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HKMEx Adds G. H. Financials Limited As Newest Clearing Member

Date 02/08/2011

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (“HKMEx”), China’s international commodity marketplace, announced the addition of GHF Group as the Exchange’s newest clearing member, marking the fifth addition to HKMEx membership since the Exchange launched earlier this year.

BOX Price Improvement Activity Increases In July

Date 02/08/2011

In the month of July, price improved contracts on BOX averaged 320,461 per day, which represented a 60% increase over the same period last year.

KCBT Year-To-date Volume At Record-Breaking Pace

Date 01/08/2011

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade continues to post momentous gains over 2010 trading volume, a year in which new annual volume records were set for the exchange as a whole and the Hard Red Winter Wheat futures contract. Total exchange trading volume is running 48.7 percent ahead of last year at this time, with HRW wheat futures volume running 45.3 percent ahead and wheat options volume running 228.1 percent ahead.

New Members In MEFF

Date 01/08/2011

MEFF is pleased to announce the new members that have been approved by the Board.

MGEX Reports Year To Date Volume Up 36 Percent - July Volume And Open Interest

Date 01/08/2011

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today reported a 36 percent increase in calendar year volume compared to 2010 volume during the same period. Year to date trading volume totaled 1,202,993 contracts traded in the first seven months of 2011, compared to 886,890 contracts traded in the same period a year ago.

ELX Announces July Results With Year-Over-Year Gain In ADV In U.S. Treasuries And Eurodollar Futures

Date 01/08/2011

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, announced today solid July results with strong year-over-year average daily volume (ADV) performances in U.S. Treasury and Eurodollar futures contracts. ELX traded 1.2M contracts in July and celebrated its second-year anniversary as an electronic futures exchange on July 10.

NYSE Euronext Accelerates Growth In Asia With Strategic Acquisition Of Metabit, A Leading Provider Of Market Access Products -- Strategically Complements NYSE Technologies' Product Portfolio And Asian Offerings - Addresses Growing Customer Interest And Expanding Asian Financial Marketplace - In-Line With NYSE Technologies' Strategy Of Building A Global Liquidity Network

Date 01/08/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Metabit, a leading Tokyo-based provider of high performance market access products throughout Japan and Asia. Metabit will operate as a product line within the NYSE Technologies portfolio. The transaction is expected to close in third quarter of 2011. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

July Average Daily Volume At CBOE Futures Exchange Sets Record For Third Consecutive Month Volume In VIX Futures Tops One Million Contracts

Date 01/08/2011

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that record monthly average daily volume (ADV) was achieved during July, the second busiest trading month ever at the exchange.  For futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), July trading activity remained brisk as monthly ADV reached a new all-time high and total volume topped one million contracts for the third time this year. 

London Still Europe's Dominant Hedge Fund Center With Highest Concentration Of Talent, Assets, Risk Taking, Service Providers And New Launches

Date 01/08/2011

A Roundtable of U.K. based hedge fund experts found that London is still the dominant location for hedge funds in Europe, with the highest concentration of Europe's talent, assets, risk taking, service providers and new launches. As an industry, hedge funds continue to play an increasingly important role for institutions, and via UCITS also for retail investors.

CBOE Holdings Reports July 2011 Trading Volumes

Date 01/08/2011

• CBOE Holdings Averages 4.6 Million Options Contracts Per Day in July, Up 19 Percent from July 2010
• CBOE Futures Exchange and C2 Establish New ADV Records
• SPX and VIX Options ADV Up 26% and 156%, Respectively, from Year Ago