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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Holdings Inc. Accepts Amended Offer For CDN $50 Million From IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.

Date 17/08/2007

WCE Holdings Inc. ("Holdings"), parent of Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc., WCE Clearing Corporation and Canadian Climate Exchange Inc. announced today that IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. ("ICE") has submitted an amended arrangement agreement to acquire all shares of Holdings for $77.59 per common share or $50 million in the aggregate.
Salzgitter AG Will Replace Hanson Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 17/08/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices effective after the close of trading on Thursday 23 August, 2007: Salzgitter AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5465358, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15104050) will replace Hanson Plc (Great Britain, SEDOL: 3351608, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15102010) in the S&P Europe 350 index and will be added to the S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, following the acquisition of Hanso
SEC Charges Additional Brocade Executive For Role In Stock Option Backdating Scheme

Date 17/08/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against Michael J. Byrd, a former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., alleging that he disregarded indications that other senior corporate executives were improperly backdating stock option grants at the company. The Commission alleges that Byrd, of Saratoga, Calif., learned of instances in which Brocade's then-CEO and others were backdating options for certain individuals, y
Numerous Volume Records Fall As CBOE Experiences Busiest Trading Day In Its History - Volume Of 9.2m Contracts Tops Record Set Last Month, New Highs Reached In Total Equity And Index/ETF Options Volume

Date 17/08/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the largest options exchange in the U.S., announced the busiest trading day in its 34-year history occurred Thursday, August 16, 2007, when 9,244,732 contracts traded. Yesterday's record-setting volume topped CBOE's previous single day high set on July 26, 2007, when 6,951,111 contracts traded.
Borse Dubai Announces An All Cash Offer Of SEK 230 Per Share For OMX

Date 17/08/2007

Borse Dubai Limited (“Borse Dubai”) , through a wholly-owned Swedish subsidiary of Borse Dubai (“BD Stockholm”), announces a public all cash offer to the shareholders of OMX AB (publ) (“OMX”) to tender all shares in OMX at a price of SEK 230 in cash for each share (the “Offer”).

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Sixteen New Options On Monday, August 20

Date 17/08/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade sixteen new options on August 20, 2007. All of the following options were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group, LLC:
NYSE Euronext European Markets Report Record Transaction Volumes - Busiest Day Ever For European Equities Trading On Aug. 17 - Busiest Week Ever For Liffe

Date 17/08/2007

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX), the world’s largest and most liquid exchange group, today reported record transaction volumes in its European cash equities and derivatives trading operations for the week ended August 17, 2007.
CME Group Sets Equity And FX Volume Records On Second Highest Trading Day Ever

Date 17/08/2007

CME Group Inc., (NYSE: CME)(NASDAQ: CME) the world's largest and most diverse exchange, experienced record volume yesterday in several of its most actively traded financial contracts, marking its second highest trading day for combined total and electronic trading volume. Total trading volume for Thursday was 23,341,621 futures and options on futures contracts. Electronic volume reached 19,092,834 contracts for the day.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 17/08/2007

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, August 17, 2007:
ISE Announces Record Daily Trading Volume

Date 17/08/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced that both its options exchange and stock exchange set daily trading volume records on Thursday, August 16, 2007: