clearing and transaction fees. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080201/nymex-earnings-rise-on-fee-growth.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:34:01 EST Word that financial-exchange operator CME Group Inc. is in discussions to acquire Nymex Holdings Inc. doesn't come as a surprise to many observers because their computers have been in talks for a while now. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080128/cme-group-in-talks-to-acquire-nymex.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:01:28 EST CME Group Inc, the world's largest derivatives exchange, hopes to broaden its reach by adding the energy and precious metals mart Nymex, the companies said on Monday. Under the terms being discussed, Chicago-based CME would pay Nymex Holdings Inc shareholders $36 in cash and 0.1323 of a CME common share for each Nymex share owned, valuing the deal at about $11 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080128/cme-nymex-acquisition.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:35:41 EST Trading volume at the New York Mercantile Exchange leaped 16 percent in December as more people bought and sold the exchange's contracts electronically, Nmyex Holdings Inc. said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080114/nymex-volume-up-16-percent-in-december.htm Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:04:12 EST