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Article: CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE BREAKS ONE YEAR VOLUME RECORD
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- PR Newswire
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- December 20, 1993
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CHICAGO, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Stock Exchange today announced it has already broken its all-time record for annual share volume, exceeding the previous record of 3,320,219,000 shares set in 1987. As of 2 p.m. today, 3,330,000,000 shares had traded hands this year.
The exchange also is close to breaking its record for the number of trades. The record, established last year, was 5,821,792.
"This tremendous trading record is a fitting end to a very busy year at the exchange and is further evidence of the high level of service we provide to our customers," said Homer J. Livingston Jr., president and ...