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KCBT April Volume 65 Percent Higher Than March - April Also Brings New Membership Sales Record

Date 01/05/2007

Kansas City Board of Trade volume traded during the month of April was 65.1 percent higher than March 2007 volume. This increase was fueled by the hard red winter wheat contract, which posted an increase of 63.2 percent more than that traded in March.
NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Results; Declares Quarterly Dividend - Record Operating Revenues Rise 47% To 164.2 Million - Record Net Income Increases 67% To $56.2 Million - Pretax Margin Increases To 68% On Electronic Volume Growth -

Date 01/05/2007

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX), today reported that total operating revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007, rose 47% to $164.2 million compared to $111.7 million for the first quarter 2006. Net income for the first quarter 2007 increased 67% to $56.2 million compared to $33.6 million for the first quarter 2006. Diluted earnings per share rose for the first quarter 2007 to $0.59, based on 94.8 million shares outs
CME Reports April 2007 Total Volume Exceeded 103 Million Contracts, Up 2 Percent From Year-Ago Period - April 2007 Volume Averaged 4.9 Million Contracts Per Day, Down 8 Percent From Year-Ago Period - April NYMEX Energy And Metals Volume On CME Globex Aver

Date 01/05/2007

CME, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced April 2007 total volume exceeded 103 million contracts, up 2 percent from April 2006. April volume averaged 4.9 million contracts per day, down 8 percent from the same period a year ago. Total exchange volume year-to-date through April is up 20 percent to an average 6.1 million contracts per day. CME was open for an abbreviated session on Good Friday, trading interest rate and foreign exchange products until
CBOT April Total Volume Increases By 7 Percent Over April 2006; Exchange Achieves Record Monthly Agricultural Volume Totals - Total Exchange Electronic ADV Up 13 Percent Compared With April 2006 - Total Exchange ADV Down 3 Percent Versus April 2006

Date 01/05/2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that April’s total volume was 61,386,684 contracts, an increase of 7 percent compared with April 2006. Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was 2,923,175 contracts, down 3 percent over the same month last year. ADV on the Exchange’s e-cbot electronic trading platform was 2,237,037 contracts in April, a 13 percent increase compared with April 2006. Year-to-date, CBOT ADV is 3,627,283 contra
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For April 2007

Date 01/05/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for April 2007 increased 14.7% to 2.7 million contracts as compared to 2.4 million contracts during the same period in 2006. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 20.8% to 54.6 million contracts from 45.2 million contracts in the same year-ago period.

"Long New Zealand” Businesses Behind Carbon Market

Date 01/05/2007

A group of companies with a stake in New Zealand's financial and environmental reputation is putting its combined weight behind a new Asia Pacific carbon market. The group has prepared a report entitled “Report into the Feasibility of a New Zealand Carbon Market”, which it presented to the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Climate Change Issues and Energy today.
Patsystems Plc Announces Appointment Of Barry White As Regional Head Of Asia, Patsystems

Date 01/05/2007

Patsystems plc, the trading solutions provider to the derivatives industry, is pleased to announce that it has promoted Barry White to the position of Regional Head of Asia. Barry joined the ISV in 2006 as Managing Director of Australia. He came to Patsystems from Real-Time Systems and has over 17 years’ experience in exchange-traded derivatives.
Strong Support From Business For New Zealand Carbon Market Leadership

Date 01/05/2007

New Zealand has a distinct opportunity to carve out a leadership position in climate change and establish itself as the centre for carbon trading in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report presented to the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Climate Change Issues and Energy today by the Carbon Market Working Group.
FINETIK Partners Appoints Jason Keady As Senior Partner

Date 01/05/2007

FINETIK Partners Pte. Ltd. (FINETIK), a strategic advisory firm specializing in the Asian financial and commodity markets, is pleased to announce that Jason Keady has joined its Network as a Senior Partner in Sydney, Australia.
New Carbon Market Trades On New Zealand Time Zone

Date 01/05/2007

Being first in the world to see the sun gives New Zealand an edge in financial markets, according to a report presented to the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister for Climate Change Issues and Energy today by the Carbon Market Working Group.