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KCBT March Volume And Open Interest - Open Interest Posts Gains In Wheat Contracts

Date 02/04/2007

During the month of March, the Kansas City Board of Trade saw an increase in open interest for the hard red winter wheat futures contract and for the wheat options contract.
Crop Year-To-Date Volume On Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Up 20.4%

Date 02/04/2007

Total volume of trade on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE") for the crop year-to-date (since August 1, 2006) was 2,055,602 contracts at the end of March 2007. This is an increase of 20.4% from the crop year-to-date volume level recorded a year ago.
Dow Jones Indexes And Dubai Financial Market To Launch Shari’ah-Compliant Islamic Index For Dubai

Date 02/04/2007

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and the Dubai Financial Market, UAE’s premier stock exchange, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones DFM Index and Dow Jones DFM Titans 10 Index. The new indexes are part of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index series, and follow the methodology of the Shari’ah compliant index family.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For March 2007 - Record Monthly And Quarterly Average Daily Volume Of 2.8 Million Contracts

Date 02/04/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for March 2007 increased 32.4% to a record 2.8 million contracts as compared to 2.1 million contracts during the same period in 2006. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 26.7% to 62.3 million contracts from 49.2 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
CME Sets Monthly And Quarterly Volume Records In Every Product Line, Exchange Reports - March 2007 Volume Averaged A Record 7.7 Million Contracts per Day, Up 45 Percent - First-Quarter 2007 Volume Averaged A Record 6.5 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 30 Per

Date 02/04/2007

CME, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced March volume averaged a record 7.7 million contracts per day, up 45 percent from March 2006. Total monthly volume was 170 million contracts. Volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 59 percent from March 2006 to average a record 5.8 million contracts per day, representing 76 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.5 million contracts per day, up 31 percent from March 2006. E

MICEX Derivatives Market Trading Statistics For March 2007

Date 02/04/2007

The following are the trading statistics for March’07 in the MICEX Derivatives Market:
Strong First Quarter For OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 02/04/2007

Share trading value for the first quarter 2007 increased by 21% compared to the same period 2006. For the first quarter 2007, the number of trades in share trading increased by 50%.
CBOT Sets Records For Quarterly Average Daily Volume, Total Quarterly Exchange Volume And Total Monthly Volume - First Quarter ADV Increased 24 Percent Over First Quarter 2006 - March ADV Up 30 Percent Compared With Same Month In 2006, The Eleventh Consec

Date 02/04/2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that average daily volume (ADV) for the first quarter of 2007 reached a record 3,865,771 contracts, an increase of 24 percent compared with the first quarter of 2006. Total volume for the first quarter was a record 239,677,821 contracts, up 24 percent over the same period last year and 18 percent over the previous quarterly volume record, set in the fourth quarter o
ISE Announces Chairman And CEO Succession Plan

Date 02/04/2007

International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ISE) today announced that David Krell, ISE's President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire on January 1, 2008. Upon his retirement, Mr. Krell will remain on ISE's Board of Directors, and the Board intends to elect Mr. Krell as its Chairman, pending required approvals. Gary Katz, ISE's Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Mr. Krell as President and Chief Executive Officer at that time. Mr. Katz will also join ISE's Board of D
Financial Services: New Expert Group To Advise European Commission On Open-Ended Real Estate Funds

Date 02/04/2007

The European Commission has decided to establish an expert group on open-ended real estate funds, which provide consumers with access to professionally managed investments in commercial and other types of property. The group will advise the Commission on how to improve the European market for these funds and on whether EU-level action in this area would deliver benefits for industry and investors. It will also explore cost-effective ways to achieve those