. Nearly 124 billion of them were traded through the first three weeks of June, worth a total of over $80-million (U.S.). A typical CMKM trade was for just over 2.5 million shares and was worth an average of just under $2,000 (U.S.).
Over the same stretch, the gross value of all trades of Aber Diamond Corp., Canada's premier diamond company, was barely $70-million (U.S.).