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Eurex Lists Two New French Equity Options - New Options On French Equities Pernod-Ricard And Publicis Tradeable From April 3

Date 03/04/2006

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, listed two new options on French equities Pernod-Ricard and Publicis on April 3. This move brings the total number of equity options on French blue-chip companies offered by Eurex to 38. Contracts for the new product comprise 100 shares, and have a maximum maturity of 60 months.
Equity Trading Volume In The First Quarter Exceeded That Posted In The Same Period Last Year By 33%, Posting The Highest Quarterly Trading Volume Ever On The Spanish Stock Market - Derivatives Trading Volume Hit A Record High In March, With 8.8 Million Co

Date 03/04/2006

In March, equity Trading volume on the SIBE platform came in at € 88.52 bn, 42% up on the same month last year.
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange “Xchange Newswire” For 3rd April, 2006

Date 03/04/2006

The “Xchange Newswire” is a weekly publication by the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange. It gives a roundup of major events, news and views concerning commodities market and world economy.
Deutsche Börse: Equities Turnover In March 70 Percent Up Year-On-Year - €417 Billion In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In March - Record Trades On Xetra

Date 03/04/2006

Trading volume on all German stock exchanges rose significantly in March 2006. Order book statistics, which are based on single counting of all transactions in the order book of Xetra and broker-supported trading on the floor, show that the German stock exchanges generated an equities turnover of €164,9 billion in March – some 70 percent more year-on-year (March 2005: €96.8 billion). German equities accounted for €154.4 billion of this total, with foreign equities comprising €10.5 billion. In th
DBS, The Largest Bank In Singapore, Receives Licence To Operate At The DIFC

Date 03/04/2006

DBS Bank, the largest bank in Singapore and fifth largest banking group in Hong Kong, announced today that it received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to open its first branch in the Middle East at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). It is among the first few Asia-based banks, and the first Singapore-based bank to receive a banking licence in Dubai.

CME Enters Into New Employment Agreement With CEO Craig S. Donohue

Date 03/04/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), has entered into a new employment agreement that provides for the continuation of CEO Craig S. Donohue's employment for three additional years.
CBOT Corn Futures Contract Sets Volume Record - Friday’s Daily Volume Bests Previous Record By More Than 17,000 Contracts

Date 03/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that its Corn futures contracts achieved a new record on Friday, March 31. The Exchange’s Corn futures trading volume was 331,455 contracts, eclipsing the previous record of 314,154 set on February 25, 2005.
CBOT Achieves Best Quarterly Volume Ever, Setting Records For Average Daily Volume And Total Volume; March Volume Sets Monthly Record – More Than 70 Million Contracts Traded - Exchange Reaches Quarterly Electronic Average Daily Volume Record

Date 03/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that volume during the first quarter of 2006 averaged a record 3,107,525 contracts per day, up 10 percent from the same period last year. Total volume across the Exchange reached a record of 192,666,573 contracts for the quarter. Average daily volume (ADV) on the Exchange’s e-cbot electronic trading platform also climbed to a record 2,132,195 contracts, a 20 percent increase over the first quart
CBOE And CFE Will Be Closed On Friday, April 14

Date 03/04/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Good Friday:
AIM Admissions Pause For Breath But Fundraising Levels More Than Treble - Says Grant Thornton Corporate Finance

Date 03/04/2006

Despite a small slowdown in the number companies seeking admission to AIM during the first three months of 2006*, the market has delivered significantly higher levels of funds raised at admission compared to the corresponding period last year, according to new research by Grant Thornton Corporate Finance.