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BOX Tops $100 Million In Savings - BOX’s Innovative Price Improvement Brings Substantive Savings To Investors

Date 03/01/2007

The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) announced today that it has surpassed $100 million in savings to investors. The significant value that BOX brings to the market, and ultimately the public investor, is evident in its price improvement period (PIP), BOX’s auction that guarantees customers a price better than the prevailing best price at the six options exchanges.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas Swing, Basis Swap Futures Contracts

Date 03/01/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will change margins for its natural gas swing swap and basis swap futures contracts, at the close of business tomorrow.
CBOE 2006 Volume Increases 44% To 674.7 Million Contracts - Average Daily Volume Of 2.7 Million Contracts Is New All-Time High, Numerous Volume Records Toppled During Busiest Year In CBOE History

Date 03/01/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that 2006 was the busiest year in CBOE's 33-year history as trading volume totaled 674.7 million contracts, an increase of 44% over 2005's volume of 468.2 million contracts. Average daily volume for the year reached a new all-time high of 2.7 million contracts, up 45% over 2005's average daily volume of 1.9 million contracts.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Announces Date Of Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2006 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 03/01/2007

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2006 before the financial markets open on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).
FIA Statement On The Passing Away Of NYBOT President And CEO Harry Falk

Date 03/01/2007

The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement from FIA President John Damgard expressing his sadness at the news that Harry Falk, the president and chief executive officer of the New York Board of Trade, passed away this morning.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Ends 2006 With Record Numbers

Date 03/01/2007

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) ended 2006 with record annual volume and a record membership sale. Calendar year 2006 volume exceeded the previous year by 16.4 percent closing the year with total volume of 1,655,034 futures and options contracts traded.
KCBT Sets New Wheat And Annual Volume Records - Kansas City Board Of Trade Sets New Exchange, Wheat Futures Volume Records In 2006

Date 03/01/2007

The Kansas City Board of Trade set new annual volume records for the exchange as a whole and for the wheat futures contract in 2006. Total exchange volume for 2006 amounted to 5,287,190 contracts, breaking the previous record of 3,953,536 contracts set last year by 33.7 percent.
NYMEX To List Soft Futures Contracts On CME Globex®

Date 03/01/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will offer its financially settled soft commodity futures contracts on the CME Globex electronic trading platform, beginning on January 7 for trade date January 8.
NYBOT Mourns The Passing Of President And CEO Harry Falk

Date 03/01/2007

It is with deep regret that the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announces the passing of its President and CEO, C. Harry Falk, who died this morning at the age of 66. The loss will be mourned by his many friends and colleagues at the Exchange and throughout the futures industry.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Heating Oil, RBOB Gasoline And Related Futures Contracts

Date 03/01/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for the heating oil, New York Harbor heating oil calendar swap, heating oil financial, and NYMEX miNYTM heating oil futures contracts and the RBOB gasoline, RBOB calendar swap, RBOB gasoline financial, and NYMEX miNY RBOB gasoline futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.