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July 2006 - Euronext Key Indicators: 15.1 Million Cash Transactions Completed In July, Up 44.5% Year-To-Date - Busiest July Ever - 18 IPOs On Euronext’s Markets In July 2006, 80 Since The Beginning Of The Year - Euronext.liffe Up 24% Year-To-Date

Date 01/08/2006

Cash products 15.1 million transactions have been completed on Euronext’s cash markets in July 2006, up 5.1% on July 2005, making this month the busiest July ever. In total, 131 million cash transactions have been registered since the beginning of the year – a record level at this time of the year, up 44.5% compared to the same period in 2005. This represents a daily average of 888,000. Shares 14.4 million transactions were completed in shares
Japan's Financial Services Agency: Towards The International Convergence Of Accounting Standards

Date 01/08/2006

The Business Accounting Council -advisory panel of experts to the Financial Services Agency(FSA)- announced yesterday a report entitled ''Towards the International Convergence of Accounting Standards (Tentative Translation)''.
Japan's Financial Services Agency Newsletter July 2006

Date 01/08/2006

Click here to download Japan's Financial Services Agency mewsletter for July 2006.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For July 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.3 Million Contracts, Up 32.5% From July 2005

Date 01/08/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for July 2006 increased 32.5% to 2.3 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 32.5% to 45.9 million contracts from 34.6 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
IntercontinentalExchange Exchange-wide Open Interest Hits New High July 30

Date 01/08/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that ICE Futures, its regulated futures subsidiary, set a new daily volume record in the benchmark ICE Brent Crude futures contract. On July 31, volume in ICE Brent Crude futures reached 241,114 contracts, surpassing the March 9, 2006 record of 232,995 contracts by 3.5%. On July 31, open interest stood at a record 488,736 contracts.

Eurex Trading Volume Up 16 Percent In July - 107 Million Contracts Traded On Eurex In July - Total Volume In 2006 To Date Reaches 931 Million Contracts, Up 27 Percent Year On Year

Date 01/08/2006

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, traded and cleared 107 million contracts in July, a 16 percent rise year-on-year (July 2005: 92 million contracts). Approximately 931 million contracts were traded in the first seven months of 2006, an increase of approximately 27 percent on the same period in 2005. Average daily trading volume at Eurex currently stands at 6.3 million contracts.
Equities Turnover In July Up Five Percent Year-On-Year - €329 Billion In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In July - More Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/08/2006

Equities turnover on all German stock exchanges rose in July 2006 compared with the previous year. 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 €117.2 billion in July – an increase of five percent year-on-year (July 2005: €111.7 billion). German equities accounted for €110.6 billion of this total, with foreign equities compr
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Plans Gasoline Futures Contract For Trade On Gold & Commodities Exchange

Date 01/08/2006

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced that it is in the exploratory stages of developing a gasoline contract, to be traded on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) in 2007.
CME Reports July 2006 Volume Averaged 5.2 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 41 Percent From Year-Ago Period - CME Electronic Options Represented 11 Percent Of Total Options Volume, The Highest Monthly Percentage To Date - Total CME E-Mini Options Volume Avera

Date 01/08/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced July volume averaged 5.2 million contracts per day, up 41 percent from July 2005. Total monthly volume in July 2006 was 104 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 47 percent from July 2005 to 3.7 million contracts per day, representing 72 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.2 million contracts per day, up 46 percent month over month. Elec
CBOT Successfully Launches Electronic Trading Of Agricultural Futures During Daytime Hours - New State-Of-The-Art Technology Supports A Single Pool Of Liquidity

Date 01/08/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today successfully launched its Agricultural futures contracts on the e-cbot® electronic trading platform side-by-side its open-auction platform during daytime trading hours. Providing greater access to the CBOT’s benchmark Agricultural markets, the expanded electronic trading schedule also creates increased trading opportunities for new and existing CBOT customers w