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CBOT Soybean Futures Set Daily Volume Record - Surpasses 200,000 Contracts - Exchange Also Sets Volume Record For Soybean Oil Futures

Date 03/07/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that its Soybean futures contract set a record on Friday, June 30, 2006, as volume climbed to 200,787 contracts at the close of trading. The new record exceeded the previous record of 193,534 contracts, set on April 28, 2006.
CBOT Sets Quarterly Record For Volume As Total Increases By 13 Percent Over Q2 2005 - Exchange Averages A Record 3.3 Million Contracts Traded Per Day In The Second Quarter

Date 03/07/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that volume during the second quarter of 2006 reached a record 208,019,646 contracts, an increase of 13 percent over the second quarter of 2005. Volume for the second quarter averaged a record 3,301,899 contracts per day, up 14 percent from the same period last year. Average daily volume (ADV) on the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform also set a record during the second quarter with
CBOE Trading Volume Rises 71% In June - 338.4 Million Contracts Traded Through First Half Of 2006 Is 56% Ahead Of 2005's Record Pace, Index And ETF Volume Soars 109% During June

Date 03/07/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that trading volume for the month of June totaled 62.9 million contracts, an increase of 71% over the 36.9 million contracts traded in June 2005. Through the first half of 2006, CBOE's year-to-date trading volume of 338.4 million contracts is 56% ahead of 2005's record setting pace of 216.6 million contracts.
British Energy Group Plc replaces BAA In The S&P European Indices

Date 03/07/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Wednesday 5th July 2006: British Energy Group Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B04QKW5, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55101010) will replace BAA (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0067340, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20305010) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices. BAA is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom i
Baltic Bulletins Published

Date 03/07/2006

Baltic stock exchanges in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius publish Baltic Monthly Statistical bulletins on-line. The bulletins include main statistics of the Baltic securities market. The bulletins is available at www.omxgroup.com/balticmarket/bulletins and appear every first working day of the month.

Aabar Sukuk Limited Lists $460 Million Sukuk On DIFX

Date 03/07/2006

Aabar Sukuk Limited on June 30 listed a $460 million Sukuk al-Mudarabah (the “Sukuk”) on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). Aabar Sukuk Limited was created by Aabar Petroleum Investment Company PJSC (“Aabar”), which will use the capital raised for ongoing development of its business.
ICEX News & Views Volume 6, Issue 15: iSEC, A New Equity Market Opens For Trading 3 July

Date 01/07/2006

In this issue: iSEC, a new equity market for small and mid cap companies opens for trading 3 July Hampidjan Admitted to Trading on iSEC New regulations on the preparation and publication of prospectuses.
XMTCH (Lux) On MSCI Emerging Markets – The New Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 30/06/2006

A new product has been listed in the Exchange Traded Funds segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange, taking the total to 51 ETFs. The new fund is XMTCH (Lux) on MSCI Emerging Markets of Credit Suisse on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The trading currency is USD.
Wiener Börse And Banja Luka Stock Exchange Sign Cooperation Agreement

Date 30/06/2006

Only one day after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Montenegro Stock Exchange, the management board members of Wiener Börse, Michael Buhl and Heinrich Schaller, signed a cooperation agreement with the Banja Luka Stock Exchange. The Banja Luka Stock Exchange is already the seventh exchange from Southeast Europe after Bucharest, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sofia, Sarajevo and Montenegro to sign an agreement with Wiener Börse.
UK's PLUS Adds New Market Participants And Extends Reach - Stock Coverage Extending Into The FTSE 250 Following Early Success - Bloomberg Carrying PLUS Data - New Market Maker And Brokers Joining The Service

Date 30/06/2006

PLUS Markets Group plc today extends its stock coverage to include 50 of the constituents of the FTSE 250, in response to customer demand. This brings the total number of securities traded on PLUS to over 800, comprising over 670 small and mid-caps quoted elsewhere in London and some 160 companies quoted on its own primary market (currently known as Ofex, soon to be known as PLUS).