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IPE'S Volumes Rise For 7th Consecutive Year

Date 12/01/2005

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe’s leading energy futures and options exchange, announced that Exchange volumes during 2004 rose 6.6% over 2003 to 35,540,758 million lots. This marks the seventh consecutive year on year volume increase for IPE.
Euronext.liffe Commodity Products Record-Breaking Performance - 2004 Highlights

Date 12/01/2005

Euronext.liffe’s Commodity Products set numerous volume and open interest records during 2004: Annual volume record of 8,007,318 contracts, breaking the previous record of 5,656,483 contracts set in 2003, an increase of 21% Commodity Products Daily volume record of 155,354 contracts on 4 November, breaking the previous record of 82,714 contracts set in November 2003 Commodity Products Monthly volume record of 872,405 contracts in November 2004, break
CME Agricultural Commodities Trade Busiest Day Ever - CME E-Mini™ S&P 500® Options Break The 100,000 Open Interest Mark

Date 12/01/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, realized its biggest trading day ever in its agricultural commodity markets, which traded nearly 100,000 contracts for the day. Year-to-date average daily volume (ADV) in CME’s commodity products is 59,000 contracts, up from an ADV of 39,000 in January 2004. Volume for all agricultural futures was a record 96,951 contracts, with open interest of 409,366 positions. CME Live Cattle futures had one of its strongest days ever with 57,965 futures contracts t
Citadel Derivatives Group, L.L.C. Becomes Equity Investor In Boston Options Exchange Group LLC

Date 12/01/2005

Citadel Derivatives Group, L.L.C., an affiliate of Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C., has signed an agreement to join the Boston Options Exchange Group LLC (BOX) as an equity partner, making it the seventh broker dealer to invest in BOX. Citadel will join, Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Interactive Brokers, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and UBS as a BOX shareholder. The remaining capital is held by two of the founding partners, the Boston Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange.
CBOE Creates Two New Indexes Based On The Dow Jones Industrial Average

Date 12/01/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it plans to publish two new benchmark indexes, under an agreement with Dow Jones Company, based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average: the CBOE Dow Jones Industrial Average BuyWrite Index (BXD) and the CBOE Dow Jones Industrial Average Volatility Index (VXD).Both will be based on prices of Options on the Dow (DJX), traded at CBOE.

CBOE And CFE Trading Schedule For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Date 12/01/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Friday, January 14: CBOE Interest Rate products close at 12:00 p.m. CST (Chicago Time). Regular trading hours for all other equity and index products at CBOE. Regular trading hours for all futures products at CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE).
Bursa Malaysia Securities Sector Update: Advance Synergy Capital Berhad

Date 12/01/2005

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) has decided to update the classification of sector for Advance Synergy Capital Berhad (ASCAP) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 17 January 2005.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Amendments To Listing Requirements : Employee Share Schemes And Public Spread Requirement

Date 12/01/2005

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) has made amendments to the Listing Requirements. The first category of amendments, referred to as Amendments in relation to ESOS relates to employee share schemes (ESOS) and affects both the Listing Requirements for the Main and Second Boards (LR) and the MESDAQ Market Listing Requirements (MMLR). The second category of amendments, referred to as Amendments in relation to Public Spread relates to public spread and only affects the LR of the Mai
Borsa Italiana Modifies Trading Ticks As From 31 January 2005

Date 12/01/2005

As from 31 January 2005, Borsa Italiana shall modify the trading ticks of equity instruments and stock futures listed on the IDEM.
Banc One Securities Corporation Fined $400,000 For Supervisory Failures Relating To Late Trading - NASD Also Cites Banc One For Inaccurate Recording Of Order Entry Times

Date 12/01/2005

NASD announced today that it has censured and fined Banc One Securities Corporation $400,000 for failing to implement adequate supervisory systems and written procedures designed to detect and prevent “late trading” of mutual funds, and for inaccurately recording the entry time for customer orders.