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CME Expands Commodity Product Complex With Launch Of First Electronically Traded, Cash-Settled Butter Futures Contract - Modern Dairy Markets LLC To Serve As Market Maker

Date 18/08/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced that it will launch futures for a new dairy contract, CME Cash-Settled Butter(TM). The new contracts are scheduled to begin trading on Monday, September 19, 2005, and will be the exchange's first dairy futures contract to trade exclusively on the CME(R) Globex(R) electronic trading platform. To help ensure liquidity and a continuous, transparent and competitive market in this new contract, CME has selected Modern Dairy Markets LLC as a mark
Another New Seat Record At NYBOT

Date 18/08/2005

A full membership seat the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) today sold for $375,000, a new all-time high. The new record replaces the previous high of $360,000, set on August 3, 2005.
The Trading Volume On FORTS Reached Its Historic Maximum And Exceeded 4,5 Billion Rubles

Date 17/08/2005

According to the results of the trading session on August 16, 2005, total trading volume on FORTS reached its historic maximum and equaled 4,6 billion rubles (162 million dollars). The new record went beyond the previous one, which was set on August 3, 2005, by 34,5% (3 , 41 billion rubles).
Thai Listed Companies Record Nearly THB250 Bln. In H1/2005 Profits, Up 22%

Date 17/08/2005

Listed companies on the SET and mai announced a total of THB248.88 bln. (approx. USD6.07 bln.) worth of profits in H1/2005, accounting for an overall 22% year-on-year increase. The top 3 industry groups with the highest net profits are Resources, Financials, and Property & Construction. Meanwhile the Agro & Food Industry recorded the highest net profit growth at nearly 90%.
RTS Stock Exchange: The Trading Volume On The Classic Market Reached Its Maximum Value For The Past Year

Date 17/08/2005

By the end of the trading session on August 16, 2005, a new record in total trading volume for the past year was set on the Classic Market – 64,8 million dollars. The previous record in turnover per day on the Classic Market was set on April 22, 2004, and amounted to 72,8 million US dollars.

Presentation By HKEx Chief Executive Paul Chow At The Media/Analysts Briefing On HKEx's 2005 Interim Results

Date 17/08/2005

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Nymex Sets Two Records For Nymex Division Seat Sales

Date 17/08/2005

Two seats on the NYMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., sold today for record prices. The first sold for $2,600,000, topping the $2,500,000 sale on June 24. Later in the day, a second seat sold for $2,750,000.
Nymex Reduces Reporting Levels For Its Copper Futures Contracts

Date 17/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will reduce the copper futures spot month reporting levels to 25 contracts from 100 contracts, effective at the close of business on August 24.
Nymex Postpones Migration of NYMEX miNY Futures Contracts

Date 17/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will postpone the migration of the NYMEX miNYsm crude oil and natural gas contracts from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange® Globex® platform to NYMEX ClearPort® as previously scheduled for August 22. As a result, the October contract month of the NYMEX miNYsm crude oil and natural gas contracts will be listed for trading on the Globex® platform effective 6:00 PM (EST) today.
NYMEX Europe Limited Selects OMX For IT Infrastructure In London

Date 17/08/2005

NYMEX Europe Limited has signed a five-year agreement with OMX for IT infrastructure services for the open outcry futures exchange it plans to open in London. This agreement, which follows an earlier decision by NYMEX Europe to lease space in OMX’s London office, includes hosting its European IT infrastructure as well as desktop and network support for its trading floor.