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CME Announces Presidents' Day Holiday Trading Hours

Date 01/02/2006

CME has announced the following trading schedule for the Presidents’ Day holiday (all times are Central time):
CME And Merrill Lynch Launch Second Round Of LMC TRAKRS

Date 01/02/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, announced today the successful launch of the second round of the LMC TRAKRS(R) product, the ninth in a series of non-traditional futures products developed jointly with Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER).
CESR Publishes The Responses Received To Its Consultation On CESR’s Guidelines For Supervisors Regarding The Notification Procedure According To Section VIII Of The UCITS Directive

Date 01/02/2006

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CBOT Fed Funds January Settlement

Date 01/02/2006

The CBOT 30-Day Fed Funds futures contract for January 2006 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 95-715, implying an average daily effective federal funds rate of 4.285 percent during the delivery month.
CBOT Expands Precious Metals Complex And Launches 100 Ounce Gold Futures Options - Three Firms Sign On As Electronic Market Makers

Date 01/02/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today it will expand its Precious Metals Complex by launching a CBOT 100 Ounce Gold Futures options contract to trade exclusively on the Exchange’s premier electronic platform, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®.

CBOT Average Daily Volume Jumps 22 Percent In January Over Last Year - Exchange Electronic Average Daily Volume Grows 34 Percent

Date 01/02/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that January’s average daily volume (ADV) for the Exchange is off to a strong start in 2006, outpacing January 2005 by 22 percent and climbing to 2,757,081 contracts. The CBOT also reported strong ADV growth in electronic volume. The Exchange’s electronic ADV grew 34 percent over January 2005 to 1,933,642 contracts. The CBOT’s electronic volume represented 70 percent of total Exchange volume for January.
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Sets New Records In January - VIX Futures Reach All-Time Highs In Volume And Open Interest

Date 01/02/2006

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that several trading records were established in January, including new all-time highs in monthly volume and open interest in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
BOVESPA Announces The Creation Of A Listing Committee

Date 01/02/2006

Following the launching of BOVESPA MAIS – a new listing segment for companies that need a gradual access to the capital market announced in May 2005, BOVESPA’s Board of Directors approved the creation of a Listing Committee aiming at pre analyzing the application of companies joining the BOVESPA MAIS and those planning to enter Novo Mercado, Nível 2 or Nível 1 with public offerings of shares whose estimated values are lower than BRL 150 million.
Boston Options Exchange Contract Volume And Price Improvement Auction Set New Records In January 2006

Date 01/02/2006

The Boston Options Exchange set new records for both trading volume and price improvement during the first month of 2006.
436 Billion Euros In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In January

Date 01/02/2006

Based on the total turnover statistics, a total volume of €436.2 billion was traded on all German stock exchanges in January 2006 – a rise of 47 percent year-on-year (January 2005: €297.0 billion). This total included €389.4 billion in equities, warrants and exchange traded funds, as well as €46.8 billion in fixed-income securities.