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Program Trading Averaged 29.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 20-23

Date 01/03/2007

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 20-23.

Share Change For Westfield Group In S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 01/03/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 6, 2007: Westfield Group (Australia, SEDOL: B01BTX7, GICS Code: 40402060), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,773,452,131 as a result of the company’s dividend-reinvestment plan.

CBOE February Volume Increases 35% To 61.3 Million - Exchange Experiences Busiest Trading Day In Its History On February 27, CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Sees Biggest One-Day Spike Since 1989

Date 01/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that February volume totaled 61.3 million contracts, an increase of 35% over February 2006's volume of 45.4 million contracts. Average daily volume for the month was 3.2 million contracts.On Tuesday, February 27, CBOE experienced the busiest day in its history as 6,722,060 contracts traded, topping the previous high of 5,816,336 contracts on May 19, 2006 by nearly one million contracts.

IWF Change For Endesa SA In The S&P European Indices

Date 01/03/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices, effective after the close of trading on Monday 05 March 2007: Endesa SA (Spain, SEDOL: 5271782, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices, IWF - Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.9 to 0.6901. This is due to recent changes in the shareholder structure.

CBOT Files Brief Challenging CBOE’S Unilateral Attempt To Terminate Exercise Right - CBOT Also Files Letter With The SEC Opposing CBOE’s Attempt To Circumvent State Court In Contract Dispute

Date 01/03/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc. (“CBOT”) today announced that it has filed a brief in support of its motion for partial summary judgment in the Delaware Chancery Court against the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) and its Board. The CBOT also announced today that it filed a comment letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) opposing the CBOE’s proposed rule change regarding the Exercise Right.

Company Share Change In The S&P/CITIC 300 And 50 Indices

Date 01/03/2007

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Membership Values Up 70 Percent

Date 01/03/2007

Membership values at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange continue to go up at a record pace with a sale today at $125,000. Membership values have risen more than 70 percent since January 1 of this year. A total of 16 memberships have traded hands in 2007, already surpassing the volume of membership trades for all of 2005 (15 memberships traded hands in 2005).

Annual Reweighting Of AEX, Amsterdam Midkap And Amsterdam Small Cap Indices

Date 01/03/2007

Under the rules for the AEX-index? (AEX), the Amsterdam Midkap index? (AMX) and the Amsterdam Small cap index? (AScX), each index is reweighted annually after the close of the markets on the first day of trading in March.

Unscheduled Adjustments In TecDAX Effective On March 5 - Telunico Holding, Future Freenet AG, To Replace Mobilcom AG - Carl-Zeiss Meditec To Be Included In TecDAX

Date 01/03/2007

Due to the merger of the two TecDAX® companies Mobilcom AG and freenet.de AG into Telunico Holding AG (future Freenet AG), an unscheduled adjustment will be made to the TecDAX index, effective on March 5. Telunico Holding AG (future Freenet AG) will be included in TecDAX as of Monday, replacing Mobilcom AG.

CME Products And Services Head To Present At Raymond James Conference March 7

Date 01/03/2007

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) announced today that Rick Redding, Managing Director, Products and Services, will present at the Raymond James 28th Annual Institutional Investors Conference at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, March 7, at 10:25 a.m. (Eastern Time).