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KCBT Tops All Previous Volume Records - Kansas City Board Of Trade Volume Tops 500,000 In Single Month For First Time

Date 01/03/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade set several new volume records in February, which was the largest month ever in the history of the exchange. A total of 547,690 contracts were traded, the first time ever that the KCBT traded more than 500,000 contracts in a calendar month. The previous monthly trading volume record was set in November of last year at 472,244 contracts and was exceeded by 16 percent.

Japan's Financial Services Agency Newsletter February 2006

Date 01/03/2006

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ISE Reports Monthly Volume For February 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.4 Million Contracts, Up 38% From February 2005

Date 01/03/2006

The International Securities Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for February 2006 increased 37.9% to 2.4 million contracts as compared to 1.7 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 37.9% to 44.8 million contracts from 32.5 million contracts in the same year-ago period.

FTSE UK Series Index Reviews – March 2006

Date 01/03/2006

FTSE Group, the global index provider, will announce the regular quarterly changes to the FTSE UK Index Series (including the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share indices) after UK market close, on Wednesday 8th March 2006.

February 2006 - Euronext Key Indicators - 17.9 Million Cash Transactions In February, Up 37.3% Year-To-Date - Busiest Year Start Ever - Euronext.Liffe Up 21% On February 2005 - Equity Products Up 41% Year-On-Year

Date 01/03/2006

Cash products 17.9 million transactions were completed on Euronext’s cash markets in February 2006, making it the second busiest month ever, just behind the record level of 18.5 million registered in January this year. In total, more than 36 million cash transactions were registered since the beginning of the year, up 37.3% on the same period in 2005, representing a record level at this time of the year and a daily average of 868.000. Shares 17.

Euronext BEL20 Index: New divisors

Date 01/03/2006

Following the announced modification of the BEL 20® Index (D’Ieteren replaced by Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille), the current divisors have to be replaced by the new divisors as published below from Thursday 2 March 2006 onwards:

Eurex Repo Makes New Inflation-Linked German Bund Available For Trading - Repo Trading In The Innovative Bond Starts On Eurex Repo At The Time Of Issue - Bond Also Tradable On The Eurex Bonds Fixed-Income Trading Platform

Date 01/03/2006

The Eurex subsidiary Eurex Repo, one of the leading electronic repo market providers, announced on Tuesday that it will be making the new inflation-linked German Bund available for repo trading as soon as it is issued. The Federal Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday that it was to issue the first 10-year inflation-protected bond in the week commencing 6 March 2006. The bond will be traded on the Eurex Repo’s euro market, which Eurex Repo operates in addition to its Swiss franc repo market.

Deutsche Börse: 392 Billion Euros In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In February

Date 01/03/2006

Based on the total turnover statistics, a total volume of €391,7 billion was traded on all German stock exchanges in February 2006 – a rise of 32 percent year-on-year (February 2005: €297 billion). This total included €350.1 billion in equities, warrants and exchange traded funds, as well as €41.6 billion in fixed-income securities.

Component Change Made To Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index

Date 01/03/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index.

CME Reports Average Daily Volume Of 4.7 Million Contracts In February, A 26 Percent Increase From Year-Ago Period -- CME Globex(R) Average Daily Volume Of 3.2 Million Contracts Up 30 Percent - Record Open Interest Above 40 Million Positions - Total Option

Date 01/03/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced average daily volume in February was 4.7 million contracts, up 26 percent from the same period a year ago. Total monthly volume was more than 90 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 30 percent from the same period a year ago to 3.2 million contracts per day, representing 68 percent of total exchange trading. Overall total options reached a record 1.2 million co