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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning December 12, 2006

Date 05/12/2006

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEOS) of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index(r) (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on December 12, 2006. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. will replace Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT). American Eagle Outfitters, Inc will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock(sm) (Nasdaq:QQQQ).
NYMEX To Change Margins For Financially Settled Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 05/12/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its financially settled electricity futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort®, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
BOX’s Price Improvement Monthly Savings To Investors - Surpass $6M For First Time, Launches 42 New Classes

Date 05/12/2006

In the month of November, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.23 per contract. An average of 90,649 contracts per day received price improvement during the month. This represented savings to investors of $6.1 million, or $292,398 per day, making November the best month on record for both daily and monthly PIP savings. To date, BOX has saved investors over $95 million.
NYMEX Technology Team Wins Top Honors From AFTA

Date 05/12/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that its information technology department was named "Best IT Team" at the American Financial Technology Awards 2006 at a ceremony held in New York City on December 4.
The NYSE Composite Index® Sets New Closing High

Date 05/12/2006

The NYSE Composite Index® (NYA) closed today at a new high of 9065.63. The previous closing high for the NYA was 9018.76 on Dec. 4.

CBOE's VIX Options Wins Award For Most Innovative Index Derivative Product - Third Award In Three Years At The Super Bowl Of Indexing Conference

Date 05/12/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that options on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was named the Most Innovative Index Derivative Product at the Super Bowl of Indexing Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
CBOT Implements Electronic Vault Delivery Enhancements To Metals Complex

Date 05/12/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today it has successfully implemented a Electronic Vault Delivery Receipt system (EVDRS) for its Precious Metals complex. Last week, the CBOT transferred over 2,800 delivery receipts across all of its CBOT Metals contracts. The CBOT introduced the system on November 20, 2006.
FTSE Index Selected As Basis For New Fixed Income BGI ETF

Date 05/12/2006

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award-winning index provider, announced today that it has licensed BGI to use a series of FTSE indices as a basis of a new ETF - the first UK Government bond ETF available to UK investors.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes - Changes Are The Result Of The Regular Annual Review

Date 05/12/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of its Select Dividend Indexes for Asia, Asia/Pacific, Australia, Canada, EPAC (Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada), Japan, and U.S. The changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, December 18, 2006.
ICE Announces Successful Launch Of ICE eConfirm Broker Matching Service - ICE Announces Successful Launch Of ICE eConfirm Broker Matching Service

Date 05/12/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced the successful launch of its ICE eConfirm Broker Matching Service for over-the-counter transactions. Designed to facilitate fast and accurate post-trade confirmation, ICE eConfirm’s electronic trade confirmation platform has now extended its reach to the interdealer broker community. IVG Energy, a leading energy broker, was the first firm to utilize the service, which launched in November.