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Company Share Change In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 27/02/2007

S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following change in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading on Wednesday February 28, 2007. Luzhou Lao Jiao Co.,Ltd. (Exchange Ticker: SZ000568, GICS code: 30201020), a member of S&P/CITIC 300 Index, will increase its index shares from 351,914,543 to 375,024,517. This change is pursuant to a resumption of trading in 23,109,974 shares that are considered available float shares. As a result, the company’
CBOT Holdings, Inc. Announces Date Of Special Meetings To Vote On Proposed Merger And Related Matters

Date 27/02/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc. (“CBOT Holdings”) has announced that it will hold a special meeting on April 4, 2007, at which shareholders of CBOT Holdings will vote on the proposed merger with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. On the same day, the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (CBOT®) will hold a special meeting, at which its members will vote on merger related matters.
IWF Change For MAN AG In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/02/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 01 March 2007: MAN AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5563520, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20106020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices, IWF - Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.8494 to 0.701. The only major shareholder Volkswagen AG increased its stake in MAN AG to 29.9%.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For February 2007

Date 27/02/2007

The total NASDAQ short positions for the preceding 12 months and current month follow: Settlement DateTotal Short InterestNumber ofSecurities
Boston Stock Exchange Announces Plans To Demutualize - Planning & Execution Led The Way

Date 27/02/2007

The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) announced today that it will restructure by demutualizing. The process will convert the Boston Stock Exchange to a for-profit entity.

TSX Group Submission To Legislative Committee On Bill C-30

Date 27/02/2007

TSX Group today released the Submission to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-30. It has been posted on the corporation’s website, tsx.com.
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records for Monday, February 26

Date 27/02/2007

Daily: 5000 oz. Silver - Futures and Options Total Volume Record New Record: 15,197 Feb 26, 2007 Old Record: 14,900 Jan 5, 2007 Daily: 5000 oz. Silver - Futures and Options Electronic Volume Record New Record: 15,187 Feb 26, 2007 Old Record: 14,900 Jan 5, 2007 Daily: 5000 oz. Silver - Futures Total Volume Record New Record: 15,194 Feb 26, 2007 Old Reco
Corporate Governance: Member States Reluctant To Give A Greater Say To Shareholders In The Context Of Takeover Bids, Says European Commission Report

Date 27/02/2007

The European Commission has published a report on Member States' implementation into national law of the Directive on takeover bids (2004/25/EC). The Directive allows Member States to opt out of certain key provisions and to exempt companies from those provisions if the bidder is not subject to the same obligations. The Commission's report shows that in many cases Member States have made use of these options and exemptions. The report concludes that this
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Three New Options On Wednesday, February 28

Date 27/02/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade three new options on February 28, 2007. The first option was allocated to Market Street Securities: Clear Channel Communications (option/stock symbol: CCU) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of March, April, July and October
CBOT Full-Sized Silver Futures Set Volume Record As Daily Total Tops 15,000 Contracts

Date 27/02/2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that trading of its Full-sized (5,000 Oz.) Silver futures contracts set a record on February 26, 2007, as volume eclipsed more than 15,000 contracts for the first time. The new record, 15,197 contracts, surpassed the previous record of 14,900 contracts set on January 5, 2007.