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BOX Breaks Improvement Record In Consecutive Months, Rolls Out New Classes

Date 03/06/2008

In the month of May, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $4.39 per contract, setting an all-time high and breaking the record set just the previous month. An average of 78,597 contracts per day received price improvement during the month. This represented savings to investors of $7.2 million. With this amount, BOX has reached $197 million in savings to investors since incep
BOVESPA: Estácio Engages Market Maker

Date 03/06/2008

As of June 3 Banco Credit Suisse Brasil S.A. has been acting as market maker for the units issued by Estácio Participações S.A.
CFTC Announces Agricultural Market Initiatives

Date 03/06/2008

Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced several policy initiatives aimed at addressing concerns in the agricultural futures markets raised at its April 22nd roundtable in Washington, DC. This roundtable was convened to discuss events affecting the agricultural futures markets – including the lack of convergence between the futures and cash prices, the impact of higher margin requirements, and the role of speculators and commodity index traders.
Chairman Cox, Director Thomsen Announce New Deputies In SEC's Enforcement Division

Date 03/06/2008

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director of SEC's Division of Enforcement, announced today that George Curtis and Scott Friestad have been appointed as the new Deputy Directors in the Enforcement Division.
Mercado Alternativo Bursátil For Growth Companies Approves The Incorporation Of 13 Registered Advisers - They Will Assess The Eligibility Of Companies And Assist Them To Produce Information

Date 03/06/2008

The Board of Directors of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) have agreed the appointment of the following firms as Registered Advisers of the MAB market for growth companies and their registration with the Advisers Register:

NYSE Member Firms Report First-Quarter 2008 Results

Date 03/06/2008

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a first-quarter 2008 after-tax loss of $14.50 billion and revenues of $49.42 billion, compared with $3.03 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $89.84 billion in first quarter 2007. Comparative financial results in the table below:
Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® Sets New Daily Volume Record For Carbon Financial Instrument® (CFI®) Futures Contracts

Date 03/06/2008

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange, LLC (CCFE®), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. (CCX®), announced today that on June 2, 2008, CCFE established a new record for total daily volume in CCFE CFI futures, with 1,015 contracts traded (1,015,000 metric tons CO2), surpassing the previous record set on May 27th when 622 contracts traded.
IntercontinentalExchange Announces Acquisition Of Creditex Group Inc.

Date 03/06/2008

**Transaction Brings Together Innovators in OTC Products and Services****Ground-breaking Combination Best Positioned to Address Calls for Enhanced CDS Processing Scale and Services****Investor Call and Presentation Scheduled for 9 A.M. ET**
LeveL Connects Major Sources Of Liquidity - One Central Facility Helps Solve Fragmentation Issues

Date 03/06/2008

LeveL ATS has announced today that after two years of committed resources it has succeeded in helping to provide a solution to the challenges of the increasing fragmentation of dark liquidity. LeveL has achieved connectivity to most of the industry’s major sources of liquidity into one centralized crossing facility.
IntercontinentalExchange Reports Solid May Volume Growth Including Record Monthly Volume For ICE Futures Europe - OTC Average Daily Commissions Increase Nearly 70% To $1.2 Million

Date 03/06/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global derivatives exchanges and over-the- counter (OTC) markets, today reported solid growth in volume and commissions for the month of May. Average daily volume (ADV) in futures during May rose 20%, and OTC commissions increased 68% over May 2007.