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American Stock Exchange Selects Lava - Will Power Private Linkage Services For Amex AEMI Trading Platform

Date 01/11/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today announced that it has selected Lava Trading, the innovative technology firm that develops high-performance trading solutions for the financial services industry, to provide private linkage services for sending directed orders to other market centers publishing protected quotations pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation NMS. The linkage service will be rolled out with the Amex's state-of-the-art Auction and Electronic Market I
CBOT October Average Daily Volume Up 29 Percent Over October 2005

Date 01/11/2006

Record Ag Complex Volume Leads to 130 Percent ADV Increase Over October 2005 Gold Market Share Nears 60 Percent; Metals Continue Open Interest Growth ADV in CBOT Financial Complex Up 15 Percent Compared With October 2005 Total Exchange Electronic ADV Up 29 Percent Over October 2005
CME Reports October 2006 Volume Averaged 5.3 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 18 Percent From Year-Ago Period - Electronic Volume During October Reached 74 Percent Of Total Exchange Volume

Date 01/11/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced October volume averaged 5.3 million contracts per day, up 18 percent from October 2005. Total monthly volume in October 2006 was 116 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 17 percent from October 2005 to 3.9 million contracts per day, representing 74 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.1 million contracts per day, up 44 percent month over
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For October 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.6 Million Contracts, Up 10.0% From October 2005

Date 01/11/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for October 2006 increased 10.0% to 2.6 million contracts as compared to 2.3 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 15.3% to 56.3 million contracts from 48.8 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
CME To Offer Electronic Options Trading On Livestock Futures

Date 01/11/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced the launch of electronic trading of options on CME Live Cattle and Lean Hog futures beginning December 4. The new functionality will provide a direct trading opportunity for traders who specialize in trading price volatility and for hedgers who are interested in purchasing price protection.

London Stock Exchange: Larger Size Market Maker Scheme To Boost Quality Of Small Cap Trading

Date 01/11/2006

The London Stock Exchange today introduced a Larger Size Market Maker scheme designed to encourage liquidity at greater sizes and tighter spreads in both order and quote driven trading. The scheme, which builds on and formalises Market Maker incentives that currently exist on SETSmm, will apply to trading in all equity shares outside of the FTSE350 whether traded on the order book or via a market maker.
The Spanish Exchange Trades 142 New Warrants Issued By Banco Santander Central Hispano - The Number Of Warrants Listed So Far This Year Hit A Record High With 3,083 Issues

Date 01/11/2006

The Spanish Exchange today began to trade 142 new warrants issued by Banco Santander Central Hispano. The incorporation of these issues brings the total figure of warrants listed so far this year to a record high of 3,083.
Strong First Month For OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 01/11/2006

October was the first month after launching OMX Nordic Exchange on October 2. Growth continued to be very strong and the total share trading reached an average daily turnover of EUR 4.6 billion, an increase of 17% from the previous month. The average number of trades per day increased by 19% to 135,000. Turnover velocity reached 141%, compared to 126% in September.
Oslo Børs - Monthly Statistics For Equities 2006

Date 01/11/2006

Indices, turnover per sector, winners and losers, key figures per instrument, shareholder structure, new issues and new listings last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.
SGX AsiaClear® Gains Over 50 Counterparty Accounts And Exceeds US$140 Million In OTC Oil And Freight Derivatives

Date 01/11/2006

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that SGX AsiaClear® has secured over 50 counterparty accounts on its OTC trading and clearing network within 6 months of its launch in May 06. It also exceeded US$140 million in value of OTC Oil and Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) cleared since launch.