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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 01/11/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today declared a fourth-quarter dividend of 63 cents per share, payable December 26, 2006, to shareholders of record as of December 8, 2006.
NYSE Group Completes Acquisition Of SIAC from Amex

Date 01/11/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced the closing of its $40 million agreement with the American Stock Exchange LLC (Amex®) for the NYSE to acquire the Amex’s one-third ownership stake in the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC) as announced on Oct. 25, 2006. NYSE Group now wholly owns SIAC, including Sector, Inc. and SFTI®.
CBOE'S October Volume Rises 28% To 63.3 Million - Average Daily Volume Of 2.9 Million Contracts, Total Monthly Volume In Equity Options Sets New CBOE Record

Date 01/11/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that October trading volume totaled 63.3 million contracts, up 28% over October 2005's volume of 49.6 million contracts. Average daily volume for the month of October was 2.9 million contracts, an increase of 22% over October 2005's average daily volume of 2.4 million contracts. Through the end of October, CBOE's year-to-date total volume is 561.9 million contracts, which is 46% ahead of the 384.6 million contracts traded through the en
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Tuesday October 31

Date 01/11/2006

Mini-Sized Corn Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 13,620Date: October 31, 2006 Old Record: 12,813 Date: October 17, 2006
CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Amendment To Regulation That Requires FCMs To Become Members Of A Registered Futures Association

Date 01/11/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved for publication in the Federal Register a proposed amendment to regulation 170.15(a), which requires persons registered as a futures commission merchant (FCM) to become and remain a member of a registered futures association (RFA).

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 01/11/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, November 1, 2006: PhotoChannel Networks Inc. (TSXVN:PNI) will consolidate its shares on a 1-for-10 basis. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol "PN" and the new CUSIP number 719316 20 0.
NYMEX Energy Futures Contracts Set Daily Volume Record On CME Globex®

Date 01/11/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it set daily volume records for total energy, crude oil, RBOB gasoline futures contracts traded on the CME Globex electronic trading platform yesterday.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

Date 01/11/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index.
Share Change For Fairfax (John) Holdings Limited In S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 01/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Monday, Nov. 6, 2006: Fairfax (John) Holdings Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6467074, GICS Code: 25401040), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,022,548,486. This change is the result of a dividend-reinvestment plan.
Eurex Trading Volume Up 9 Percent In October To 119 Million Contracts - Equity-Based Derivatives Again More Heavily Traded Than Fixed-Income Derivatives

Date 01/11/2006

A total of approximately 119 million derivative contracts were traded on Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, in October. This represents a nine percent increase on the previous year (October 2005: 109 million contracts). The total number of contracts traded on Eurex to date in 2006 is 1.29 billion contracts, an increase of approximately 23 percent on the same period in 2005. Average daily trading volume at Eurex currently stands at 6 million contracts.