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New York Mercantile Exchange To Expand Listed Months For Natural Gas Calendar Spread Options

Date 01/05/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will list an option on the October 2007 / January 2008 intermonth spread for natural gas calendar spread options contracts, beginning tomorrow.
New KCBT Volume Records Set For April - KCBT Volume Nearly 58 Percent Ahead For Year

Date 01/05/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade year-to-date volume is running 57.8 percent ahead of last year following active trading in April that brought new April records for the wheat futures contract, the wheat options contract and the exchange as a whole.
Millicom International Cellular S.A. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning May 8, 2006

Date 01/05/2006

Millicom International Cellular S.A. (NASDAQ:MICC) of Luxembourg, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (NASDAQ:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (NASDAQ:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index (NASDAQ: NDXT) prior to market open on Monday, May 8, 2006. Millicom will replace Pixar (NASDAQ:PIXR). Millicom will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM (NASDAQ:QQQQ).
IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank Enters Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 01/05/2006

IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank, part of the Groupe Caisse d’Epargne of France, received DFSA license to operate out of the Dubai International Financial Centre as an authorised firm. A leading player on the capital markets, IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank holds a banking license under French law and offers a combination of optimal security and excellent ratings.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For April 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.4 Million Contracts, Up 35% from April 2005

Date 01/05/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for April 2006 increased 35.2% to 2.4 million contracts as compared to 1.8 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 22.3% to 45.2 million contracts from 37.0 million contracts in the same year-ago period.

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 01/05/2006

The FEAS April Newsletter, the monthly bulletin, bringing you general secretariat news, Member statistics on stock, bond and other volume comparisons on a monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap, currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been put on the FEAS website. To view click here.
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire

Date 01/05/2006

Click here to download Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange's Xchange Newswire for May 1, 2006.
CME Reports April 2006 Average Daily Volume Of 5.3 Million Contracts, Up 10 Percent From Year-Ago Period

Date 01/05/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today said average daily volume in April was 5.3 million contracts, up 10 percent from April 2005, when uncertainty in the credit markets resulted in strong trading in CME interest rate and equity products. Total monthly volume in April 2006 exceeded 101 million contracts. In April, total options reached a record 1.4 million contracts per day, up 44 percent compared with April 2005. Electronic options trading averaged 109,000 contra
CME Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Lean Hog Contract - Marketplace Beneficiary Of CME Innovations In Delivery And Electronic Access

Date 01/05/2006

CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its lean hog futures contract this month. An important indicator of grocery store prices for items such as pork chops, ribs and pork loin, annual contract volume has grown from just over 8,000 contracts since its launch in 1966 to more than two million contracts in 2005.
CBOT Average Daily Volume Up 4 Percent Over April 2005 - Exchange Experiences Volume Increase In Agricultural Futures - Metals Complex Continues To Build Market Share

Date 01/05/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that average daily volume (ADV) for April 2006 was 3,024,637 contracts, a 4 percent increase over the same period in 2005 and an 8 percent increase year-to-date compared with last year. Total volume for April 2006 was 57,468,098 contracts.