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Deutsche Börse: Total Turnover Climbs 32 Percent In June - €444 Billion Turnover On German Exchanges In June - Successful Start To New Mutual Fund Trading Segment

Date 03/07/2006

In June 2006 trading volume on all German stock exchanges rose 32.6 percent to €444.2 billion (June 2005: €334.9 billion).
CME Reports Volume Records For June And Second-Quarter 2006 - Monthly Average Daily Volume Up 51 Percent - Second-Quarter Average Daily Volume Up 31 Percent

Date 03/07/2006

New Volume Records Set In All Major Product Lines CME Globex(R) Volume Reached A Record Of 4.4 Million Contracts Per Day In June And A Quarterly Record Of 4.0 Million Contracts Per Day During The Second Quarter CME E-Mini(R) Equity Index Volume Set A Monthly Record Of 2.1 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 70 Percent, And A Quarterly Record Of 1.7 Million Contracts Per Day Total June CME Electronic Options Averaged A Record 172,000 Contracts Per Day, Up 328 Percent, Representing
Clearstream Wins The JPMorgan Chase ‘Quality Recognition Award’

Date 03/07/2006

For the seventh consecutive year, Clearstream has received the ‘Quality Recognition Award’ by JPMorgan Chase Bank in recognition of its high quality funds transfer operations area.
CBOT Soybean Futures Set Daily Volume Record - Surpasses 200,000 Contracts - Exchange Also Sets Volume Record For Soybean Oil Futures

Date 03/07/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that its Soybean futures contract set a record on Friday, June 30, 2006, as volume climbed to 200,787 contracts at the close of trading. The new record exceeded the previous record of 193,534 contracts, set on April 28, 2006.
CBOT Sets Quarterly Record For Volume As Total Increases By 13 Percent Over Q2 2005 - Exchange Averages A Record 3.3 Million Contracts Traded Per Day In The Second Quarter

Date 03/07/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that volume during the second quarter of 2006 reached a record 208,019,646 contracts, an increase of 13 percent over the second quarter of 2005. Volume for the second quarter averaged a record 3,301,899 contracts per day, up 14 percent from the same period last year. Average daily volume (ADV) on the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform also set a record during the second quarter with

CBOE Trading Volume Rises 71% In June - 338.4 Million Contracts Traded Through First Half Of 2006 Is 56% Ahead Of 2005's Record Pace, Index And ETF Volume Soars 109% During June

Date 03/07/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that trading volume for the month of June totaled 62.9 million contracts, an increase of 71% over the 36.9 million contracts traded in June 2005. Through the first half of 2006, CBOE's year-to-date trading volume of 338.4 million contracts is 56% ahead of 2005's record setting pace of 216.6 million contracts.
British Energy Group Plc replaces BAA In The S&P European Indices

Date 03/07/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Wednesday 5th July 2006: British Energy Group Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B04QKW5, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55101010) will replace BAA (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0067340, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20305010) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices. BAA is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom i
Baltic Bulletins Published

Date 03/07/2006

Baltic stock exchanges in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius publish Baltic Monthly Statistical bulletins on-line. The bulletins include main statistics of the Baltic securities market. The bulletins is available at www.omxgroup.com/balticmarket/bulletins and appear every first working day of the month.
Aabar Sukuk Limited Lists $460 Million Sukuk On DIFX

Date 03/07/2006

Aabar Sukuk Limited on June 30 listed a $460 million Sukuk al-Mudarabah (the “Sukuk”) on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). Aabar Sukuk Limited was created by Aabar Petroleum Investment Company PJSC (“Aabar”), which will use the capital raised for ongoing development of its business.
ICEX News & Views Volume 6, Issue 15: iSEC, A New Equity Market Opens For Trading 3 July

Date 01/07/2006

In this issue: iSEC, a new equity market for small and mid cap companies opens for trading 3 July Hampidjan Admitted to Trading on iSEC New regulations on the preparation and publication of prospectuses.