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Chairman And CEO, American Stock Exchange, Neal Wolkoff, Keynote Address On Intellectual Property Ay Ocean Tomo Gala

Date 27/10/2006

Click here to download the Chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange, Neal Wolkoff, keynote address on intellectual property at the Ocean Tomo gala.

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

Date 27/10/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, October 27, 2006: BioSyntech, Inc. (TSXVN:BSY) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the same ticker symbol.

CBOE Announces 2006 Third Quarter Earnings - Net Income Up 175%, Total Revenues Up

Date 27/10/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that pre-tax income for the quarter ending September 30, 2006 was $16.3 million, nearly triple the $5.5 million pre-tax income achieved during the third quarter of 2005. CBOE recorded third quarter after-tax profit of $9.1 million compared to after-tax profit of $3.3 million during the same quarter last year.

CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Thursday, October 26

Date 27/10/2006

Corn Options Open Interest Record New Record: 1,469,246 Date: October 26, 2006 Old Record: 1,456,635 Date: October 25, 2006 Wheat Options Open Interest Record New Record: 317,258 Date: October 26, 2006 Old Record: 314,302 Date: October 25, 2006 100 Oz Gold Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 46,121 Date: October 26, 2006 Old Record: 43,969 Date: October 24, 2006

Osaka Securities Exchange First Half Results Of Fiscal Year 2006

Date 27/10/2006

Brief summary of Financial Statements Financial Statements Financial Results Briefing slides (Apr. 26, 2006)

TOCOM Silver And Aluminum Contract Unit Modifications Now Into Effect

Date 27/10/2006

Today, new contract months were generated under the modified rules in the Silver and Aluminum markets. In addition to our news release dated 11 October 2006, the basic amounts of Initial Clearing Margin for Silver and Aluminum have been revised as shown below:   Silver

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limits And Margins For November 2006

Date 27/10/2006

Margins and price limits to be applied for the trades in November 2006 are as follows: (Unit: JPY) Commodity Contract Month Initial*1 Spot Month*2

Euronext Appoints Independent Expert

Date 27/10/2006

In accordance with the new regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers effective as of 28th September 2006 and applying to public offers, Euronext N.V. ("Euronext") has appointed Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin to act as independent expert with respect to the proposed merger of Euronext with the New York Stock Exchange Group Inc ("NYSE").

NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Sets Daily Volume Record On CME Globex®

Date 27/10/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it set a daily volume record for natural gas futures contracts traded on the CME Globex electronic trading platform on Wednesday.

New Listing On Euronext: Porthus N.V.

Date 27/10/2006

Today, Porthus N.V. was the 4th company to be listed on Alternext in Brussels.