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OMX Exchanges Monthly Statistics February 2005

Date 01/03/2005

Share trading The average value of share trading per business day amounted to EUR 2,649 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 2,188 million). The average number of trades per business day was 71,791 (during the past 12-month period: 57,647). Vilnius Stock Exchange had an all time high record in number of trades in the order book on February 22, amounting to 1,121. (Earlier record January 5, 2005: 991 trades). The turnover velocity was 136%. Derivative trading
NZX February 2005 Operating Metrics

Date 01/03/2005

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) today released its February 2005 operating metrics. NZX releases operating metrics each month, and beginning today, monthly operating metrics will be released on the first Tuesday of each month prior to the start of trading at 10:00am.
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,500,000

Date 01/03/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, March 1, 2005, for $1,500,000, up $25,000 from the previous regular seat sale March 1, 2005.
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,475,000

Date 01/03/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, March 1, 2005, for $1,475,000, up $275,000 from the previous regular seat sale Jan. 24, 2005.
Nymex To Add Trading Months For Crude Oil Calendar Spread Options

Date 01/03/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will list an additional calendar spread options contract based on the August 2005 to October 2005 differential of the light, sweet crude oil futures contract beginning tomorrow morning.

New Actively Managed Fund Launched In The Xetra Funds Segment - Xavex SICAV CROCI US Now Tradable Via Deutsche Börse - Xetra Active Funds Segment Continues To Grow

Date 01/03/2005

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its Xetra Active Funds segment for exchange-traded funds. The actively managed Xavex SICAV CROCI US (ISIN: LU0194165691) has been available for trading since Tuesday. The Fund is issued by Xavex SICAV, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank. This pushes the number of Xavex funds listed in the Xetra Active Funds segment to ten, and the total number of actively managed funds in this segment to 24
NASDAQ Appoints Lawrence Pan As China Chief Representative

Date 01/03/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ®”; NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced the appointment of Lawrence Pan as its China Chief Representative. The appointment further strengthens NASDAQ’s support for clients in China as well as its overall presence in the Asia Pacific region.
MICEX Launches Trades In Futures On The Exchange Rate Of The Euro To The US Dollar

Date 01/03/2005

Under the MICEX program to develop the exchange market of the euro, the MICEX has launched trades in futures on the exchange rate of the euro to the US dollar in its Derivatives Market (Standard Contracts) Section. According to the MICEX CEO Alexander Potemkin, banks –participants in trades on the MICEX – are expected to buy contracts on the exchange rate of the euro for clients interested in hedging their currency risks, which arise when trading with countries comprising the euro zone. By
Kansas City Board Of Trade Wheat Futures Volume Shatters All Previous Monthly Records

Date 01/03/2005

Trading in the Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures contract during the month of February was extremely active, resulting in a new all-time single-month record for that contract. The total for February was 345,923 contracts, an increase of 6.4 percent over the previous record of 325,246 contracts that was set in November 2004.
Instinet Group To Acquire Bridge Trading From Reuters

Date 01/03/2005

Reuters (NASDAQ: RTRSY)(LSE: RTR), the global information company, and Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP), the global electronic agency brokerage, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Instinet Group to acquire Bridge Trading Company, a soft-dollar execution broker, for $21.5 million in INGP stock.